A review by claudiereads
Vivaldi in the Dark by Matthew J. Metzger

4.0

Despite tackling such a heavy subject as depression (and in such an accurate way), this was a surprisingly sweet and heartwarming story. I’m pretty sure YA will never be my go-to genre, but I really enjoyed this book (would’ve enjoyed it more if the MC were ten or so years older, but oh well) and will definitely continue this series. Jayden and Darren were really well drawn and believable characters — very emotionally mature, too — and I loved them together, how they completed and supported one another. Darren’s friends Ethan and Paul were hilarious, I loved this trio’s banter and I hope we’ll see more of them in the future installments. Some events near the end were perhaps a tad too dramatic, but I didn’t mind much.