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Not Another Love Song
by Julie Soto
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Note: there are no spoilers in this story, but if you read it, there will be spoilers for Forget Me Not in the actual book. But you're fine to read this review :)
General Description: Gwen has worked her way up in the Manhattan Pops Orchestra and is offered the role of first chair, something she has been working for since she first picked up a violin. With no formal training, Gwen feels extremely proud. However, someone is not please with this offer and that is cellist/rockstar Xander Thorne. Gwen is not sure why Xander is so upset, but they must work closely together in their roles within the orchestra. As Gwen and Xander gets closer, Gwen realizes that first chair may not be all it's cracked up to be, and that Xander might be looking out for her instead of being jealous. How will Gwen and Xander develop their relationship and will Gwen stay on the Pops?
The goodies:
- The spicier scenes in this book made complete sense and did not pull me out of the storyline at all.
- I just love what Julie does with her main characters' relationships with older adults. It adds such depth to the novel.
- There was so much research done into this book, you can tell Julie put her heart and soul into getting in the mind of a musician.
- This was extremely fast paced, I did not want to put it down!
The loss of half a star:
- Xander definitely was not my favorite MMC. It just didn't hit like a 5 star romance does for me where I love both main characters.
Overall, if you haven't read Julie's contemporary romances and you're looking for one with a bit of spice, please pick this up!
General Description: Gwen has worked her way up in the Manhattan Pops Orchestra and is offered the role of first chair, something she has been working for since she first picked up a violin. With no formal training, Gwen feels extremely proud. However, someone is not please with this offer and that is cellist/rockstar Xander Thorne. Gwen is not sure why Xander is so upset, but they must work closely together in their roles within the orchestra. As Gwen and Xander gets closer, Gwen realizes that first chair may not be all it's cracked up to be, and that Xander might be looking out for her instead of being jealous. How will Gwen and Xander develop their relationship and will Gwen stay on the Pops?
The goodies:
- The spicier scenes in this book made complete sense and did not pull me out of the storyline at all.
- I just love what Julie does with her main characters' relationships with older adults. It adds such depth to the novel.
- There was so much research done into this book, you can tell Julie put her heart and soul into getting in the mind of a musician.
- This was extremely fast paced, I did not want to put it down!
The loss of half a star:
- Xander definitely was not my favorite MMC. It just didn't hit like a 5 star romance does for me where I love both main characters.
Overall, if you haven't read Julie's contemporary romances and you're looking for one with a bit of spice, please pick this up!