By Ashley Schumacher
Wednesday Books, 2022. 314 pages. Young Adult Fiction
Anna James didn’t start in band as early as everyone else in her high school’s marching band. Even so, she’s determined to prove herself. When she's assigned a duet with mellophone player Weston Ryan, the boy her town thinks of as nothing but trouble, she's equal parts thrilled and intimidated. When her strict parents find out she's been secretly seeing him and keep them apart, Anna and Weston learn what it truly means to fight for something they love. With an important marching contest nearing and the two falling hard for one another, the unthinkable happens, and Anna is left grappling for a way forward without Weston.
This book sent me on an emotional journey. It’s both sweet and lovely, and absolutely it destroyed me. I love Anna and Weston, both individually and as a couple. They’re cute and charming, and everything you would hope for in a high school romance. As a high school band nerd, this took me back to my own days of marching band and my imagination had everything happening in my high school band room. There are some great messages about passing judgement on people you don’t know, and how looks can be deceiving.
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