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Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie

9 reviews

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

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

lilianmelanie's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

sophiao's review against another edition

emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

2.75

Personally not a favorite of mine because it moved into the story super fast. Marketed as a romance story when that really isn't the main focus of the book and the romance seems forced and unrealistic. Would like to see the story lean into its historical context a bit more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Mental illness and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Misogyny and Suicidal thoughts

bxcvi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Addiction, Abandonment, and Medical content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide attempt

maddiet425's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

laurataylor's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-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: Addiction, Vomit, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Misogyny, Grief, and Alcohol

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Vomit

There is one graphic scene depicting the reversal of a drug overdose, including medicinal injections and the use of a stomach pump. Discussion of delusions as a result of schizophrenia. Several scenes take place in a mental health facility, where prescription pills are given. Period-typical scenes of smoking.

czerny's review

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

4.5

This book was impossible to put down. It wasn’t without flaws (pacing felt off at times, weird twist like 80% in that I didn’t particularly enjoy) but I love it all the same. Jane Quinn is an addicting character who you want to see succeed despite her faults. Songs in Ursa Major is the perfect book for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid who want more messy fictional rockstars in their life. An immediate addition to my favorites shelf!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Medical content