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Full Flight by Ashley Schumacher Book Review
Title: Full Flight
Author: Ashley Schumacher
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Release Date: February 22, 2022
Pages: 320
Everyone else in the tiny town of Enfield, Texas calls fall football season, but for the forty-three members of the Fighting Enfield Marching Band, it’s contest season. And for new saxophonist Anna James, it’s her first chance to prove herself as the great musician she’s trying hard to be.
When she’s assigned a duet with mellophone player Weston Ryan, the boy her small-minded town thinks of as nothing but trouble, she’s equal parts thrilled and intimidated. But as he helps her with the duet, and she sees the smile he seems to save just for her, she can’t help but feel like she’s helping him with something too.
After her strict parents find out she’s been secretly seeing him and keep them apart, together they learn what it truly means to fight for something they love. With the marching contest nearing, and the two falling hard for one another, the unthinkable happens, and Anna is left grappling for a way forward without Weston.
**Thank you so much to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for sending me an Advanced Reader's Copy in exchange for an honest review!**
Anna lives in the small town of Enfield, Texas where everyone knows each other. This could be good or bad but certainly bad for Weston, whose parents divorced and all eyes are on them during his marching band games.
Something about the way she is looking at me―like I'm the answer to all of her questions―makes my insides shift.
Anna and Weston are assigned to be duet partners, Anna hoping she can prove herself as a musician, despite joining band in her freshman year. With Weston's help, the two move onwards towards their goals, but a spark between them is also lit.
Maybe everything will be okay.
Although Anna was warned away from Weston, she can't help but feel the attraction between them. When things start to finally come together, it may be a small fraction of a minute that rips it all apart.
Different isn't always bad, Mom. Different is... different can be so, so good.
Star Rating: ★★★★☆ (4)
The author did it once again! I love Ashley Schumacher's writing; it's so beautiful and gorgeous as it flows right across the pages.
The ending left me shocked but not shocked. Part of it I felt was because the synopsis gave it away but I still felt the emotion. I felt as if I was standing in the living room with the others watching it all happen before my eyes.
Overall, I still loved Full Flight though I was hoping it would make me cry more; Amelia Unabridged completely destroyed me. The author's way of telling the story is just so so special, and I'm so looking forward to her other books!
About the Author
Ashley Schumacher is the author of Amelia Unabridged and Full Flight and has a degree in creative writing from the University of North Texas. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s either singing Disney songs, finding new and exciting ways to pester her family, or trying to find her inside voice, which has been sadly missing since birth. She lives in a small town north of Dallas with her husband, son, and more books than is strictly necessary.
Ashley Schumacher is the author of Amelia Unabridged and Full Flight and has a degree in creative writing from the University of North Texas. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s either singing Disney songs, finding new and exciting ways to pester her family, or trying to find her inside voice, which has been sadly missing since birth. She lives in a small town north of Dallas with her husband, son, and more books than is strictly necessary.
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