Published: May 13, 2013
Series: N/A
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Publisher: Westside Books
Pages: 280
Format: eBook
Purchase At: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes
Goodreads Summary
The last place fifteen-year-old Willow wants to spend her summer is on a run-down former coffee barge, which her aunt is converting into a floating concert hall. In Saved by the Music, Willow thinks she’s alone until she meets Axel, an older teen who lives isolated from the world on the sailboat docked nearby. An unlikely romance sparks as the two grapple with their darkest secrets and bond through shared pain and laughter. It is a summer where music must do more than just soothe the soul.
ABOUT SELENE CASTROVILLA
Selene Castrovilla is an award-winning teen and children’s author who believes that through all trends, humanity remains at the core of literature. She is the author of Saved By the Music and The Girl Next Door, teen novels originally published by WestSide Books and now available digitally through ASD Publishing. Her third children’s book with Calkins Creek Books, Revolutionary Friends, was released in April. Selene holds an MFA in creative writing from New School University and a BA in English from New York University. She lives on Long Island with her two sons. Visit her website www.SeleneCastrovilla.com for book excerpts and more information!
(Featuring Willow from Saved by the Music!)
Q. How important is music to
you?
Willow: Music literally saved my
life. First, Jim Morrison’s voice calmed me and helped me through all the
loneliness at home. Jim became my best friend! Then I met Axel – who looked
like Jim Morrison but played the cello so beautifully he nearly brought me to
tears. Listening to him play made me appreciate the healing qualities of music,
and I felt calmed. Life became manageable – maybe even bright? That’s when I
opened up to listening to Aunt Agatha play, as well. My whole world turned
around, thanks to music.
Q. If you could visit any
place in the world, where would it be and why? If you could, who would you take
along?
Willow: I would like to visit
Jim Morrison’s grave in France. I would bring Axel with me to France because
it’s so beautiful there I would want to share it with him. I know we would
enjoy holding hands along the Seine. But I would not take him to the grave
because it would upset him. I would take a train to see Monet’s gardens in
nearby Giverny, but I wouldn’t take Axel there because he can’t take being
around plants. We could head to England, to visit Shakespeare’s birthplace –
because Shakepeare is Axel’s god, and I would love to watch him bask in his
Promised Land.
Q. Willow, what do you think
of Jim Morrison, and what role does his music play in your life?
Willow: Finding out about Jim
Morrison came at such a crucial stage in my life, it was like he was my
guardian angel. He was a poet, and he had a tortured soul. Learning about him
made me feel like I had an ally in the cruel world. His music is like my
tranquilizer – an instant relief. I think he was a tragic figure, and I’m sorry
for what he when through. That it was largely self-inflicted makes it even
sadder. When I hear his music it’s like he’s telling me his story, sharing his
sad soul with mine. When I listen I am reminded that we are all responsible for
our own happiness, and I must make sure to find mine.
Q. Is there anything you
regret, a point in time you wish you could rewind and do again differently? If
so, why?
Willow: I would not get involved
in any way with Craig Culligan. He changed my life in a very bad, irrevocable
way.
Q. Willow, describe yourself
in 5 words?
Willow: Loving, honest, deep,
sarcastic, real.
Q. If you could have
anything in the world, regardless of value, what would it be?
Willow: I don’t really care
about the monetary value of things. I would want a limitless supply of
unconditional love. Thanks for inviting me to stop by! It’s great making new
friends!
Q: Thanks Willow! It was great having you, thank-you for dropping by :)
Ms. Castrovilla has been generous enough to include a fabulous, crazy giveaway! If you liked the Interview and Review, be sure to check out the below Giveaway for your chance to win a copy of this book! The winner gets their choice of either iPod Nano or Kindle Fire (or Paperwhite) PLUS Saved by the Music ebook (US ONLY)
10 Second Prize winners stand a chance to receive ebook copies of Saved by the Music (INTERNATIONAL). Enter quick!
Other Stops on the Tour:
July 1 - A Book and a Latte (Kick-off interview)
July 2 - The Fake Steph Dot Com (Guest Post)
July 3 - Cuzinlogic (Review)
July 4 - Ja čitam, a ti? (Character Review)
July 5 - OtherwhereCo (Guest Post)
July 8 - alwaysjoart (Review & Guest Post)
July 9 - Katie's Books (Review)
July 10 - Judith's Choice Reads (Review & Character Interview)
July 11 - Ladybug Storytime (Review)
July 12 - Reader Girls (Review & Guest Post)
Be sure to check them out and as always, don't leave without telling me what you think of both the book and the review ;) LOVE YOU LOTS!!
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Love this author! Can't wait to get my hands on this book :)
ReplyDeleteOh that's good! Good luck with the contest!!
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