suze_1624's review
4.0
I've enjoyed all the Blue Notes books. This one took a bit longer to get going for me. However, it did get going and I enjoyed it.
david was a mass of contradictions : the original poor little rich boy, confident on stage, not socially confident. I felt very deeply for David - he just needed to have someone to show him how to love and live.
Alex was the original poor boy made good. I would have liked more background on how he clawed himself up to be able to get more of a feeling for him.
Their journey to happiness was frought by David's inability to form normal attachments, despite Alex's best (and good) efforts to make him feel wanted and loved. It was good to see David gradually believing in his ability to connect.
I would prob rate at 3.5 but liked enough, and like the series, to rate here at 4
david was a mass of contradictions : the original poor little rich boy, confident on stage, not socially confident. I felt very deeply for David - he just needed to have someone to show him how to love and live.
Alex was the original poor boy made good. I would have liked more background on how he clawed himself up to be able to get more of a feeling for him.
Their journey to happiness was frought by David's inability to form normal attachments, despite Alex's best (and good) efforts to make him feel wanted and loved. It was good to see David gradually believing in his ability to connect.
I would prob rate at 3.5 but liked enough, and like the series, to rate here at 4
tiggers_hate_acorns's review against another edition
3.0
To start with I thought David was a stuckup bigot who cried "poor me" a lot without any real reason to do so. So what - his grandfather wasn't a nice man but at least he had a roof over his head, food in his belly, a good education and wasn't psychically abused. He needed a big reality check but had his head elsewhere and didn't really listen to others. Alex who had had less than David was too nice and forgiving. I was pleased he got to catch up with Rachael.
Overall an OK read but nothing startling
Overall an OK read but nothing startling
rissa53's review against another edition
4.0
I read [b:Symphony in Blue|18714352|Symphony in Blue (Blue Notes, #4.5)|Shira Anthony|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1382631056s/18714352.jpg|26576223] first and I really wanted to read David and Alex's story! I finally got to do it with this book! :)
Alex was so patient and David needed that badly! I'm so glad for them! I immediately reread [b:Symphony in Blue|18714352|Symphony in Blue (Blue Notes, #4.5)|Shira Anthony|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1382631056s/18714352.jpg|26576223] after I read this book and I had the same reaction, loved it! Excellent story! I'm sure I will eventually read the others in this series! <3
Alex was so patient and David needed that badly! I'm so glad for them! I immediately reread [b:Symphony in Blue|18714352|Symphony in Blue (Blue Notes, #4.5)|Shira Anthony|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1382631056s/18714352.jpg|26576223] after I read this book and I had the same reaction, loved it! Excellent story! I'm sure I will eventually read the others in this series! <3
anitalouise's review
4.0
So much of what happens to us as children and young adults follows us into adulthood and informs your actions, almost without realizing it. Like the others in this series, the music takes center stage alongside the MCs. I dug out my dusty, warped CDs (yes, CDs! so what!) and played the Sibelius violin concerto referenced in the book. So haunting, so lovely. Just love the way the author weaves the music throughout the words. It surrounds the actions and reinforces and supports the romance. "...evoked the distant thunder of the timpani. The smooth line of Alex’s jaw became the sound of the woodwinds, the slight hollow of his cheeks the violas, the arch of his brow the cellos. David heard the orchestra as if it resonated from Alex’s soul." I found myself alternately understanding David's issues and wanting to clobber him with Alex' bow. Oh my goodness how frustrating and exasperating. Took way longer for him to pull his head out of his ass. Both Alex and David are solid characters, well drawn, adult in their actions. No games but still trying to come to terms with what they have and how too get those feelings back. As always, strong writing and enjoyable situations. Have to admit - the music is the best part of the books in the Blue Notes series!!
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