Let's cut to the chase. I had to mark this one as Did Not Finish (DNF). I tried but I just didn't care enough about the story and wasn't involved enough to finish the book. It started well. I liked the first chapter. Then somewhere around the start of chapter two or chapter three, I suddenly lost 90% of my interest in the story. I remember thinking "Oh, it's going to be one of *those* books." but I don't remember what I meant by "those books". I suppose I could go back and figure out why but I'm marking it DNF because I don't want to spend more time on the book.

There was a large tie-in to blues music which I'm not a fan so that probably pulled me out also. The setting felt more like New Orleans but was some town in California which was a bit off-putting. The characters were rude to each other for no apparent reason and were making decisions that made no sense. And then usually I give books a break if the punctuation is bad; I figure that the author is trying to tell a story and they shouldn't be blamed for bad editing. In this case though, it was so consistent that it made the reading experience even worse. Different scenes would flow together across paragraphs with no space break to inform the reader that it was a new scene. Anyway, I'll stop here. I do have two more books by David Niall Wilson on my To Be Read list. I'm hoping for better. ( )

Are you a music lover? Have you ever found yourself slipping away, lost inside the notes of a great tune? If so, you will love this book!

Wilson brings us a down and out band, playing in dive bars and drinking way too much alcohol. They're all in search of that one song that will be their own; the one that will bring them fame. Then a chance encounter between one member and an old man playing achingly beautiful blues on a harmonica takes them on a strange journey that changes all their lives. We crawl inside the musical notes and experience the pain and redemption in a way I've never experienced with a written word. ( )