by Sarah Beard
Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 11th 2014
Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
My Rating: 4/5
Summary from Goodreads:
Aria's life is full of secrets--secrets about her mother's death, her father's cruelty, and her dream to go to Juilliard. When Aria meets Thomas, he draws out her secrets, captures her heart, and gives her the courage to defy her father. But when tragedy strikes and Thomas disappears, Aria is left alone to transform her broken heart's melody into something beautiful. Porcelain Keys is a captivating love story that will resonate long after the last page is turned.
Review
This was the first audiobook that I started and had a little
trouble completing. The story was very
complex and had a lot of details so I would have to stop and absorb everything
that was presented to me before continuing to listen. I feel this would have been a much better book
to read then to listen too so you could put the book down reflect and then keep
reading.
This book follows Aria who lost her mother at a young age
and lives with her father now. Aria’s
father has a drinking problem that turns into abuse since he seems so upset
about the loss of this wife. Aria runs
away one night to her normal hiding spot and meets Thomas. Thomas is a young boy who is the same age as
Aria living next door with his parents.
Thomas’s grandfather had passed away and they were working on fixing his
house to sell it. Aria and Thomas have
almost an instant connection.
The story is completely told from Aria’s point of view,
which I did enjoy, but I do find a small fault in this. I kind of wish we got a back and forth
between Thomas and Aria. I felt like
Aria had so many emotions I would have loved to get Thomas’s feelings since he
had such a complex situation just like Aria.
Aria is an extremely strong and dedicated to anything she
puts her mind too. Aria throws her life
into everything she does, I love that about a person when they are so
dedicated. Thomas on the other hand
comes off more mysterious of a character.
We get bits and pieces of his life and then we honestly get a completed
picture of him right at the end of the book.
The book deals with a lot of big topics and I feel does a
pretty good job with them. First is the
abuse that Aria gets from her father.
This is a topic that does come up throughout the book and we really do
get to see a lot of how Aria deals with it.
I like that it wasn’t just rushed over or forgotten. Also, the idea of losing a parent so
young. We can see all the pain that Aria
is still experiencing from losing her mother.
Another topic the author did a great job with was young love and how
emotional it can be. I think the author
did an amazing job with the relationship she created between Aria and Thomas
she really tugged on my emotions with the two of them.
The story itself is very complex I feel like we get to see a
large chunk of time told through Aria’s eyes, which is great, but sometimes I
felt like I wasn’t sure how much more I could take. So much happens in the story that makes you
really appreciate family. The author
did an amazing job with this story and the ending left me so happy I was glad I
could take this journey with Aria.
I would suggest this as a nighttime read. I felt there were very natural stopping
points in this book and also it presented a lot of information sometimes it
took time to digest exactly what was going on.
I received a copy of this audio book from YA Bound Tours for
the purpose of providing an honest review.
This does not affect my opinion of this book.
About the Author
Sarah
Beard is the author of YA novels PORCELAIN KEYS and BEYOND THE RISING
TIDE. She earned a degree in communications from the University of Utah
and is currently pursuing an MFA in creative writing from VCFA. When
she's not writing, she referees wrestling matches between her three boys
and listens to audiobooks while folding self-replicating piles of
laundry. She is a breast cancer survivor, a baker of sweets, a seeker of
good love stories, a composer of melancholy music, and a traveler who
wishes her travel budget was much bigger. She lives with her husband and
children in the shadow of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. You can
follow Sarah on twitter at @authorsarahb, or atfacebook.com/authorsarahbeard.
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