The Color of Sound

Thank you to Carolrhoda Books for letting me read an ARC of this book through NetGalley!

The Color of Sound
Overall Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (3/5) or 6.57/10 overall

Characters - 6
Personally, I felt like beside the main character, Rosie, the characters weren't fleshed out enough. While the story was mainly about personal growth it would have been nice for the rest of the characters to feel more realistic as well.

Atmosphere - 7
It was clear that a lot of thought into telling the story from Rosie's eyes and I enjoyed learning more about the experience of synesthesia from a first person point of view. However, there were some parts that I would have liked a bit more description on.

Writing - 7
I don't really have anything to say about the writing. It was decent, but it didn't stand out much to me.

Plot - 7
The plot was interesting and easy to follow. Everything wrapped up nicely and there were no noticeable lose ends, but it didn't really produce an impact. As much as Rosie grew and learned more about what she wanted to do with her life, parts of the plot deviated from that central idea and seemed unnecessary to include.

Intrigue - 7
The description and the cover drew me in and made me intrigued enough to read this book. I was continually interested in the story, but not to the extent that I “couldn't put the book down”.

Logic - 6
The book was reasonably logical, but I felt like the time travel part was inessential and disjointed to the rest of the story. Rosie easily could have learned more about her mother's past in a different, less confusing way, especially since the time travel element didn't have the same vibe as the rest of the plot.

Enjoyment - 6
I enjoyed parts of this book and I can tell that a lot of work went into developing Rosie as a character, but this book wasn't very memorable to me.