Invitation to the Blues

This book was....fine, I guess. Not my favorite by Roan Parrish, but not a disaster either. There wasn't much of a dramatic arc to it. Jude has depression, he and Faron get involved, and Jude learns not to hate himself so much. I guess it's important to have a depressed MC to decrease the stigma of mental illness, but as a fellow person who has dealt with depression all my life, I can tell you it's not that interesting to read about. Point to the author, however, for not taking the easy way out - Faron's love doesn't magically cure Jude's depression. But it would have been preferable if Parrish had given Faron some quirks or faults, or some personality traits besides artsy and beautiful. Nice to see Daniel and Rex from [b:In the Middle of Somewhere 25687508 In the Middle of Somewhere (Middle of Somewhere, #1) Roan Parrish https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1433927277s/25687508.jpg 45515563] and of course Ginger from [b:Small Change 34878010 Small Change (Small Change, #1) Roan Parrish https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494424431s/34878010.jpg 56130556] still kicks butt.Merged review:This book was....fine, I guess. Not my favorite by Roan Parrish, but not a disaster either. There wasn't much of a dramatic arc to it. Jude has depression, he and Faron get involved, and Jude learns not to hate himself so much. I guess it's important to have a depressed MC to decrease the stigma of mental illness, but as a fellow person who has dealt with depression all my life, I can tell you it's not that interesting to read about. Point to the author, however, for not taking the easy way out - Faron's love doesn't magically cure Jude's depression. But it would have been preferable if Parrish had given Faron some quirks or faults, or some personality traits besides artsy and beautiful. Nice to see Daniel and Rex from [b:In the Middle of Somewhere 25687508 In the Middle of Somewhere (Middle of Somewhere, #1) Roan Parrish https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1433927277s/25687508.jpg 45515563] and of course Ginger from [b:Small Change 34878010 Small Change (Small Change, #1) Roan Parrish https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494424431s/34878010.jpg 56130556] still kicks butt.