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Positive: Jasmine. She's a great character, filled with strength and determination tempered by some very real fears and vulnerability. After playing the role of the perfect daughter and student her entire life, she finally tells her dad that she's putting off college to pursue her dream. Dad's not so supportive and kicks her to the curb. Despite this huge set-back, she forges ahead and finds ways over the obstacles in her path.

Positive: The music. You can tell this is written by someone who not only knows how to play a guitar but who also absolutely loves music. That passion oozes from the pages, infusing every word.

Positive: This story made me cry! "And that's a good thing?" you ask. Most definitely. I don't cry very often (okay, there's that one commercial with the dad who writes emails to his baby daughter but it's rare that I tear up) and, when a book touches me enough to start the waterworks, it's definitely a good thing. I really got attached to Jasmine!

Wish: A bit more depth to the secondary characters. While important to the overall plot, they felt a bit flat to me. For example, I really wanted to get to know Jasmine's bandmates, especially Bryn. I learned just enough to be intrigued but not enough to satisfy.

Overall: Resonating with the passion and pain of forging your own path, Amplified strikes just the right note.


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Amplified Tara Kelly Books Reviews

While there is certainly a lot to like about Amplified, the book fails to offer something new, interesting, or valuable to the genre.

Despite the personal quirks that make Jasmine a successful protagonist, her personal situation is one giant cliché. Privileged daughter of a rich but distant, critical, and disapproving father decides to throw her amazing opportunities to the wolves in order to pursue a dream that seems frivolous and impossible. While there is a slight twist in the story involving Jasmine's mother, the overused plot device is not appreciated.

Jasmine's naive character and extreme self-consciousness are outweighed only by her determination to not give in to her father's expectations, essentially equating her with a petulant three year old who refuses to eat her vegetables just because someone told her to.

This affects the rest of the novel greatly, as it is difficult to feel compassion for a protagonist who is stubborn simply for the sake of being stubborn. In other words, rather than feeling she is justified for her actions, the reader is forced to view Jasmine's actions as reactions to what is expected of her by others around her.

The plot of Amplified revolves on Jasmine's ability to assimilate into the life she thought she wanted. There is a great pace to this story, with plenty of tension created between Jasmine and the other characters. On the surface, Amplified is a very successful YA contemporary novel it is entertaining, contains a clear-cut message, and provides memorable characters.

However, where Amplified fails is in its ability to merge all of these elements together in a way that is not plagued by cliché and predictability. Because the premise for the entire novel is a cliché, the book seems to be doomed from the start.

Despite these rather large pitfalls, the book is carefully written, which prevents it from receiving a far lower rating than it does here.

A note on the setting of the novel Amplified portrays Santa Cruz in a very balanced, but almost caricatured version of itself.

I grew up just a half hour from Santa Cruz and spent a large portion of my time there. I have ridden the unnamed rollercoaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk that frightens Jasmine to death in the beginning of the novel, the Giant Dipper, and let me tell you that rollercoaster is just not scary. Even for a ten year old.

Yes, there are a lot of weirdos in Santa Cruz. A lot of eccentric, tattooed musician-types, surfer hippie dudes, and everything in between. But not everyone there is like that, which is what Amplified seems to portray in descriptions of the locals.

For those looking for a very entertaining and quick surface-read, Amplified is a great choice. But for readers who need less cliché and more meaning, their time will be better spent with another book.
Books that revolve around music are one of my book weaknesses. I think it comes from my secret wish that I could play an instrument myself. But alas, I never stuck with anything. Anyway, this book was a very quick read about a girl who was kicked out because she didn’t want to follow her father’s plans. Out on her own for the first time, she needs to find a place to live as well as a band to play with. But everything doesn’t exactly work out as planned.

I liked Jasmine for the most part. She isn’t perfect, but that’s ok. I wouldn’t like her if she was. Jasmine is finally allowed to go out and do the things she’s always wanted and sometimes doesn’t make the best decisions on her way to realizing her dreams and happiness. A lot of the female main characters in rock bands in the books I’ve read before are generally sure of themselves and fit that rocker stereotype. Jasmine doesn’t. She does grow throughout the book and is able to come into her own as a strong woman.

I also like that the book didn’t have a completely happy ending all tied up with a bow. Sure it ended happily for the most part, but Jasmine still had problems like everyone does. I definitely want to read the next book to see how some of her unsolved issues play out and the future of the band. Plus I want to see what else happens with Jasmine and Sean.

The problem I had was that I’d zone out sometimes during the parts about playing music. It was very detailed and I had no idea what was being described. It made it harder for me to try to imagine the music that was being played. It would have been nicer to have the music being described in a way an outsider to understand.
the story was a little bit cheesy, especially with all the adjectives and descriptions of the guitar sounds and music, but still really fun!
It was pretty good, I was glad to see the writer actually knew what gear was. Instead of "her guitar" it was the prs and the gibson, though for anyone who doesn't know what synth and patches are it might get a little confusing.
I liked this book. It was more realistic than many books and it was done well. The characters worked and had me thinking about them long after I put the book down. The book gets a little technical at times with the music aspect but I never bothered me. If you are really into that technical aspect than it would be a bonus for you.
Positive Jasmine. She's a great character, filled with strength and determination tempered by some very real fears and vulnerability. After playing the role of the perfect daughter and student her entire life, she finally tells her dad that she's putting off college to pursue her dream. Dad's not so supportive and kicks her to the curb. Despite this huge set-back, she forges ahead and finds ways over the obstacles in her path.

Positive The music. You can tell this is written by someone who not only knows how to play a guitar but who also absolutely loves music. That passion oozes from the pages, infusing every word.

Positive This story made me cry! "And that's a good thing?" you ask. Most definitely. I don't cry very often (okay, there's that one commercial with the dad who writes emails to his baby daughter but it's rare that I tear up) and, when a book touches me enough to start the waterworks, it's definitely a good thing. I really got attached to Jasmine!

Wish A bit more depth to the secondary characters. While important to the overall plot, they felt a bit flat to me. For example, I really wanted to get to know Jasmine's bandmates, especially Bryn. I learned just enough to be intrigued but not enough to satisfy.

Overall Resonating with the passion and pain of forging your own path, Amplified strikes just the right note.