The Musician's DaughterAuthor: Susanne Dunlap
Series: ---
Publisher: Bloomsbury
How Received: local library
Amid the glitter and glamour of musical and court life in 18th century Vienna, fifteen-year-old Theresa Maria Shurman is trying to solve a brutal mystery. Who killed her father, an acclaimed violinist, and stole his valuable Amati violin? When Haydn himself offers her a position as his assistant, it gives Theresa access to life in the palace–and to a world of deceit. Theresa uncovers blackmail and extortion even as she discovers courage and honor in unexpected places: from a Gypsy camp on the banks of the Danube, to the rarefied life of the imperial family. And she feels the stirrings of a first, tentative love for someone who is as deeply involved in the mystery as she is.
I rather liked The Musician's Daughter; the plot line sucked me in and I was genuinely interested in seeing how all of the different threads tied together. Theresa is a fun character to read; she's not like some historical fiction characters who don't realize they're attracted to a boy at all. She realizes her feelings and though that doesn't center on the novel, it pleased me. (At the beginning, though, she was all, 'Oh, dear, I have these feelings for him and I don't know what they are! But I'm picturing me marrying him. But I don't know what that means!' *facepalm*)
I loved the Gypsies.
And that's it, really. That's all there is to the book; it's no deeper than it's summary sounds. All she does is hunt down her father's killer and help the Gypsies. But it was nice to read.
By the way, I'm awfully tired as I'm writing this, and Miley Cyrus just came on my iTunes shuffle, so I apologize if the review is a little... off sounding. Hehe.
Overall Rating & Final Notes: 8/10. I enjoyed how the focus of the novel was on what her friendship with the Gypsies and her quest to help them rather than her potential romance.
Cover Notes: Another pretty cover. Nothing special, just pretty.
What are YOU reading, readers?
For me, I wanted to pick this one up the moment I saw the cover; it's beautiful. I'm a little sad the plot wasn't very deep, but I definitely think I'll still put it on my Summer TBR pile!
ReplyDeleteGreat review! (even if Miley Cyrus was in the background, haha!)
I have really been wanting to read this. I'm glad to hear there is romance but that the story doesn't center around it. I love that in a book. Thanks for the review,; I will likely be getting this soon. :D
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Happy:I liked the cover and that's why I picked the book.It was a little boring.You should write the plot as being deep and more suspensful.
ReplyDeletei loved the book
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