Shapeshifter : The Demo Tapes — Year 1 by Susan Helene Gottfried
This is a collection of short pieces that were originally published at the author’s blog between April 2006 and March 2007. I didn’t start reading the West of Mars – Meet and Greet until early this year, but have come to adore Trevor and his band Shapeshifter. I was delighted to read this book, because I missed all of these the first time around.
As a teenager, and even now to be honest, I was a fan of the big hair, hard rock bands. This was like peeking into their world, seeing all the fun and disasters that happen behind the scenes. Even though ShapeShifter is fictional, these glimpses into the characters’ lives are funny and occasionally touching. I fell in love with Trevor, Mitchell, Kerri and the rest. I have to admit to having a few favorite bits, like Green Hair Week, simply because I was at a loss the first summer my daughter’s hair turned green, and Hearts, because it was so romantic.
As the blurb on the back says, “this is a must-have volume for anyone who’s ever wanted to hang with a rock band.” It’s just a blast. I’m looking forward to reading the second year and, when it’s published, Trevor’s Song. In the meantime, you’ll find me stopping by the blog every few days to see what’s going on with my favorite fictional band.
To purchase the paperback, get in touch with Susan through her website, West of Mars. For an ebook version, visit Smashwords.
My copy was provided by the author for review and the above is my honest opinion. I am an Amazon Associate.
Oh, I’m so glad you loved it. I knew you would, though. *grin* You just have that cool sensibility to you…
So glad to see this is good! Susan is such a great part of the blogging community and I really wish her well.
This sounds like a cute book! Thanks Carol.
I had no idea that this was a band. I remember reading a teaser from it last week I think and I swore it was just something else from the vampire/werewolf genre. How surprised was I to find out I was wrong when reading this review.
Glad to hear the book was good. I’ll have to see if I can pick it up soon.
I loved the hair bands, too…still do. 😉 And I loved this book! Can’t wait to read Year 2.
–Anna