Review: Harmony through music - 3.5 Stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 16, 2013
I loved the premise of this book, keeping a planet happy through song, is a very original and captivating idea. I also like the author and have read some of her other books. This was good, just not great, the story seemed contrived.Julie Beasley is a full-figured woman who has all the usual insecurities, when she is asked to compete in The Nightingale Intergalactic Singing Competition she figures she can just sing get the money offered for trying out and be able to catch up on her expenses with just the five hundred dollars given to all competitors.  She forgot the rule of "If it sounds to good to be true - it is"Spoilers!!!  These are the things that just didn't work for me:Because she was full-figured, she didn't sleep as long as the other girls on the flight to the competitionShe knew she was on another planet but she ran away and looked for workShe decided she wouldn't return to earth because she liked it there and accepted that it was okayI enjoyed this but it had the potential to be so much better.