I’ve loved Greta Morgan since 2006 when I first heard The Hush Sound. I still talk about how sad I am that I was 12 and too young to go to their tour with Panic at the Disco. I have no idea how this would read to someone who doesn’t know who Greta is, but I loved it.
The first half of this book was filled with things from that musical era that I didn’t know and was excited to learn.
The second half of the book felt like meeting a whole new person, and I could not put this down. Greta learning to grieve her voice and learning to live as a whole new person apart from “singer” made me admire her on an entirely new level.

I got an early copy but I’m excited for this book to come out so I can buy a physical copy for my shelf.

I've been following Greta and her music career since 2005, and when I say I was elated to receive this ARC, I'm not kidding.

In 2020, Greta had a high fever that ultimately led to a diagnosis of spasmodic disphonia (where your vocal chords don't work right anymore). And that put the brakes on her career as a vocalist. For the last five years, Greta has done a lot of soul searching in order to solve one of the biggest human questions: what am I if I'm not the thing that I've spent my whole life defining myself by?

Greta has this voice that is so down to earth and so poetic at the same time. It feels effortless and so natural; like having coffee with your oldest friend. Her insight speaks to how to cope with life not going how you planned it to, no matter what that plan was.

Greta Morgan is a singer songwriter who has been playing indie music since her teen years. She lost her singing voice after Covid in 2020. The first part of her book describes her early life and her experiences as a touring musician as a teenager. The second part describes her struggles with losing her voice and working to gain it back.
I really enjoyed reading about her work as a musician and singer. Greta really shows how devastating it is for a musician to lose their voice. I would recommend this book because it’s well written and has much to say about discovering yourself.

I enjoyed this book but would not use it in a classroom as I hoped it would have a stronger voice and structure. Nonetheless, the story is gripping, and I am glad I read it.