Her big sister is the pride of the family and she’s not always there when Denver needs her. Her parents have a somewhat rocky marriage and her dad lives in another state, and they only see him on the weekends. Dali and Denver move on without Shak but before long, the rose-colored glasses fall off.ĭenver doesn’t have the best home life and is desperately looking for an out so she’s all too ready to leave everything behind to follow Merc on tour. Denver is too excited to notice the red flags, but Shak tries to warn Denver and Dali, and ultimately pulls out of the arrangement. Along with her two friends Dali and Shak who make up their girl group, they start recording sessions with Merc behind their parents and guardians’ backs. When her idol rolls into town and offers her that, she can’t simply turn him down. Trigger warnings for rape, grooming, kidnapping, forced imprisonment, rape, recorded rape of a minor, fatphobia, and homophobia.ĭenver is looking for her big break. This book is heavy and dark and heartbreaking.
*that book* is actually a fave of mine and I was really curious to read Muted and after finding it was a novel-in-verse, I knew I had to read it. I saw this book on Bookstagram and immediately after reading the blurb, I thought of *that book*, which a lot of people have also compared Muted with. Many cheers to anticipated reads that meet and surpass our expectations. Olive juice forever 😭😭😭 I am so sad and wow, I can't even. Inspired by true events, Muted is a fearless exploration of the dark side of the music industry, the business of exploitation, how a girl's dreams can be used against her - and what it takes to fight back. As the dream turns into a nightmare, she must make a choice: lose her big break, or get broken. Even the painful sacrifices and the lies the girls have to tell are all worth it.ĭenver begins to realize that she's trapped in Merc's world, struggling to hold on to her own voice. Merc gives them everything: parties, perks, wild nights - plus hours and hours in the recording studio. So Denver is more than ready on the day she and her best friends Dali and Shak sing their way into the orbit of the biggest R&B star in the world, Sean "Mercury" Ellis. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown.
A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of ambition, music, and innocence lost, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Jason Reynolds!įor seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything.
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