When the Beat Drops

from lispylibrarian

Just finished this beauty of a book, WHEN THE BEAT DROPS by @heckerbooks is about Mira, a jazz nerd who can't afford to go to music camp where she will prepare for a super important audition to get into music school. Instead she spends her summer attending warehouse parties and raves with her sis...

from GRgenius

Every time I say the title, it morphs in my head from simply words to an announcement, an anthem if you will, backed by DJ "footwork" and beats that vibrate in your chest. What I loved about this one was how the story married all types of music together, how the author took us behind the turntabl...

from jessicadelellis

I received this book for free as part of BookSparks' YA Summer Reading Challenge. Going into this book, I didn't have very high expectations. I thought it was just going to be an average contemporary YA summer read. Instead, this book blew me away. The way the author describes music is incredible...

from Cherylk

Readers of young adult books will enjoy this book. The lead character, Mina was relatable and interesting. Although, I didn't like that she easily and quickly brushed off her best friends for the new music scene. However, on the other hand, I could see where she was coming from as all of the peop...

from lispylibrarian

Just finished this beauty of a book, WHEN THE BEAT DROPS by @heckerbooks is about Mira, a jazz nerd who can't afford to go to music camp where she will prepare for a super important audition to get into music school. Instead she spends her summer attending warehouse parties and raves with her sis...