Being a fan of Prince and believing that his music has a spiritual message, I was so excited to see this book. However I did not feel it was very well written and found it to be repetitive. Instead of suggested listening lists, the lyrics of the songs being discussed should have been printed with that section. I am guessing royalties were an issue but it would have helped the author make her points. I was very disappointed overall and would not purchase this for my library.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC.

I have been a huge Prince fan for years, thanks to my father who was also a huge fan and kept his music playing in our household as I grew up, opening up my eyes to his music throughout my teen and adult years until the artists' untimely death. I have read numerous books about Prince throughout the years, some just ok and some excellent. This book is the absolute worst of the bunch. It reads like a poorly written thesis, constantly warning of spoilers ahead, basing "fact" on personal assumption and opinion, and managing to be offensively sacreligious at the same time. I feel like Prince would be offended by the author's take on his religious experience, expression, and pursuits.

The whole thing is very confusing. It's written by a woman who is a Buddhist, raised as a Christian, teaching at a seminary, and incoporating Kama Sutra teachings into her classes there, maybe? It's all strange, written like it's taken straight out of a diary and quickly edited to become text, with helpful "spiritual" teaching at the end that you're supposed to do while listening to Prince music. Maybe these are just lesson plans for the Prince-themed class she teaches in seminary? Either way it was absolutely awful and if I could give it less than 1 star I would.

An excellent read for any and all readers! Author comes at you with both barrels and knocks you out of your shoes! Great job fleshing out all the characters. I give this book FIVE stars! Definitely recommend!