Author : Vicky Nolan
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Genre: autobiographical contemporary
Pages: 186
Rating: 2/5 stars
Synopsis:
“You’re a 15-year-old schoolgirl who has big dreams of becoming a pop star, and then one day you get your lucky break. Polydor records sends you to Copenhagen to make pop music – to make you a recording artist. You get back home and your future is looking brighter than ever – until the High Court writ hits the door mat – you’ve fallen out with your management and they have decided to sue. No, this isn’t a dream, this is now Vicky Nolan’s reality and fast becoming a nightmare, and all while still at school at the sweet age of sixteen.
Read about the trial, the family, Hollywood, London town, the glamour, the dog (eh?) and most importantly, the music. Curiouser and curiouser?
We always talk about ‘making it’ and fulfilling your dreams. The question is, what if you don’t? What happens next? Ultimately, this book speaks about life and family; its hopes and disappointments, its ups and downs. Scrapbook of an Unfound Songstress is in some way a story that speaks to us all, because in the end, the best stories are always true.”
I have to say, this book wasn’t exactly what I expected it to be. It was a quick and a mostly entertaining read but I felt like it was really weighed down by the amount of details on every page. I loved reading this as a teenager because it felt authentic for someone my age and it was interesting to see a life so different than my own that actually happened.
I enjoyed reading about the court in this book the most. I’ve always been pretty interested in law, although trust me when I say I hardly know anything about it. I can’t imagine having to go through all of this drama and lawyer business at this age! It was fascinating to hear the real story of someone trying to make on the pop music scene. Immediately after finishing this book I looked up her youtube channel (which you can find here) that was extremely impressive. But, I would have honestly loved much more detail about exactly what was going on. It almost incomplete like there holes missing in the entire legal trial that could have been filled in better.
Although Vicky Nolan is a real person she felt personified as a perfect character in the story. She was a sweetheart with musical talent beyond her years and yet she never made a misstep (I’m sure she’s sweet in real life too, but no one is perfect)!
I would have loved to seen more of that in this story to really understand her. Being a teenager is never easy, no matter how hard anyone tries nothing can always be perfect.
What bothered me the most about this story was how detail heavy it was. It’s a short book (only coming to 186 pages that cover a long period of time) but the pacing was off. It felt like pages would go by without anything happening and I’d find my eyes skimming the page every once in a while. It was an interesting story, but the small things were highlighted a little more brightly than I expected.
I thought the book ended well, on such a nice positive note. I’m glad Vicky is doing well now, and she truly has a spectacular voice that needs to be heard. Her journey of finding herself was sweet and a quick read that took no more than two and a half hours to binge.
Thank you so much to the author, Vicky Nolan, for providing a physical copy of this book in exchange for a review.
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