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A review by ladytiara
Musical Chairs by Amy Poeppel
4.0
Musical Chairs is a really funny and delightful book, and it's a perfect lightweight summer read.
Bridget Stratton has her summer all planned out. She's spending it at her house in the country, her new boyfriend will be joining her, and she and her best friend and musical partner Will are working on adding a new member to their classic music trio, and she's expecting a delightful summer. But then her boyfriend dumps her, the new member of the trio turns out to be a raging prima donna, her adult children both return home, and her elderly father makes a surprising announcement. Now her perfect summer has blown up in her face.
This book is a perfect beach read (even if you're not going anywhere near the beach this summer because of the coronavirus). It's a really interesting look at the world of classical music. Bridget's father is a very famous composer, and although Bridget is a talented cellist, she's always lived a bit in his shadow. Most musicians don't make much money, but Bridget has a lot of family money, so her career in music hasn't caused her any financial hardship. On the other hand, Will, who doesn't have anything to fall back on, is always strapped for cash, and he's about to lose his cheap Greenwich Village apartment (the Holy Grail of NYC real estate) because the building is being sold.
I loved the relationship between Bridget and Will. They've been best friends since college, and their relationship is completely platonic. Will has stood in as a father figure to Bridget's children (she is a single mother), and she does her best to help him out financially (she's very sensitive to the disparity in their financial situations). Their friendship is really well done, and it's a nice balance to the romantic tribulations in the book.
This book is perfect summer escapism, and it was just what I needed during my quarantine time.
I received a digital ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.
Bridget Stratton has her summer all planned out. She's spending it at her house in the country, her new boyfriend will be joining her, and she and her best friend and musical partner Will are working on adding a new member to their classic music trio, and she's expecting a delightful summer. But then her boyfriend dumps her, the new member of the trio turns out to be a raging prima donna, her adult children both return home, and her elderly father makes a surprising announcement. Now her perfect summer has blown up in her face.
This book is a perfect beach read (even if you're not going anywhere near the beach this summer because of the coronavirus). It's a really interesting look at the world of classical music. Bridget's father is a very famous composer, and although Bridget is a talented cellist, she's always lived a bit in his shadow. Most musicians don't make much money, but Bridget has a lot of family money, so her career in music hasn't caused her any financial hardship. On the other hand, Will, who doesn't have anything to fall back on, is always strapped for cash, and he's about to lose his cheap Greenwich Village apartment (the Holy Grail of NYC real estate) because the building is being sold.
I loved the relationship between Bridget and Will. They've been best friends since college, and their relationship is completely platonic. Will has stood in as a father figure to Bridget's children (she is a single mother), and she does her best to help him out financially (she's very sensitive to the disparity in their financial situations). Their friendship is really well done, and it's a nice balance to the romantic tribulations in the book.
This book is perfect summer escapism, and it was just what I needed during my quarantine time.
I received a digital ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.