Review: A slow trip down taboo lane
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 8, 2013
Nocturne kind of wasn't what I was expecting though I'm not sure what I was expecting from it, to be honest.It took place in the world of music which I know absolutely nothing about. That may be why I found the first half of the book to be kind of slow, not boring so much as slow, drawn out, and a lot of feelings being repressed and relationships being changed. Savannah is a student at the Conservatory. She's a flutist and is incredibly talented. Gregory is about 10 years her senior and is a principal cellist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He's good and he knows it. He's got a bit of a bad attitude and jeeps to himself and his music. Naturally the two cross paths in the school, more so when he teaches her music theory class.The thing that mainly bothered me about their relationship was the intensity of their feelings for one another when they really didn't know each other at all. They had barely talked, had not much to do with each other outside the school setting, but yet they fell in love with each other? Even five years later, after they parted ways due to an incident, their relationship seemed to be more sexual than anything. They didn't hold conversations, didn't get to know each other but confessed their love for one another constantly, behind closed doors.There was so much taboo in their relationship going on through out the years it was crazy. From student/teach to having an affair together it took you on a roller coaster of emotion. I felt absolutely horrible for Gregory's wife and how he felt about her though she was no saint, he shouldn't have been with her to begin with.There was a few parts that I chuckled at and one part at the end that I teared up at but I really wasn't that emotionally invested. My heart didn't break for either Savannah or Gregory. However, the story was decent and could be a great ride for some readers. You also get a glimpse inside the music world which you don't see very often.