The following reviews provide varied and thoughtful readings of Blues for Silk Garcia.

Booklist 79 (August 1983): 1468. "Erika Tamar intricately weaves together the story of Linda's search for her father's personality with her first romance and, in the process, gives readers a full-blown memorable heroine capable of growth and change."

Kirkus Reviews 51 (March 1, 1983): 251.

A largely laudatory review with emphasis on the author's care in craft.

Publishers Weekly 223 (March 11, 1983): 86. "Linda comes to realize that she has been using her dream of her father as a crutch, and that she's a lot more than just 'Silk Garcia's daughter.' Tamar's debut is well-plotted and quite realistic; it's a sensitive and moving story."

School Library Journal 29 (May 1983): 86.

While Linda Wicher considers the novel generally successful, she argues Tamar's turns of plot are "somewhat predictable."