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A review by julies_reading
Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff
3.0
I bought this book on impulse. I was at a Barnes and Noble and I remembered seeing the cover from an Epic Reads Instagram post. Intrigued, I got it along with Red Queen and The Way We Bared Our Souls. Honestly, I'm really glad I did.
I absolutely ADORE this story. The main character, Sam, recently lost his friend, Hayden, to suicide and thinks it is his fault. Hayden, however, left him a playlist of songs so that he'd understand what he was going through.
I was more pleased by this book than expected. The book isn't just about the songs, and Sam doesn't obsess over it - it's simply there for another way to read the story, and it turned out amazingly. The love interest was done perfectly; I had predicted what was going to happen before, but I didn't truly expect it to happen. I liked the theme of "don't judge a book by its cover," which I was surprised spread out from more than Sam finding out more about Hayden. Also, the fact that most of the things did not end up being permanent.
I'm usually pretty judgemental when it comes to contemporary - I either love it or hate it. This one belongs in the former category.
I absolutely ADORE this story. The main character, Sam, recently lost his friend, Hayden, to suicide and thinks it is his fault. Hayden, however, left him a playlist of songs so that he'd understand what he was going through.
I was more pleased by this book than expected. The book isn't just about the songs, and Sam doesn't obsess over it - it's simply there for another way to read the story, and it turned out amazingly. The love interest was done perfectly; I had predicted what was going to happen before, but I didn't truly expect it to happen. I liked the theme of "don't judge a book by its cover," which I was surprised spread out from more than Sam finding out more about Hayden. Also, the fact that most of the things did not end up being permanent.
I'm usually pretty judgemental when it comes to contemporary - I either love it or hate it. This one belongs in the former category.