"Everyone in Phoebe Ferris’s life tells a different version of the truth.
Her mother, Meg, ex–rock star and professional question evader, shares only the end of the story—the post-fame calm that Phoebe’s always known. Her sister, Luna, indie-rock darling of Brooklyn, preaches a stormy truth of her own making, selectively ignoring the facts she doesn’t like. And her father, Kieran, the cofounder of Meg’s beloved band, hasn’t said anything at all since he stopped calling three years ago.
But Phoebe, a budding poet in search of an identity to call her own, is tired of half-truths and vague explanations. When she visits Luna in New York, she’s determined to find out how she fits in to this family of storytellers, and to maybe even continue her own tale—the one with the musician boy she’s been secretly writing for months. Told in alternating chapters, Phoebe’s first adventure flows as the story of Meg and Kieran’s romance ebbs, leaving behind only a time-worn, precious pearl of truth about her family’s past—and leaving Phoebe to take a leap into her own unknown future."
Review:
This was such a heartwarming story! We follow the journeys of three women, Phoebe our main character, her sister Luna, and their mother Meg, a former rock legend. The setting was one of the many pieces I enjoyed in this read, New York today, and also New York in the 90s music scene, really integrating this story into the world we know.
Most of all, it was the individual lives of our three girls in the moon that really made this story worthwhile. Luna is the oldest sister and firstborn to the former rock n roll power couple of the 90s band Shelter. She's left college to pursue her own music career and her own band, Luna and the Moons, is gaining traction. But she's got a couple secrets that she can't hide much longer.
Then there's Meg, former rock god who left the industry for something far more important - a family. But instead of her husband following her lead, he let the music take him away. He's still releasing albums and still a rock icon, but Meg won't talk about him, or her former career. But throughout the book we get to go back to the big moments and see what really happened.
And finally, the main character of our story, Phoebe. She's trying to change it all; rebuilding the bridge between her sister and her mom, rebuilding whatever kind of relationship she can with her father, trying to reconcile her relationship with her best friend, and trying to be brave with a boy in her sister's band.
All these women all individual but more alike than they even realize. These women are so real and every moment of transformation is always subtle and personal, which makes it all the more believable. They each have a love interest, and they each are struggling with their relationship with their father/ex-husband, but this book is more than anything about the relationship between these women and it was so friggin' powerful.
Overall such a great read! I really enjoyed this one so I hope you do too! As always let me know your own thoughts and feels down below in the comments, and I'll see ya on the next one!
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