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A review by emilie_rose
Night Music by Jenn Marie Thorne
5.0
This book was a beautiful testament to so many different things, music, love, friendship, family and learning who you really are.
I found myself engrossed in this book from the start and it never really let go.
It did a great job of putting so many things into it, including never shying away from the pervasive racism that our culture has, which was a really important thing to include in this book, being that one of the main characters was a young black boy. It was evident in the way that the narrator, Ruby, both noticed it in the world around them and, even if unintentional, said or did things that simply come with being a white person in a place of privilege.
All in all, this was a well written book that really tugged at your heartstrings, but also was not just about the romance, but everything that goes on around a relationship that can be difficult. I really liked that Ruby and Oscar had to fight and did fight to keep their relationship alive, when they had so many obstacles. It made it seem really real.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes romances that have a little more to them.
I found myself engrossed in this book from the start and it never really let go.
It did a great job of putting so many things into it, including never shying away from the pervasive racism that our culture has, which was a really important thing to include in this book, being that one of the main characters was a young black boy. It was evident in the way that the narrator, Ruby, both noticed it in the world around them and, even if unintentional, said or did things that simply come with being a white person in a place of privilege.
All in all, this was a well written book that really tugged at your heartstrings, but also was not just about the romance, but everything that goes on around a relationship that can be difficult. I really liked that Ruby and Oscar had to fight and did fight to keep their relationship alive, when they had so many obstacles. It made it seem really real.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes romances that have a little more to them.