A rebellious hymn to survival. Equal parts memoir and literary fiction, wrapped in the crackling static of grief, music, and resilience.

After losing her home to wildfire and watching her so-called “soulmate” vanish without a trace, Melissa takes to the road not just to escape, but to reckon with the wreckage. She doesn’t sugarcoat the healing. Instead, she rewrites the love story, dismantling romantic myths and movie-worthy endings in favor of something raw, real, and loud as hell. Her journey, marked by pilgrimages to the resting places of rock icons, is less a spiritual cleanse and more a gritty, poetic act of reclamation.

Meszaros writes with a lyrical, almost elegiac edge, blending vulnerability and grit in a way that crackles like vinyl on an old turntable. The prose bleeds, but it also sings. This isn’t a glossy redemption arc, it’s a tribute to the jagged edges that never quite smooth out, and to those who build a second life from shattered firsts.

If you like memoirs with literary bite, emotional ferocity, and a soundtrack made of ghosts and guitars, Song Over The Bones is well worth the ride.

This was an interesting read about love and healing. All of the references to old rockstars and shows from my childhood really help me connect with the story. super interesting read.