Book review - This Song Will Save Your Life

Here is my long awaited review of This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales.

Synopsis:

Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski's strong suit. All throughout her life, she's been the butt of every joke and the outsider in every conversation. When a final attempt at popularity fails, Elise nearly gives up. Then she stumbles upon a warehouse party where she meets Vicky, a girl in a band who accepts her; Char, a cute, yet mysterious disc jockey; Pippa, a carefree spirit from England; and most importantly, a love for DJing.

To begin with, I honestly find the main character very relatable. Elise struggles to make friends; just like me, Elise also has a questionable sense of fashion, again also like me.

When you first start reading you can easily see that all she really wants is some friends to rely on, and have fun with. However after a few chapters we realise that Elise doesn't commit to making friends, for example when sat with Amelia Kindel and Co. Elise clearly thinks that one day you just wake up friends, when in actual fact it takes work and effort on both parts. This really annoyed be, but I can see why the author made her act this way, I believe the reasoning behind it is because Elise has never really had contact with people her own age, resulting in a lack of social skills of any kind.

My favourite part is when Elise realises that she want's to be a DJ, her passion for something that she loves is amazing, and we can all learn something from her determination to become good at it.

My favourite character has to be Vicky, she's who I consider being Elise's first friend and, Vicky also got Elise to dress in what she likes, rather than the latest fashion trends. Vicky is a major building block, and I love the way she dresses as though no one else cares, or even matters.

There are however some things about this book that really gets me annoyed. For example, page 218. I honestly believe that use of the word 'Daddy' in books should be banned. Just thinking about its use makes me feel gross. What's so wrong with the word Dad?!

Ok so technically that isn't something that's a major issue, but the word 'daddy' makes me cringe so much; I can't even handle it.

The book's message really stands out: be yourself and don't let anyone put you down.

Rating:

****/*****

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