Everything is Just Beginning by Erin Bartels

Do you play an instrument? I played the guitar in college. I actually had a Glen Campbell Ovation guitar that my husband and son still play. Swipe to see the guitar. I had to smile when Glen Campbell's guitar was mentioned in the story.

 
Everything is Just Beginning by Erin Bartels was a wonderful trip back to 1990. Guitarist Michael Sullivan’s life has been anything but easy. He is currently living in his Uncle’s trailer after getting kicked out of bandmates apartment. Natalie Wheeler, Pinky, is the daughter of famed musician and music producer. Michael is taking a life journey.

This novel is full of such depth and richness with engaging characters, world events and culture from the 1990’s woven into the story, and beautifully written original songs. I loved this thought provoking book. The themes of family, redemption, and giving grace to others resonated with me.

“Music was healing, but so often it was more healing for the listener, who got the fully formed song at the moment of their deepest pain, than it was for the songwriter still muddling through and hating how inadequate they were to the task.”

I highly recommend Everything is just Beginning. I enjoyed the original music, the redemptive themes, and the fabulous 1990 references. A must read!

I was given a copy by the publisher and not required to write a positive review.

ERIN BARTELS is the award-winning author of We Hope for Better Things, The Words between Us, All That We Carried, The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water, and Everything Is Just Beginning. She lives in the capital city of a state that is 40% water, nestled somewhere between angry protesters on the Capitol lawn and couch-burning frat boys at Michigan State University. And yet, she claims it is rather peaceful.
You can find her on Facebook @ErinBartelsAuthor and on Instagram @erinbartelswrites. You won’t find her on Twitter because that place is a cesspool of negativity.