The Beast found beauty.

Sing Me to Sleep by Angela Morrison

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This kind of books always remind me why I love to read and why I spent so much time around them than with people. You are never wrong of what the book is trying to tell you and it always understands you, giving you advice on how to overcome a dark place in your life. Many girls felt like Beth did..like a Beast. Being able to account all their faults as easy as count 1, 2, 3. I'm one of those girls on bad days. But like Beth you could end up with a life changing situation that brings to you an opportunity to change, to transform yourself, for better of course.

In Beth's case was her being chose to be the soprano soloist in her choir because if there is something that Beth excels at is at singing. She has a voice that doesn´t matches her outter appearance. The only person who truly sees Beth as who she is, is her best friend, Scott. Awkward Scott who doesn't call her mean things and support her when she is dealing with bullys at school. Scott who seems to care for her and not only in a friendly kind of way.

And after the transformation of her life ( a total makeover) Beth and her choir are ready to show the entire choir world what are they made of. What Beth doesn't see coming is that her choir's biggest competition is also her most unattainable dream boy. Derek, mysterious Derek, lead singer of the Amabile Boys Choir is dazzling. Gorgeous guy who posses a voice to die for and a secret...one that he doesn't want Beth to know about because it could change everything.

After the uprising romance begun at Switzerland it moved to theri hometows. Beth with the giddyness of first love and both of them trying to make it work, though Derek seems to be falling apart from her, disappearing for days without notice. And that only complicates her now very awkward relationship with Scott who, after she came back, revealed a secret that she didn't saw coming but inside her knew it was there.

After several months, still Derek disappears but now is different. He missed a very important presentation of Beth's choir and she is not going to get the opportunity go. But when she founds Derek and Derek's ultimate secret she can only understand him now more than ever.









*Spoilers*

It really bothered me how jealous Beth was of Derek, her attitude didn't help in me liking her. But you can only understand what she went thorugh. And after finding out Derek is dying, you just can wish for the best, although the ending is no surprise. Derek dies, and that last scene with him makes you cry all over. You feel like losing something very precious. I loved Derek and loved how he encouraged Beth to move on and telling her that maybe Scott isn't a bad choice for her. He always knows he is going to die, what makes his relationship with Beth more painful. Buit knowing Scott will be with her makes him feel relief and hope for the girl he loves. I just love this book, this story, this character. Based on a real life Amabile boy. May he rest in Piece. =) Angela Morrison became one of my favorite authors ever.



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