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A review by novelvisits
Perfect Tunes by Emily Gould
3.0
Note: I received a copy of this book from Avid Reader Press (via NetGalley) in exchange for my honest thoughts.
Perfect Tunes was one of the books I was most looking forward to from my Spring Preview 2020. The story of a young woman who came to NYC with dreams of making it as a musician sounded ideal for me. I also was intrigued by the idea of her life fifteen years later with a daughter asking questions about who her father is. I expected a lot, but sadly for me Perfect Tunes just didn’t deliver quite what I’d hoped. What bothered me most was the main character, Laura. She hit difficulty early on that derailed her career, and that felt real and right. The part that didn’t feel real was Laura turning down opportunity after opportunity to get back into the music scene. She always had reasons for not doings so, but I never felt like she truly looked for solutions, ways around the obstacles. As women, we all have to do that, and I didn’t like that for so long Laura couldn’t fight for herself. Perfect Tunes was an easy book to read. It held my interest, that is when I didn’t feel like throwing it across the room!
Original Source: https://novelvisits.com/april-mini-reviews-a-half-dozen/
Perfect Tunes was one of the books I was most looking forward to from my Spring Preview 2020. The story of a young woman who came to NYC with dreams of making it as a musician sounded ideal for me. I also was intrigued by the idea of her life fifteen years later with a daughter asking questions about who her father is. I expected a lot, but sadly for me Perfect Tunes just didn’t deliver quite what I’d hoped. What bothered me most was the main character, Laura. She hit difficulty early on that derailed her career, and that felt real and right. The part that didn’t feel real was Laura turning down opportunity after opportunity to get back into the music scene. She always had reasons for not doings so, but I never felt like she truly looked for solutions, ways around the obstacles. As women, we all have to do that, and I didn’t like that for so long Laura couldn’t fight for herself. Perfect Tunes was an easy book to read. It held my interest, that is when I didn’t feel like throwing it across the room!
Original Source: https://novelvisits.com/april-mini-reviews-a-half-dozen/