The Sound of Letting Go

Posted on 01 December 2018 by Stasia Ward Kehoe

For sixteen years, Daisy has been good A good daughter, helping out with her autistic younger brother uncomplainingly A good friend, even when her best friend makes her feel like a third wheel When her parents announce they re sending her brother to an institution without consulting her Daisy s furious, and decides the best way to be a good sister is to start being bad She quits jazz band and orchestra, slacks in school, and falls for bad boy Dave But one person won t let Daisy forget who she used to be Irish exchange student and brilliant musician Cal Does she want the bad boy or the prodigy Should she side with her parents or protect her brother How can she know when to hold on and when and how to let go Best Download [ The Sound of Letting Go ] by [ Stasia Ward Kehoe ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Tell me how is the sound of letting go Tell Taylor Swift She might write about it for her next album.There s a quiet beauty that slowly emerges through the storytelling of Stasia Ward Kehoe It s the kind that will grab your heart, without you even knowing it, tugging it deep and then deeper inside For someone who is not experienced with novels in verse, I was a bit hesitant if I d really connect with this writing style Oh what a pleasant and brilliant surprise this reading experience quickly became for me Not once did I feel a disconnect, or felt that the story was skimming just across the There s a quiet beauty that slowly emerges through the storytelling of Stasia Ward Kehoe It s the kind that will grab your heart, without you even knowing it, tugging it deep and then deeper inside For someone who is not experienced with novels in verse, I was a bit hesitant if I d really connect with this writing style Oh what a pleasant and brilliant surprise this reading experience quickly became for me Not once did I feel a disconnect, or felt that the story was skimming just across the surface The flow of this novel was spot on and held me captive til the very end.Daisy has a true talent as a musician, and it s been her escape for as long as she can remember All the hours she s put in to rehearsing has paid off a...Verse novels are my favourite things to read, but they re difficult to review I never know what to say, because I feel like I can never give the sparsely written, yetoften powerful novels, their due justice The Sound of Letting Go, though beautiful in its own right, had me conflicted On the one hand, I think Ward was ...The writing and the story was lovely heartbreaking and hopeful towards the end The depiction of an autism family was well done, insightful for those who are in the dark about the dynamics of such a family, but I didn t really get the MC s actions I empathized with her feelings of confusion whether to feel guilty or relieved that her growing violent special child younger brother was being sent away but didn t understand why she felt inclined to rebel against her parents I liked the incorpor The writing and the s...This book wasn t great Really, it wasn t good While one is brought to think that the MC s struggles with her brother Steven are the focus, the whole thing honestly feels like an afterthought Daisy has little to no personality and seems to completely change herself whenever a boy looks at her This is the same for her friend Justine What does she do She blames the boys, saying they forced her to change, even all the boys in this novel seem to do is fawn over Daisy for what was really no reas This book wasn t great Really, it wasn t good While one is brought to think that the MC s struggles with her brother Steven are the focus, the whole thing honestly feels like an afterthought Daisy has little to no personality and seems to completely change herself whenever a boy looks at her This is the same for her friend Justine What does she do She blames the boys, saying they forced her to change, even all the boys in this novel seem to do is fawn over Daisy for what was really no reason She was an insufferable brat to both Dave and Cal, yet they couldn t seem to get en...An Advanced Reader Copy was provided by the publisher for review Quotes pulled from the ARC may be incorrect and may be subject to change.I loved the family aspect of this book The relationships between her parents were so incredibly written Especially between Daisy and her mom It s always hard to be a teenage girl dealing with everything else and having your family be behind you How Daisy balances her family, friends, love and school life were all molded together and I found that the autho An Advanced Reader Copy was provided by the publisher for review Quotes pu...It s immensely satisfying when an author can dazzle you just as much with her sopho novel as she did with her debut novel There is no sopho slump to be found in Stasia Ward Kehoe s The Sound Of Letting Go, a read that feels as though it s from the heart Kehoe captures human emotions so perfectly in her latest book, that her growth as a writing actually is palpable Friends, I am ...This is definitely a controversial and difficult topic I don t think a verse novel is the appropriate means for going about it I think I would have takenfrom it if it was a developed novel There were too many characters we were meant to conne...This is hands down one of the best books I have read in a great while.What do you say after you ve read a book that has so much truth and meaning in it that it feels like a tide just washed you over When i got this book I didn t have much hope in it in fact, all i was was intrigued by the plot I mean being good all the time comes easy to others because you are so used to it but, what if one day you let go and be who you truly want to be with no one pushing, pressuring, or ordering you to do or be some thing What if you can just let go and not worry about what What do you say after you ve read a book that has so much truth and meaning in it that it feels like a tide just washed you over When i got this book I didn t have much hope in it i...

01 December 2018

Stasia Ward Kehoe