Review: An Enjoyable Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2012
I really enjoyed reading Casey Barnes Eponymous. When I first read the summary for this book, I had a feeling I would like it because I'm a big music lover. I love books that can incorporate music into the story and this book does just that with an interesting approach.Casey Barnes loves music and she creates these playlists for her fellow classmates. She also plays music and dreams of being a rock legend. Casey is a girl I would have liked to be friends with in high school. She has great taste in music and she is a fun character. I wish she could make me a playlist. She isn't a major troublemaker but she has her moments too. Overall Casey is realistic because she makes mistakes. She develops well throughout the book. There are several other great characters. I especially loved getting to know Ben, Yull, and Leigh.I was easily hooked by this story within the first few pages. However then I found that the pacing was okay. Some moments slowed down a bit while other moments went too quickly. The characters were still developed well though. I finished this book rather quickly because I cared about these characters.This story was also realistic about high school. Casey and her friends are growing up. There are several topics that teens experience that are brought up in this book such as sex. Then there is the relationship that Casey shared with her ex-boyfriend. There are plenty of guys like Alex out there. Overall I really enjoyed Casey Barnes Eponymous and I definitely recommend this to any music lovers!*A copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review