Thank you so much to West 44 Books / Rosen Publishing and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.

Araminta lives in a small religious town, her dad runs the church, her mother died due to the beliefs and she herself is about to join the Wailing Women group from the church. All so that she can win her punk rock music festival with her friends and get out of the town.

It was very creative, a whole world of a completely unique small town religion, with very niche view points that must be followed in a strict and certain way. I liked that we got the downside of this religion but also we saw our protagonist starting to understand it as time went by.

Araminta went through a lot within a short space of time, with her loss of her mom still relevant to her as she didn’t know fully what happened, her distant father who prefers the Church to her, her band and the contest they are desperate to win and the lengths she will go to ensure that. The creepiness of the Wailing Women group she joins to get inside information and lastly Douglass her best friend and love, they were so cute honestly.

This is a really great verse book, I think the story worked quite well in this format, with all the religious rules and the song lyrics. It fitted the theme and style so perfectly, the story is really interesting as it’s so multifaceted and you have a lot to explore in a short time frame.

This was a really creative and fast-paced story. So many incredibly poetic lines throughout the entire book. An excellent pick for high schoolers who enjoy musically-themed stories and suspense. Flows incredibly well, start to finish!