![]() I like the fact that the romance wasn't rushed into and it remained young and fresh. I loved Ally and her confusion about life. So she keeps on going, but as the months go by, she begins to ask herself, does she even love the piano? Why does she play? And how much longer can she stand the pressure before she breaks? She studies at the Julliard School in New York, where careers are being formed-or not. Her parents-a professional violinist and a singer-would kill her if they knew she was thinking *Spoiler Alert?Īllegra Katz has been playing piano since she was four. Sometimes she wishes she could break free, but she's never known any other way. Between strict practice schedules, music classes, and regular school, Ally doesn't have time for much else. ![]() *Spoiler Alert? GoodRead's Summary: Allegra Katz has been playing piano since she was four. I'm not saying that it was entirely awful, just that it wasn't my cup of tea.more I haven't read a lot of music books apart from Virtuosity, so I had better expectations for this book that were not met. Throughout the entire book, I just wanted to punch Ally in the face and say "IF YOU HATE PIANO SO MUCH, AND YOUR TEACHER SO MUCH, THAN SOLVE THE DAMN PROBLEM." She acknowledges that she doesn't like her teacher, but then refuses to do anything about it, even when her parents are completely on her side throughout almost the entire book. She's annoying and pretentious, getting jealous over nothing and throwing temper tantrums because she believes it'll get her more attention. Not only that, the boy, Alex, is five years older than Ally and Ally already kissed another boy at home who suddenly doesn't matter anymore. There wasn't even any real sense of plot that I could find.Īllegra, or Ally, struggles with her piano teacher and her jealousy over her roommate who likes a boy who she likes. Thing is, I didn't really like the plot either. I know what you're saying: the book isn't all about the characters, it doesn't matter if you like them or not, it's about the plot. It was an easy read, something that I could dive into when the other books I was currently reading got to intense. I had heard a lot of good reviews about it, and the plot seemed okay: girl who plays piano at Julliard wants to quit this is her struggle on how she solved her conflict. Thing I started this book with high expectations. ![]() I started this book with high expectations. So she keeps on going, but as the months go by, she begins to ask herself, does she even love the piano? Why does she play? And how much longer can she stand the pressure before she breaks?. Her parents-a professional violinist and a singer-would kill her if they knew she was thinking about quitting piano, especially her mother. She studies at the Julliard School in New York, where careers are being formed-or not.īetween strict practice schedules, music classes, and regular school, Ally doesn't have time for much else. Her Allegra Katz has been playing piano since she was four. Allegra Katz has been playing piano since she was four.
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