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Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie

40 reviews

audreyryan11's review against another edition

emotional relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved this book a lot. 100x better than Daisy Jones but has a similar 60s-70s rock n roll vibe that I love. I took .25 off because I hated the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Drug use

liv_lovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Super fast read and I had a blast reading it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, and Drug use

emmlxxi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

the characters are lovable with the exception of Jesse. Idc that he had his character developement, he still gives me the ick✊🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Drug use, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Abandonment

katarina_sarmo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Abandonment

larcadip's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

katiejohns's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Medical content, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Grief

cosmicsapphic's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexism, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jessy_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed the experience of reading this book a lot, but I believe the author has more growing to do in their writing. Important events were not described in action but only after the fact, and some events were vague and only became clear later. This made the themes not come across as clearly as they could have. That is a shame, as I really liked the message this book wanted to bring across, about women in music and how much a womans reputation depends on her relationship, as well as dealing with mental health, describing schizophrenia and addiction. On top of that a healthy dose of music that i could feel vibrating through the pages, and this book came alive before my eyes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Addiction

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Car accident

sholcomb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

very similar to daisy jones. loved the family aspect and the plot was good. too many metaphors, hard to remember details sometimes, slow start

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

mommarex1221's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

Perfect for those riding the 70s fictional rock roller coaster that is Daisy Jones and perfect for those who wanted to like Daisy but struggled with the interview format. But it's so much more than that! Ursa Major branches off in unexpected ways and ended most in a satisfying manner. I truly enjoyed this debut and look forward to her next book, whatever it may be.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Abandonment, and Drug abuse