Review - This Song Will Save Your Life

This Song Will Save Your Life

5 out of 5 Uplifting Stars

"I didn't want to run out of music and die in silence."

Leila Sales, you have really impressed me with this novel. Your writing is addicting. I read This Song Will Save Your Life in two days, and would have finished it sooner if I didn't want sleep (I have had late nights reading, but come on, who doesn't love sleep?). The plot may seem a bit simple—girl almost commits suicide, finds something to live for—but it is so much more than that. Maybe it's the characters, how they develop, the power of music, or all that mixed together, but this novel is everything I could have wished for and more.

I need to start off by saying that, while this book may seem like it's been done before, Leila Sales has something special about her story-writing that makes This Song Will Save Your Life very unique. She doesn't hold back, and her characters are so real that you can't help but be sucked into their life and wanting to know what is going to happen next. Sales deals with many topics in this novel, and gives out advice without it seeming like she started this book with a moral lesson in mind. Everything comes together exactly as it should, in ways you might not expect, which just makes me love this novel even more.

"I saw them, just for a brief flash, as he probably saw them: three harmless-looking teenage girls, delicate features, pretty smiles. Like they couldn't cut you until you were so disfigured that you hardly recognized yourself."

Friendships, relationships, siblings and parents—Sales explores all of these in a way that you might not expect. There are different types of friendships, and sometimes people aren't who you need them to be, but that's a part of life. People can surprise you, can understand you even if you think you're alone, and Sales gets into the heart of this. And speaking of hearts, I cannot forget to mention the music. Elise finds her passion in DJing, and I love how music helps her find herself. We all have music in our hearts, and this connects us in amazing ways.

So, hopefully after reading this review, you'll take a chance on This Song Will Save Your Life. I love everything about this novel, and hope you guys will enjoy it just as much as I do. Also, it's not too long, so whenever you find yourself will a bit of free time, I'd go with reading this book. I can't wait to see what else Leila Sales has written!

"Sometimes people think they know you. They know a few facts about you, and they piece you together in a way that makes sense to them. And if you don't know yourself very well, you might even believe that they are right. But the truth is, that isn't you. That isn't you at all."