I loved the boarding school setting and the main character’s relatability. Noteworthy by Riley Redgate is the hilarious story of a girl who disguises herself as a boy to join a male a cappella group. If you are looking for a good audiobook to listen to, I would definitely recommend this one for its perfect laugh-out-loud narration. She also does a surprisingly good job with the male voices, which couldn’t have been easy, considering there are 7 boys in the Sharpshooters. Bailey Carr is such a perfect voice for Noteworthy since she is able to capture the sarcastic undertones of Jordan’s thoughts so well. When I first hit play on the book, I actually recognized the narrator from Morgan Matson’s The Unexpected Everything. I’m so glad to say that my experience with Noteworthy as an audiobook was an incredible one. Her character is so realistic and her personality makes her so easy to root for.
She also really bashes gender roles while disguised, and I loved the message that she sends in the book. Jordan is so brave to assume an identity that is entirely different from her own, and her experiences always result in hilarity. After getting rejected, she is so determined to prove herself and literally stops at nothing to do it. I really wish that I had time to read it sooner, but I can safely say that Noteworthy is among my favourite reads this summer. This book is kind of like She’s the Man, but with singing, and I never knew how much I needed a story like this one. So, she disguises herself as a boy and gets into an elite all male a cappella group. It tells the story of a girl named Jordan whose low voice prevents her from getting a role in the school musical. This book honestly has everything that I could ask for: a boarding school setting, a cappella groups, a musical rivalry, a realistic cast of characters, and so much humour. Noteworthy by Riley Redgate: Audiobook Review With her secret growing heavier every day, Jordan pushes beyond gender norms to confront what it means to be a girl (and a guy) in a male-dominated society, and-most importantly-what it means to be herself. Jordan finds herself enmeshed in a precarious juggling act: making friends, alienating friends, crushing on a guy, crushing on a girl, and navigating decades-old rivalries. Desperate to prove herself, Jordan auditions in her most convincing drag, and it turns out that Jordan Sun, Tenor 1, is exactly what the Sharps are looking for. A spot has opened up in the Sharpshooters, Kensington’s elite a cappella octet. But when her low Alto 2 voice gets her shut out for the third straight year-threatening her future at Kensington-Blaine and jeopardizing her college applications-she’s forced to consider nontraditional options. Jordan Sun is embarking on her junior year at the Kensington-Blaine Boarding School for the Performing Arts, hopeful that this will be her time: the year she finally gets cast in the school musical.
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