You get to see major historical events' effects on some of the people that it would affect the most. Pam Muñzo Ryans writing is always so descriptive and it was great at describing music and how it feels in this book. The ending was beautiful and made me so happy. When it gets to the middle parts when we are following different characters it does sort of feel like it is dragging on, but this is made up for with the ending. The beginning intrigued me and was very good at capturing readers. "Echo" is a very fun fantasy/historical fiction book. The story of the harmonica starts at the very beginning of the book and ends at the very end, making it an underlying second plot/ backstory. The only thing that connects them is the harmonica. We meet Friedrich, a young German boy living in Germany at the beginning of Hitler's career, Mike an orphan who would do anything for his brother, and Ivy, a girl confused by why social concepts are the way they are. We meet so many fun people that are going through hard times. It is about the musical people that interact with the harmonica and their journeys, showing how powerful music can be. "Echo" is a fun fantasy book that follows the journey a harmonica takes.
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