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VERY EMOTIONALLY GRIPPING!!!!! I would give it 6 stars if I could!

You know how when you start a book and it grabs you in the beginning and you can’t stop until it’s done?
Then you know how when you finish a book and you can’t stop thinking about it for days?
Well, that’s how it was with me and this book!I bought 5 copies and gave them out!

This book has all your emotions going. There is sorrow, guilt, forgiveness, grieving, overwhelming heartache, messed up family, abuse, unrequited love, second chances, musically gifted talents, artistically gifted talents, loss of family and finding a new family. I was overcome with emotions many times, crying, laughing, and sighing. There was one time where my heart was beating so hard (yes, I know it is just a book but that’s how it grabbed me) when something happened that I didn’t yet expect. Then our dinner was ready and I was agitated because, I wanted to see how it would play out, but I had to feed the family! Gah! When we were done eating, I picked up my kindle which was on the table, and started reading again without putting away my dishes. My hubby silently cleaned everything up for me. I just couldn’t let it go.

Aria has had it rough since her mom died. Her father becomes abusive and fails her terribly as a father. He is not the same father he was when Aria’s mom was alive. Her dad won’t allow her to play her piano that her mother gave her lessons on or even to take lessons or allow her to expand on her talents by writing either. He has hidden away all her mother’s things as well. Whenever he finds out that she played the piano, he would hit her and she would go to the neighbor’s tree house where she keeps a sleeping bag and some supplies. Then one morning in the tree house, Aria hears someone coming up the tree. She is afraid that her dad finally found her hiding place, but it turns out to be the grandson (whose name is Thomas) of the owner of the house. He sees the bruises, but he doesn’t push her to explain. They become friends and then more.

Thomas has his own secrets. They don’t fully surface until the end.

Aria plays the piano and where I don’t; I could totally understand and visualize what the author was trying to convey in her music. Emotions come with the music and Aria would use those emotions while playing the piano until she wanted to put the emotions away. They were too painful. Her teachers tell her everyone has tragedy and you have to focus on that why you play certain pieces otherwise it is just mechanical. I could feel it while reading. Weird, but the writing was so good, I could feel it too.

I wished I had highlighted one section of Thomas and Aria talking about their “Even if”‘s. If you read it, highlight it because it is a statement that will capture your heart.

When I wrote this review, there were 17 ratings on goodreads- all 5 stars!

The book trailer is perfect! Check it out on You Tube!


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Porcelain Keys Sarah Beard Books Reviews

** spoiler alert ** This was our book club read for the month of November. It wasn't my pick and honestly I was a little hesitant with this one, but I did enjoy it. There were a few things I disliked and others that I liked, so the stars fell even across the board. We begin with Aria running from her abusive father. Ever since her mother died she is no longer allowed to mention her or bring up anything that reminds her father of her which includes music. This is incredibly painful for a girl who lives and breathes music and all the memories that music links to her mother. She finds a safe haven in the new boy next door, but when tragedy strikes, what will happen to the rock who held her up?

I enjoyed the characters. While Aria seemed to do an awful lot of crying, she was also pretty brave. Anyone in an abusive relationship knows how hard it is to stay in and how much harder it is to leave. I love how she relied on herself, reminding herself, "Be brave." Then she acted. She didn't lay around waiting for someone to save her. I was a super fan of following her passion, and how she has to release her emotions to really affect the music. There was a little game playing in the beginning of the relationship and I was ready to roll my eyes, but it didn't last long. Thomas was good for Aria. He helped push her out of her comfort zone and helped give her the push she needed. Thomas had a terribly tragic life and I felt for him. I can't imagine the guilt that would pile on in his situation. I wish he would've opened up to Aria more instead of running away. He was pretty mature for his age, a lot of the things he said didn't fit well with your average teenage boy. Devin was definitely more realistic. I liked how comfortable he was. When he was introduced I envisioned her being just another number, but he really stepped up. He was incredibly easy going, even when him and Thomas came face to face.

I was pretty bummed with the two years of disappearance. I get the getting away, I get the missing the deadline, but two years. Now that's pushing my feeling that he truly loves her. He had to know she was waiting, he had to know how much it would hurt her. If he wanted her to move on to something better, he should've told her. I feel like most YA romances have a boy who in some way basically treats the girl like crap. Sorry, but his disappearance was pretty crappy. I hate how she's just expected to be okay with how his actions affected her. It tore me from being fully invested in them reuniting.

The beginning was pretty quick and good, the middle seemed to drag and the end was quick again. The ending was alright. The whole abuse from her father seemed awkward, not as real as it could've been. Since he was such a great father before her mom's death, it didn't feel as real. Part of me wonders if the abuse was even necessary, there were other actions her father could've done without physically harming her, the forbidding and hiding her mother's things and music and the distancing could've created a similar relationship. The end revelation wasn't too surprising to me, it was foreseeable. I wasn't a super fan of the way the parties reacted after it was revealed. Obviously with her dad, but even Aria. It's hard not to spoil the entire thing without giving exact reasons I was bothered by it.

All in all it was a good read. This was her first book, so I will probably keep my eye on this author.
VERY EMOTIONALLY GRIPPING!!!!! I would give it 6 stars if I could!

You know how when you start a book and it grabs you in the beginning and you can’t stop until it’s done?
Then you know how when you finish a book and you can’t stop thinking about it for days?
Well, that’s how it was with me and this book!I bought 5 copies and gave them out!

This book has all your emotions going. There is sorrow, guilt, forgiveness, grieving, overwhelming heartache, messed up family, abuse, unrequited love, second chances, musically gifted talents, artistically gifted talents, loss of family and finding a new family. I was overcome with emotions many times, crying, laughing, and sighing. There was one time where my heart was beating so hard (yes, I know it is just a book but that’s how it grabbed me) when something happened that I didn’t yet expect. Then our dinner was ready and I was agitated because, I wanted to see how it would play out, but I had to feed the family! Gah! When we were done eating, I picked up my kindle which was on the table, and started reading again without putting away my dishes. My hubby silently cleaned everything up for me. I just couldn’t let it go.

Aria has had it rough since her mom died. Her father becomes abusive and fails her terribly as a father. He is not the same father he was when Aria’s mom was alive. Her dad won’t allow her to play her piano that her mother gave her lessons on or even to take lessons or allow her to expand on her talents by writing either. He has hidden away all her mother’s things as well. Whenever he finds out that she played the piano, he would hit her and she would go to the neighbor’s tree house where she keeps a sleeping bag and some supplies. Then one morning in the tree house, Aria hears someone coming up the tree. She is afraid that her dad finally found her hiding place, but it turns out to be the grandson (whose name is Thomas) of the owner of the house. He sees the bruises, but he doesn’t push her to explain. They become friends and then more.

Thomas has his own secrets. They don’t fully surface until the end.

Aria plays the piano and where I don’t; I could totally understand and visualize what the author was trying to convey in her music. Emotions come with the music and Aria would use those emotions while playing the piano until she wanted to put the emotions away. They were too painful. Her teachers tell her everyone has tragedy and you have to focus on that why you play certain pieces otherwise it is just mechanical. I could feel it while reading. Weird, but the writing was so good, I could feel it too.

I wished I had highlighted one section of Thomas and Aria talking about their “Even if”‘s. If you read it, highlight it because it is a statement that will capture your heart.

When I wrote this review, there were 17 ratings on goodreads- all 5 stars!

The book trailer is perfect! Check it out on You Tube!