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Tapped out around 10%. Should never have requested this book, I think I was distracted by the lovely cover and didn't read the description well enough. It's just not for me, I read up until that point and nothing moved or grasped me, the writing isn't bad at all, I just have no interest in the story. When I start skimming and skipping at the second chapter I know it's time to give up. I hope others enjoy it more than I did! Thanks to NetGalley for the free preview in exchange for an honest review.

jess_mango's review against another edition

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4.0

With a title like Musical Chairs and all of those feet on the cover, you might expect a story with lots of characters in play and you would be right. At the heart of the story is Bridget Stratton, a cellist who is one third of the Forsythe Trio. Bridget leaves her place in NYC to head to her ramshackle home in Connecticut for the summer. Her elderly father, a famous composer, lives nearby. He's busy meeting with his biographer and doing other important music stuff. :) THEN, Bridget's dad announces he is getting married to an old family friend. Bridget ends up with a full house as both of her adult kids, twins Oscar and Isabelle, wind up staying for the summer, both having issues in their lives that they are trying to get away from.

This story is about the Stratton family and those close to them. We get view points from Bridget and various members of her family plus her friends. It can be a lot to get used to but I caught on fairly quickly. This is a story about family....set over the course of one summer. Most of the characters are trying to find their own way towards happiness.

The books was woven through with lots of heart and moments of humor. I see some people have tagged this as a romance, but I don't really consider it a romance. The main focus is the relationships between all of the characters. It is more of an ensemble cast, but with Bridget front and center. I really enjoyed it and it was a nice, light summer read.

Thank you to the publisher for the review copy of this books!

leannecoppola's review against another edition

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4.0

I loved this! It kept my attention the whole time and I finished it in a few days. I loved the family and friends dynamic. Just enough drama, romance, humor, seriousness and family to keep a book great. I really enjoyed it.

convivialcatch's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

ashley_ackerman's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lory_enterenchanted's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted

3.5

Another Poeppel romance about rich people's problems, but not the annoying kind, rather the more scruffy and artistic sort. I enjoyed spending some time with the characters and was glad that the author subverted the most obvious pairing that at some points seemed to be coming our way.

"I look around at the faces here, and I see connections everywhere. Friends connected to friends. Artists connected to artists. Our world seems much less vast and cold, much more like home, when we place all of humanity in varying constellations, connecting them to one another, moving them about, synchronizing them to dance the allemande in our minds."

shareen17's review against another edition

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4.0

This books is filled with interesting characters that seem like they'd be fun to know in real life. A woman expects to have a romantic summer staying with her boyfriend in her summer home, but instead faces unexpected crossroads in her life at the same time all her nearest and dearest are facing the same.

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