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I liked most things about this book, and if it wasn’t for the age gap romance it would have a higher rating. The age gap wasn’t super big - the fmc Ellie was 15 and in year 11, and the LI was 17 and in year 13 but that just makes me really uncomfortable.
Apart from that though, I enjoyed getting to see Ellie’s confidence grow. I think I would have liked this more had I read it when I was 15 because I struggled a bit with how immature Ellie was, but it made the story more realistic. I liked how music was interwoven throughout the story and how it meant so much to her, but I found her constant hallucinations of singers really weird. I related to her being insecure and that making her shy, but it got frustrating when she kept isolating herself from others without much reason for it. There were some sensitive topics which I think were handled well, and I enjoyed seeing her complicated relationship with her parents, especially her mother. Overall, the writing style was easy to read and if it wasn’t for the age gap in the romance I would recommend this, but unfortunately for this reason I won’t be reading the next book.
Bonus: I found this very similar to ‘Fat chance, Charlie Vega’ by Crystal Maldonado, so if you enjoyed one you might enjoy the other, or if you liked the sound of this but don’t like the age gap, I would definitely recommend Maldonado’s book instead