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abbyl819's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
When I first stated this book, it took awhile for me to get into the story. I found that Blade's story was predictable and uninteresting. And yet, I forced myself to continue reading and I am glad that I did. When Blade makes the decision to travel far from what he's familiar with to find out where he is from. He ends up changing some people lives for the better, not caring about his image. When he finally sets music and girls and his normal rockstar's son life aside, he finds that he learns more about himself and his music along the way.
When I first stated this book, it took awhile for me to get into the story. I found that Blade's story was predictable and uninteresting. And yet, I forced myself to continue reading and I am glad that I did. When Blade makes the decision to travel far from what he's familiar with to find out where he is from. He ends up changing some people lives for the better, not caring about his image. When he finally sets music and girls and his normal rockstar's son life aside, he finds that he learns more about himself and his music along the way.
maimona's review
4.0
Honestly, in the end, I got really confused!
The book is unquestionably is written nicely.
"Blade" the main character, his emotions and his thoughts were portrayed too real, that anyone will get from where he is coming, yet the book doesn't really have a lot of stressful points. There were some turning points here and there, except I was curious if the last pages will have a more stressful event, but that was not the case!
In the end, there were tears and sad emotions, however, that's not what I really wanted to see!again, I did enjoy reading it, but I think I have expected more since the book received a lot of attention when it came out!
***
Anyway, the book is nice and cool, I didn't feel that there was a hole in the way the author portrayed the emotions, it is just that I had expected more...
The book is unquestionably is written nicely.
"Blade" the main character, his emotions and his thoughts were portrayed too real, that anyone will get from where he is coming, yet the book doesn't really have a lot of stressful points. There were some turning points here and there, except I was curious if the last pages will have a more stressful event, but that was not the case!
In the end, there were tears and sad emotions, however, that's not what I really wanted to see!again, I did enjoy reading it, but I think I have expected more since the book received a lot of attention when it came out!
***
Anyway, the book is nice and cool, I didn't feel that there was a hole in the way the author portrayed the emotions, it is just that I had expected more...
rattification's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
manda_reads's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I realize this book is a work of fiction but I think it does a great job of depicting the darker side of the music industry. In this story Blade is a soon to be high school graduate who is trying to navigate his life with an alcoholic father and the grief of losing his mother. Blade is having a rough time of it. Blade has almost no one to lean on but his girlfriend named Chapel and sometimes his sister Storm. The only problem with Blade's relationship with Chapel is that they have to date in secret thanks to Blade's family drama. Chapel ends up cheating on Blade anyway. Eventually we learn bombshell news that Blade is adopted. It is safe to say that this news is just another complication in Blade's life for him to spiral over .Overall, I liked the writing style of this book. I also enjoyed the original placed throughout the book. I didn't connect with any of the characters in this book All of the characters in this book were filled with drama. The drama aspect didn't make the story any less enjoyable for me though.
tishywishy's review
3.0
10 pages in I was going to stop. I'm not that into reading poems, one or two sure, but not an entire book but I decided to push through my resistance and give myself the opportunity to expand my literary landscape. It was enjoyable enough and each poem flowed off the other to deliver the story. I related to a lot of the musical references (mega points for the Jimi Hendrix nods) so a good book all round, just not a form of delivery I tend to enjoy.
radical_person's review against another edition
4.0
Thought this book was great I loved the format of the why it was written but the ending broke me.
rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
5.0
Very different from The Crossover and Booked. Blade, this book's protagonist, seems to have it all: son of rock 'n roll royalty, money, a bright future ahead. When the book begins we see him struggling to understand his father's alcoholism, his mother's death, his sister's coping mechanisms, and his relationship with Chapel, his girlfriend and the love of his life. Blade soon realized that his life's foundation is really a house of cards and he decides to embark on a journey of discovery to see who he really is without the people that have surrounded him his whole life.
breadandmushrooms's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
paig35mith's review against another edition
3.0
This book was okay but I also don't think I'm the target audience that this book would be marked to. I liked the story but it felt very rushed. Everything was happening so fast I felt like I didn't get to enjoy certain moments before being rushed to the next thing going on.