bailey 's review for:

Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff
3.0

I've been sitting with this book for about a day or 2 to figure out how I feel about this book. I feel like it is a better a 13 reasons why, but I also feel like this story could be done better. The biggest draw of this book is how the music is linked to the book. Or how I thought it would be. But the music doesn't add anything. The lyrics aren't in the book. The music doesn't explain anything or add anything to the book.

I don't know. I feel like I wanted more of a look into Hayden. I wanted the music to give me that. I wanted the Athena story to give me that. But I left the book not feeling like I knew Hayden. Personally I feel like I can't fully understand Sam and his reaction to the suicide unless I understand who Hayden was. But I don't get that from the book.

I had really high hopes for this book. I like this story a lot. I just left the book feeling a little disappointed that the music didn't really add much to the story. I also feel like the character development left a little to be desired.