A review by themaggiemch
The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

1.75

This sadly was not very good. As a musician myself, I was looking forward to reading it and connecting with Lucy as a character, but she was just SO ANNOYING. Whiny about everything and kinda spoiled too. She had relationships with older men and this just wasn't talked about enough? Like not really condemned at all, even though she was a literal CHILD talking to 30-year-olds. The writing style was pretty good, but the plot was non-existent and the characters were insufferable.