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A review by marie_22
Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
I was originally interested in this for the classical music element, and I also wanted to try another book by this author because while I didn’t like the first one very much, I still thought the plot sounded promising.
It started out quite well, I was really intrigued by the orchestra aspect, and I think that part of the story was very well done. But the further I got, the worse it got for me, unfortunately. I did kind of like Gwen, her passion for her music and her friendship with Jacob were entertaining.
But I really don’t understand what she saw in Alex. He was the definition of poor little rich boy, kept insulting her at every turn, and he literally didn’t care for anyone but himself. Also, he had no personality outside of playing various instruments and acting like a jerk.
I also felt like a part of this story was missing. Alex and Gwen go from never really even having a whole conversation and him insulting her in every single interaction they have, to him getting her off out of nowhere. And then they just act familiar with each other in a way that’s not earned at all.
In the end, this didn’t work for me. I need some built up, chemistry and connection between the characters for the romance to work, which is non-existent here, sadly.
But I will say that it was an easy read, it's nicely paced, and I wasn’t bored reading it, just annoyed.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the arc in exchange for an honest review.
It started out quite well, I was really intrigued by the orchestra aspect, and I think that part of the story was very well done. But the further I got, the worse it got for me, unfortunately. I did kind of like Gwen, her passion for her music and her friendship with Jacob were entertaining.
But I really don’t understand what she saw in Alex. He was the definition of poor little rich boy, kept insulting her at every turn, and he literally didn’t care for anyone but himself. Also, he had no personality outside of playing various instruments and acting like a jerk.
I also felt like a part of this story was missing. Alex and Gwen go from never really even having a whole conversation and him insulting her in every single interaction they have, to him getting her off out of nowhere. And then they just act familiar with each other in a way that’s not earned at all.
In the end, this didn’t work for me. I need some built up, chemistry and connection between the characters for the romance to work, which is non-existent here, sadly.
But I will say that it was an easy read, it's nicely paced, and I wasn’t bored reading it, just annoyed.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the arc in exchange for an honest review.