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jusuwa's review
5.0
4.5 Ok, this is a book about the problems of rich white people BUT I really enjoyed that this focussed on a middle-aged woman reevaluating her life and making different choices. It's funny and heart-warming and I really liked the depiction of the decades-long friendship between Bridget and Will. Pure comfort reading.
kobby34's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
rmarcin's review against another edition
3.0
Bridget and Will have been friends since Juilliard, but that is it, they are strictly friends. They form 2 of the Forsyth Trio - the third being Gavin, their classmate. However, Gavin left them, and has become a star, while their trio is floundering.
One night, Bridget wants to have a child, and has sex with a very handsome man. The next day, she goes to the doctor to be artificially inseminated. She has twins (Isabelle and Oscar), but doesn't know who the dad is.
Now, years later Bridget is at her home in CT, and her dad, wealthy Edward, is getting married. A series of mishaps and family crises follow.
Comical, romantic, and a nice story of friendship.
One night, Bridget wants to have a child, and has sex with a very handsome man. The next day, she goes to the doctor to be artificially inseminated. She has twins (Isabelle and Oscar), but doesn't know who the dad is.
Now, years later Bridget is at her home in CT, and her dad, wealthy Edward, is getting married. A series of mishaps and family crises follow.
Comical, romantic, and a nice story of friendship.
allybaba's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
lizziepagereads's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
I liked reading this book. I enjoyed it. I wouldn’t go out and tell my friends it‘s a must read, but if they were interested in it based on the synopsis, I’d say go for it.
The book revolves around Bridget Stratton, daughter of famed musician Edward Stratton, and her friends and family as they prepare for her father’s wedding over the course of one summer. Bridget is the hub of the wheel and the rest of the ensemble cast are the spokes. Each of the ‘spoke’ characters experience drama and conflict over the summer, and for most of them, the struggle feels authentic. In the case of Bridget, her “conflict” is typical of the musician trope - should she get a steady job or continue on as a gig worker. Except for her, she’s loaded with family money so the decision, and the fact that she “has to” make a decision at all, feels like opposite of genuine conflict. I think this is why I felt like nothing really happened in the story (though of course things do happen).
Despite this perceived lack of conflict (or maybe because of it), I’m finding myself thinking about Bridget and her circle well after finishing the book. I’m left wanting more than the author gave me amount their journeys and what happens next. For this reason, I’m bumping my rating from 3 to 3.5 stars.
Random aside, I think synchronicity would make a better title than Musical Chairs, which was mentioned in passing but didn’t play a massive role in the story... maybe I missed a metaphor or something though!
Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy.
I liked reading this book. I enjoyed it. I wouldn’t go out and tell my friends it‘s a must read, but if they were interested in it based on the synopsis, I’d say go for it.
The book revolves around Bridget Stratton, daughter of famed musician Edward Stratton, and her friends and family as they prepare for her father’s wedding over the course of one summer. Bridget is the hub of the wheel and the rest of the ensemble cast are the spokes. Each of the ‘spoke’ characters experience drama and conflict over the summer, and for most of them, the struggle feels authentic. In the case of Bridget, her “conflict” is typical of the musician trope - should she get a steady job or continue on as a gig worker. Except for her, she’s loaded with family money so the decision, and the fact that she “has to” make a decision at all, feels like opposite of genuine conflict. I think this is why I felt like nothing really happened in the story (though of course things do happen).
Despite this perceived lack of conflict (or maybe because of it), I’m finding myself thinking about Bridget and her circle well after finishing the book. I’m left wanting more than the author gave me amount their journeys and what happens next. For this reason, I’m bumping my rating from 3 to 3.5 stars.
Random aside, I think synchronicity would make a better title than Musical Chairs, which was mentioned in passing but didn’t play a massive role in the story... maybe I missed a metaphor or something though!
Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy.
katie_chandler's review against another edition
3.0
There was so many musical references this book, the majority of which I would say, I didn’t know anything about which is a bit embarrassing. Though, the emphasis was more on classical music composers, songs, and musicians, so not my forte. At least I could appreciate the impregnating Yo-Yo comment. I wanted to look up and listen to the songs that were included in the storytelling, but I did not. Maybe another time.
An interesting cast of characters, all of which were infuriating but real at one point or another. I really loved that there could be a close, but only platonic male/female relationship.
Language warning. Closed door, not at all steamy in my opinion.
An interesting cast of characters, all of which were infuriating but real at one point or another. I really loved that there could be a close, but only platonic male/female relationship.
Language warning. Closed door, not at all steamy in my opinion.