I was initially very intrigued by the concept behind this book: the idea that you could figure out people’s problems by examining the song lyrics that run through their heads. It ends up being more than just that idea—there’s more of a story here than I expected. And in the end, I really enjoyed the story Tucker built around the concept that drew me in.

The characters were well developed—especially the teenage narrator, Leeann, and her older sister Mary Beth (the “song reader”). The story of their family drew me in and kept me reading. It did feel like a first novel in places—there were times I felt the imagery or situations were a little too obvious. But overall, it was a quick, good read.