Lenore and the Problem With Love - When You Go to College Save the Planet

by J.T. Blossom

Boarding school was bad enough with Ella’s psychic fiddle Lenore and her super-smart golden retriever telling her what to do all the time about romance, nature, and climate change. Now she’s enrolled at the prestigious Brecken University along with her hyper-ambitious boyfriend, and life has become even more complex and challenging. Can a freaky but insightful campus psychologist help her straighten out her feelings about commitment, love, and the planet? Or should she follow the mysterious guidance of her grandfather’s fiddle? Can she crack the mystery of finding honest personal success in the modern declining world where dangers abound and even knowing what questions to ask is no easy matter? What compromises do she and her boyfriend need to accept to have a chance to survive? This novel is the sequel to the award-winning, The Tunes of Lenore, but it is fine to enjoy the books in any order. A thrilling page-turner and a must-read for anyone concerned about the spiritual, creative, and psychological future of humanity.

298 pages, Paperback

Published December 6, 2019

About the author

John Blossom is the author of the memoir, Trespassing; and the novels, Horse Boys, The Tunes of Lenore, Lenore and the Problem With Love, Mahina Rises, To Be or Not To Be, and The Last Football Player.

John Blossom’s books explore the challenges facing humankind in relation to modern culture as well as the fragility of the planet. He holds a BA in English from Carleton College and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Colorado College. John is married with one grown daughter. He presently resides on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Reviews

[Moony (Captain Mischief) MeowPoff · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sadly, this was too boring and confusing for me. I ended up DNF it at 17%. at my kindle. I don't know but for me but i was just so confusing and meh most of the times and then i gave up.

[Margaret · Rating 3 out of 5]

J.T. Blossom continues his exploration of climate change, animal rights, population, natural resources and environmental issues in this sequel to The Tunes of Lenore. Ella and Brandon are now freshmen in college, working in a special lab with dogs, alongside graduate students and professors. Ella is disillusioned with the scientists and has started playing Lenore at open mike sessions at a local café. She is discovered by an agent from Nashville and invited to explore her music there. Lenore and Ella’s music magically affects people to explore their true selves and ambitions. After reading the first story, The Tunes of Lenore, I had high hopes for this sequel, and while I enjoyed most of the story, parts of it fell flat or felt forced to me. I can see the YA audience enjoying the story, but I was disappointed.

[Alicia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I do not remember why I requested this book, but if it was for the description, the book itself did not live up to it. Though I did not realize that "Lenore and the Problem with Love" was a sequel until I got to the end of the book, I believe that I would not have liked it any better after knowing the events of the first book.
Set in a not so far future, the book details Ella's experiences at college with her boyfriend Brandon and their professors and experiments with dogs and quantum messages. I was lost through most of the book-partially because I didn't have the first book's information, but also because Ella seems to jump around and spend a good amount of time either worried about her romance (or lack of) with Brandon or tripped out after playing her violin, Lenore.

[Neil · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received a free copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This just manages to get two stars as I did finish it.

I struggled with this as at times it just seemed to drift along, repeating itself and going nowhere.

None of the characters were particularly likeable and the story was very confusing.

I could not recommend this, unless you have insomnia.

[Pauline Ritchey · Rating 1 out of 5]

I sadly had to DFN this book i could not get into as much as the cover appealed to me the story however was blah .no exciment and that is what i look for in a novel of anykind

[Evelyn Carrillo · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was such a tangled mess that I simply (DNF) could not finish it. Gave up about one third into it.