A really cute book, filled with southern/country flavor and bleeding with love for the music. There are a few great secondary characters too, and a thoughtful family subplot. It was a little hard to swallow a girl heading out to Nashville on her own without so much as having looked up a motel, and there was a whole lot of reliance on the kindness of strangers that tipped over into unrealistic levels, and the ending felt a little abrupt, but I also liked the fair share of struggles she experienced and the amount of passion she had for what she was doing. A nice, light, fun read. I only like "old timey" country music, but somehow this sweet tale of Retta Lee Jones, a small town girl following her dreams to Nashville grabbed my heart and turned me into a believer. The outstanding writing and brief biographies grabbed me. I can't see any straight man reading this book EVER, but I dare you all to not be touched by this tale. Thank you book group - since I would never have picked this up on my own!
Do You like book Somebody Everybody Listens To (2010)?
Retta Lee tries to break into the big time in Nashville, and meets some friends along the way
—ceasar2008
3.5Like any good book, I simply wish there was more.
—ssccmmgg
I can't believe Ricky Dean died at the end. T__T
—cutenerd12
