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A review by alenka
Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
4.0
I'm glad I finally got around to reading this because it's so sweet and good! The complications in Melly and Olivia's friendship and Melly and Adeline's relationship all felt very real and right for their age. The music aspects were all very fun - Donna is great; best weird, tough punk summer camp counselor ever - and I enjoyed that they were focused on self expression, joy - all the emotional, non-technical stuff about making music. I never got to approach music from that angle, and this book gave me some regrets (in a good way.) It also reminded me of The First Rule of Punk for that reason.
This is one of several queer novels aimed at young readers that presents a protagonist who doesn't have her identity all figured out, and I love that. Melly could be gay or bi, but she doesn't know, and the words she uses will likely change as she grows. That's awesome, and I'm glad we have books like this now! I really could've used them when I was younger.
This is one of several queer novels aimed at young readers that presents a protagonist who doesn't have her identity all figured out, and I love that. Melly could be gay or bi, but she doesn't know, and the words she uses will likely change as she grows. That's awesome, and I'm glad we have books like this now! I really could've used them when I was younger.