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Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie,.
Summer,. From the moment Jane steps barefoot onto the main stage at Island Folk Festival, her golden hair glinting, her voice soaring into the summer dusk, a star is born and so is a passionate love story.
Jane's band hits the road with Jesse, the musician whose bright blue eyes are setting hearts alight everywhere.
And as the summer streaks by in a haze of crowds, wild nights and magenta sunsets, Jane is pulled into the orbit of Jesse's star.
But Jesse's rise could mean Jane's fall, And when she discovers a dark secret beneath his music, she writes her heartache into the album that could make or break her: Songs in Ursa Major.
I seriously enjoyed this entertaining novel, Mixing music and love, it was so engaging, Jane is a fabulous lead intelligent, gorgeous, musically talented, brave, She is a young woman with an enormous amount of musical talent when she is suddenly 'discovered' by the music industry and ends up on tour with the similarly young and talented Jesse.
Of course, the two have a connection and an attraction, . . but it isn't going to be smooth sailing for them, Jane's weariness towards the music industry due to her mother's experiences added some drama to the story.
I can't believe this is the debut novel of the author because it is so wellwritten I felt like I was there and I wanted to hear the music in reality.
Overall: I'd highly recommend this fabulous novel that would make a perfect holiday binge read.
This very promising debut novel is loosely based on the affair between James Taylor and Joni Mitchell and depicts the music scene of the lates/s.
Its Julyand folk singing sensation Jesse Reid is the headline act of the Island Folk Festival, Bayleen Island.
However, fans are to be disappointed and the spot is filled by local band The Breakers with lead singer Jane Quinn.
They take to the stage, seize their moment and win over the audience with a captivating performance.
A star is born in Jane Quinn whose amazing voice and musical aptitude bewitches and winning over many fans.
This is a well written novel and parts of it feel very authentic especially on the music scene of this era.
There are three strands to the storytelling, the personal of Jane and her family, the relationship between Jane and Jesse and a snapshot of the music industry through Janes eyes, this works and flows well.
The character of Jane is admirable, she has her demons but I love how she ploughs her own independent furrow even though this brings her into conflict with her record label, she rightly goes with her gut.
There are some good insights into how women are treated in the music industry scene with sexism and misogyny especially the superior disdain of producer Vincent Ray.
Is he ever vile, treating her condescendingly as the little lady and as a commodity with no free will.
Jesse and his many issues is portrayed well, it feels realistic and the emotional charge between him and Jane is palpable.
One of the highlights for me is the fascinating dynamic of the all female Quinn household who are all fiercely independent and its clear where Jane gets her values from, as its passed down through the generations.
Other characters are recognisable as cameos are Mick Jagger and Carly Simon, The book shines a light on mental health issues and the stigma attached to it at that time.
My only negatives are that it follows a fairly predictable path of sex, drugs and folk rock nroll and some of the song lyrics.
. . sorry, theyre awful!!
Overall, if you like Daisy Jones and the Six then I daresay youll like this one too, if you have an interest in the music and artists such as Joni Mitchell then I think youll enjoy this one as I did.
With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Harper Fiction UK for the much appreciated widget in return for an honest review.
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Escolhi este livro sem saber muito sobre ele, Tinha noção que decorria maioritariamente nos anose que era comparado a Daisy Jones amp The Six por abordar a indústria musical, mas não sabia muito mais.
E ainda bem que não Este livro foi das melhores surpresas que podia ter tido.
A escrita era fluída mas ao mesmo tempo trabalhada e a narrativa prendeume desde a primeira página.
A personagem principal, Jane, é uma mulher cheia de garra e que mostra o que é ser uma mulher numa indústria dominada por homens.
Desde que a conheci que fiquei a torcer por ela e adorei como a história acabou
O romance também foi um elemento do qual gostei bastante, especialmente a forma como foi usado sem ser o foco do livro todo.
Este livro também aborda fortemente o tema de abuso de substâncias e doenças mentais.
Adorei a forma como a autora expôs estes temas, mostrou claramente os impactos negativos mas também a esperança de que há uma forma de escapar.
Apesar de andar a ser falado, sinto que este livro não está a ter o hype que merece.
Foi mesmo um livro incrível e eu não o podia recomendar mais
Please leiam!! While this novel seems to accurately depict the music industry machine of the sixties and early seventies, the big reveal wasnt much of a surprise nor did it seem to be much of a showstopper.
Loosely based on the affair between James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, this novel tries to hit the high notes but ultimately the notes it hits are flat.
The Bayleen Island Folk Fest ofis set to welcome headlining folk artist Jesse Reid until he crashes his motorcycle on the way to the show.
Now, its up to local band The Breakers, fronted by the equally beautiful and talented Jane Quinn, to step on the main stage and deliver a performance grand enough to make fans forget their disappointment over the missing headliner.
The fateful performance lands The Breakers a record deal and an unexpected friendship between Jane and Jesse that grows into a passionate affair on the road.
Jane is enamored by her lover, captivated by the media circus, and caught up in the magic of touring.
Unfortunately, Jane and Jesse both have secrets that threaten their careers and their relationship,
Eventually Jane finds herself at rock bottom and records her heartache on what will become an iconic album.
Loosely based on the love affair of James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, Songs in Ursa Major holds so much promise but didnt deliver for me.
We are introduced to characters but never get to the heart of their relationships or forge any true development, the writing is lovely but becomes too flowery at times especially the dialogue seriously, no one talks like that, and there is a whole lot of telling rather than showing.
I love a good Behind the Music story but this one was frustrating because I saw the authors intent but also the struggle to pack the punch in delivery.
The doomed romance of Jane and Jesse was bland and the “secrets” that tore them apart felt paper thin, Jane was all over the place running away from everything that didnt go her way but I never understood her reasoning/intentions or cared enough to try, and I wasnt swept up in the atmosphere that I expected of thes touring rock.
Its all a bit too contrived for me but it will be a perfectly acceptable beach read this summer.
Thanks to Knopf and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Songs in Ursa Major is scheduled for release on June,,
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“dont run from your pain, put it to work for you, this struggleto be able to struggleis a gift your mother never had, the question is, what will you make of it”
songs in ursa major traces the unorthodox early years of fictional singersongwriter jane quinns career in a way thats very reminiscent of sitelinkdaisy jones amp the six and sitelinkthe final revival of opal amp nev though ursa major isnt an oral history, and jane lacks the charisma of daisy and opal.
through janes music, her fraught relationship with her label, and her affair with jesse reid, brodie explores themes of mental illness and what it means to be a woman in an industry controlled by men.
in a word, underwhelming, the last third was a significant improvement on the first twothirds, but as a whole this book does a lot of meandering and skimps on really delving into some of the more interesting aspects the mother/daughter relationships in the matriarchal quinn family, the mental illness/addiction thread.
also, those sex scenes just felt like attempts to convince readers of jane and jesses lackluster “passion.
” and if i never have to read the phrase again, itll be too soon.
./stars Well, this was fun, I'm aware that this book has many flaws, especially the fact that the author can't use a verb other than "said" for all the dialogue.
However, it managed to take me away from the real world for a couple of hours and sometimes that's all you need from a book.
As a hopeless romantic, this book didn't deliver all the clichés I wanted, but I made peace with the ones I did get.
A good one to read in between heavier books as a palate cleanser, PS: try not to see Jesse and Jane as Sam Claflin and Riley Keough, I dare you.
This book gives soooooo many Daisy Jones amp the Six vibes, .