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Sounds Like Love
by Ashley Poston
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This story was good but it was also slightly corny. Definitely had strong hallmark vibes lol.
I always appreciate a story centered around music and this had a lot of that. The feeling of needing to get your creativity out is relatable and I think those were the strongest parts of the story for me.
I found the fmc Joni to be a little whiny and that persisted for the entire story. She had warranted emotional events happening like her mom with dementia, and that's totally valid, but a lot of her narrative centered around being regretful and wanting people to pause their lives as she moved away and it's like...okay girl can you be happy about anything? I can understand looking back and feeling negative about your choices but ruminating doesn't change anything. She also actively was never trying to change anything either so that leaves me as the reader hanging. I was sort of over her.
Sebastian was fine as a character. I wish we got more insight into his life because having things split between him and Joni would've made the emotional aspects of the story flow better for me personally. Like he felt like a background character that was only meant to have her realize her own potential which ....is fine but ultimately boring for me personally. I thought his story was much more compelling and we're told a lot about his talents but we never actually see them the way we see Joni's.
The romance was also fine. I was able to figure out immediately what was going on with every ~twist so they fell flat for me. Not to say they were bad, but I felt like between the romance and the "mom is sick" storyline, this book was trying to emotionally manipulate me lmfao. I know that it wanted me to feel all these deep emotions and love connection but I wasn't really buying into it. I can see why they fell in love but I wasn't personally deeply connected.
Overall I wanted this story to have more character background as that would've helped me feel like I understood their feelings and history more. You're sort of dropped in and most of this story is watching Joni figure out how to become herself again but it was at the expense of showing me the processes. Things just happened very easily for her outside of the mom storyline.
I'm sure people will love this and it's definitely a case of me and not the book. Totally not bad, just overall fine. I'll probably read her other books so a win is a win.
I always appreciate a story centered around music and this had a lot of that. The feeling of needing to get your creativity out is relatable and I think those were the strongest parts of the story for me.
I found the fmc Joni to be a little whiny and that persisted for the entire story. She had warranted emotional events happening like her mom with dementia, and that's totally valid, but a lot of her narrative centered around being regretful and wanting people to pause their lives as she moved away and it's like...okay girl can you be happy about anything? I can understand looking back and feeling negative about your choices but ruminating doesn't change anything. She also actively was never trying to change anything either so that leaves me as the reader hanging. I was sort of over her.
Sebastian was fine as a character. I wish we got more insight into his life because having things split between him and Joni would've made the emotional aspects of the story flow better for me personally. Like he felt like a background character that was only meant to have her realize her own potential which ....is fine but ultimately boring for me personally. I thought his story was much more compelling and we're told a lot about his talents but we never actually see them the way we see Joni's.
The romance was also fine. I was able to figure out immediately what was going on with every ~twist so they fell flat for me. Not to say they were bad, but I felt like between the romance and the "mom is sick" storyline, this book was trying to emotionally manipulate me lmfao. I know that it wanted me to feel all these deep emotions and love connection but I wasn't really buying into it. I can see why they fell in love but I wasn't personally deeply connected.
Overall I wanted this story to have more character background as that would've helped me feel like I understood their feelings and history more. You're sort of dropped in and most of this story is watching Joni figure out how to become herself again but it was at the expense of showing me the processes. Things just happened very easily for her outside of the mom storyline.
I'm sure people will love this and it's definitely a case of me and not the book. Totally not bad, just overall fine. I'll probably read her other books so a win is a win.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dementia, Death of parent