The book cover art for Amplified drew me in right from the start.It's simple but it's very i'm-on-top-of-the-world-and-i'm-going-to-rock-my-way-thru-it!! ...Now to the book... In my opinion this book seems to be really honest on how the life of a musician isn't really easy all the time. (not that i'm one, but i've seen enough musician bios to realize life isn't always easy for them.) I loved Jasmine's determination even at the most bleak of times (view spoiler)[like when she had to sleep in her car for a night b/c she didn't want anyone to know how had things where going for her (hide spoiler)], she was determined to find a way to her freedom. Not saying that lying like she did is good idea but it just shows that 'a little stage fright' wasn't going to stop her of fufilling her dreams. At some points i'd have to be googling some of the terms Jasmine would use, like shredding . I thought she was talking about paper, which sounded weird to me but then load and behold i finally understood. The ending i wasn't so crazy about, but then again life doesn't always have a happy ending. At least Tara Kelly gives us some hope that Jasmine will someday have everything she is looking for.