I love rock & roll, have all my life.  I was so excited to find this book - and it WAS free - I couldn't wait to read it.  Love the format, with each "chapter" being the title of a song from my formative years.  Match made in Heaven, right?  WRONG.

Foolishly, I thought the song titles would in some way tie into the character, what he was experiencing, what the songs made him think or feel.  Since the title character is a "budding" musician, I thought there would be some emphasis or interplay between the famous songs and the influences they had on Daron. Unfortunately, not.

Daron is budding all right - into an angst-filled gay young man.  I don't have anything against the gay lifestyle, but really, I had no clue this was going to be gay "lit".  Lots of books have gay characters, no big deal. Daron's gayness is the central theme in this book, not his music.  For a music lover, that was a huge letdown.  Gay sex - just not my thing - is not enough to hold this story together or propel it anywhere significant.

Good luck on your future endeavors, Ms. Tan, but I won't be reading further.
I love rock & roll, have all my life. I was so excited to find this book - and it WAS free - I couldn't wait to read it. Love the format, with each "chapter" being the title of a song from my formative years. Match made in Heaven, right? WRONG. Foolishly, I thought the song titles would in some way tie into the character, what he was experiencing, what the songs made him think or feel. Since the title character is a "budding" musician, I thought there would be some emphasis or interplay between the famous songs and the influences they had on Daron. Unfortunately, not. Daron is budding all right - into an angst-filled gay young man. I don't have anything against the gay lifestyle, but really, I had no clue this was going to be gay "lit". Lots of books have gay characters, no big deal. Daron's gayness is the central theme in this book, not his music. For a music lover, that was a huge letdown. Gay sex - just not my thing - is not enough to hold this story together or propel it anywhere significant. Good luck on your future endeavors, Ms. Tan, but I won't be reading further.