Review: Loved it!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2014
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.What a beautiful cover!  The dedication tugs at the heart strings♥ and had me reaching for the kleenex!  YES!  I was captivated right from the very start!Having played the violin for many years, I identified with Harp easily♥HARP~>Our cello playing, social piriah geek is a talented and dedicated girl excelling academically as well musically.  Connor is her best friend and the only person who gets to see the real Harp♥  She's actually quite an attractive girl with her light hair and peachy complexion.  Her home life leaves much to be desired, and more often that not, my heart broke for her and the abuse she had to endure :(ANNE~> Harp's mum and she's a raven haired beauty, but the dark and disturbing secret she's keeoing is killing her soul and making her a monster :( as much as I disliked her at first, I couldn't help but feel compassion and understanding for her once her secret is revealed, it was a real "snotfest."CONNOR~>He's the total opposite to Harp, he's popular and outgoing.  Typically, he's gorgeous with green eyes, blonde hair, and a killer smile that has girls melted in puddles.  He also happens to be Harp's best friend.CATHERINE~>Connor's loving mother who accepts and adores Harp.  I really liked her.  She's kind, caring, protective, nurturing, and compassionate♥Harp and Connor are best friends but yet they're so different.  She's the geek, he's the jock.  She's from the "wrong" side of town, he's not.  She's not a social butterfly, he is oh it's a long list, lol. They met at school where they both were new students, and as time went on their friendship just grew.One of the things I appreciate and admire about Connor is that he went from "newbie" to "Mr Popular" but he never forgot, alienated, or excluded Harp ♥Over the years Connor has come to learn of the abuse Harp endures at her mothers hand, and he's always there, without judgment, to support,console, and listen.  Connor is very protective of Harp and when Vincent (remember this name) disrespects Harp, Connor feeds him a few well deserved knuckle sandwiches (punches).  The incident unsettles Harp and leaves her rather dazed, shocked, and frightened so they head on home.  Connor doesn't want her staying home alone in her state, and she ends up staying at his house.  It's here where the dynamics of their friendship changes with a "confession" or rather "declaration"Remember Vincent?  Well now, he's now a new student, a major, at Harp and Connor's school, and he just scares the bejeebies out of Harp with his continuous displays of "affection."After standing up to her mum, during a frightening run in with her mum, Harp heads out with Emma, Ethan's twin sister, Ethan is Connor's best guy friend. The girls get into a patch of trouble, and fortunately, Connor arrives in the nick  of time to help them AND then it finally happens!  Connor puckers up and bam we have fireworks!Harp plays in the District Music competition, and no other than Anne arrives!  Catherine is there to break the ice a bit for which I'm grateful♥  At last Anne's secret is revealed and it's a shocker!!!!  OMW!  This poor woman:(I'm not saying her mothering skills or rather lack thereof is ok now, but one understands her character more now and I feel heartache and compassion for her.  At the same time, my heart just shatters for Harp as this revelation rocks her foundations and her life and who she is!Needing time and space to process everything Harp goes to live with Connor's family.  She's dealt yet another blow when she bumps/meets into someone from her past and lets just say the meeting was everything but pleasant :(  It also sees Harp retreating even from Connor, and she ends up doing wild and irresponsible things that are so out of character for her:(  Anne drops another bombshell, and I'm thinking how much more this poor girl can handle?Harp's behaviour lands her in a rather sticky and  potentially dangerous situation, fortunately Connor comes to her aid ♥after a few heart to hearts they seem to be back to normal, and I can't wait to read Harp's Voice!Harp's Song had me reaching for my 2 trusted besties.....Kleenex and chocolate!  I enjoy Cassie Shine's style.  A beautiful, honest, heartbreakingly raw and innocent ★★★★★ read !Reviewed by Heidi