You ever have this happen to you?
You read a book by an author that you love, only to be let down because it wasn’t as good as you anticipated. And then you’re left sitting and wondering why it wasn’t as good, but you can’t exactly put your finger on it.
That’s me when it comes to Overture by Skye Warren. I love her books, and I’m pretty sure I’ve read all of them. But this one was disappointing. I mean, overall it was good, and I’m not turned off of her. In fact, I’m eagerly looking forward to the second book in this series to see what happens.
That being said, I found myself hurrying through some parts of this book to get to the heart of the plot. There was an awful lot of “we shouldn’t but I really want to” and “why can’t we” between the two. Which is fine, but I thought the intrigue parts (how did Liam get to be Samantha’s guardian, what does he know about her past, what doesn’t he know about her past that could harm her now) were too few and far between.
There were times that I felt like there was a prequel that I missed, because some of the relationships didn’t make sense, or at least seemed like they had been established elsewhere and that the reader was just supposed to know about them.
All of that being said, there were some hot moments; one particular scene while Samantha is playing the violin was especially steamy.
And while we are on the subject, I did LOVE the descriptions of her virtuosity. The author was very skilled in making the reader understand how talented Samantha was as a violin player. Those passages were very descriptive and almost poetic.
Oh, and I also loved the quotes and facts that were on many of the chapter headings. I kept my husband and son entertained with a lot of them. They were curious as to what I was reading (ha ha ha).
Anyway, it was just an okay read, but I have high hopes for the next book. I want answers!
My Goodreads review is below.
Overture by Skye WarrenMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I love this author and always look forward to her new releases. That’s why this review is difficult to write because this book confused me. On the one hand, I liked the intrigue and the premise that Liam knows a lot more than he is letting on throughout the book. I love that Samantha is a prodigy and the descriptions of her violin playing were vibrant and beautiful. The attraction between the two didn’t bother me either. Where I came up short was how much back and forth there was as the two dealt with their inner thoughts – there was just too much of it. I wanted more of the mystery. It took a long time for something to happen (both relationship-wise and in terms of the intrigue and secrets). And the bombshell at the end seemed rushed without any real set up to it. I’m hoping that the second book answers more of the questions in a quicker manner. I’ll give this one 3.5 stars because it took too long for any type of movement to occur. This review was based on a complimentary pre-release copy.
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