Songbird Review

July 19, 2011 Uncategorized 0

Songbird

Author: Angela Fristoe
Publisher: Little Prince Publishing
Publication Date: June 30, 2011
Pages: 208
Source: ARC received for Teen Book Scene Blog Tour


About the Book: There are defining moments in life when everything changes. For Dani Mays, it was the day she witnessed her father kill her brother. Now seventeen, she still hasn’t put it behind her.

After Jace’s death, she bounced between her alcoholic mother and foster homes until she found a permanent place. And a reason to want to stay: Reece Tyler. He’s her best friend, yet Dani wants more from him.

Faced with losing Reece, Dani struggles to define his place in her life and escape the influence the memories of her brother’s death have over her choices. Even as she weaves the pieces of her heart back together, the past becomes more than a memory when a former foster brother reappears and Dani begins receiving threatening calls. (from goodreads)


My Thoughts: Wow. This book is really intense. I liked the story and many of the ideas but it was really hard to read. For one thing my heart just broke for Dani. Her dad is an abusive drunk who her kills her brother in front of her when she is six. Her mom enters a downward spiral and Dani os basically left alone. While things in her life now have improved it still was hard to see. Another thing that made it hard for me was the fact that there were a ton of flashbacks. They were a bit too abrupt and made it hard for me to get in to the flow of the story. The characters were interesting and I felt a connection but I don’t think I’ll read it again. If you’re a fan of intense contemporary fiction give it a try!

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