Helpful Score: 4
Not at all what I expected. First part was going well, then it took a dark turn, but by then you are already committed and have to finishe the journey.
Helpful Score: 3
I liked this story and enjoyed the idea of "song reading". It's not often that I run across a whole new idea like that, and the fact that those songs that get stuck in our minds might actually mean something was a fun concept.
Helpful Score: 2
Boy,this one really sucked me in. I read it in just a few hours. A character study of a dysfunctional family, the writing was very well done.
Helpful Score: 1
a teenager and her older sister whose mother is dead and father has disappeared. They've put together a cheery and eccentric life in their small midwestern hometown. Mary Beth--beautiful, empathetic and smart--practices an art she calls song reading. Clients come to her and tell her the songs that are stuck in their head, and she decodes the song to help them with their problems.
Helpful Score: 1
I first heard of Lisa Tucker and her books in Book Reporters weekly newsletter. After reading the excerpt, I made a trip to the bookstore! This is a wonderful story. The characters become your friends, you care about what happens to them. I was sorry to see it come to an end.