Perceptions

by Paula Mirando

Mina Macahia already has a difficult time pushing past her comfort zone as she makes the transition into university. To make the change more difficult, she must balance her time between her studies, her rapidly rising band, Perceptions, and the tight-knit group of friends she tends to lean on. Just as she gets the hang of navigating a new world of college bars and stages, the foundation of the band begins to crumble and Mina must learn to either fight for her own dreams or quit while the band is ahead.

250 pages, Paperback

First published July 9, 2014

About the author

Paula Mirando is an emerging Filipina American writer from Hayward, California. She was a fellow of Kearny Street Workshop’s 2019 Interdisciplinary Writers Lab and the winner of the 2020 Fred Shaw Fiction Prize. Paula is currently a candidate for an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Miami, working toward a collection of linked short stories.

Reviews

[Tahlia · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF @ pg 150.
WHY IS IT THAT EVERY BOOK ABOUT A BAND IS SO CRINGE???
First of all, the book moves way too quickly.
The vocals move between two characters, neither of whom claim they can actually sing.
They miraculously land themselves fans and a regular spot on the radio.

THEN
(***spoilers i guess??***) PETE WENTZ finds out about them and oh!! decides to travel to hear them and signs them on the spot.
OK YEAH .

I'm not going to read any further - the characters are annoying af and I don't see this going anywhere.