Review: Good read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2013
I love reading love stories about people who get a second chance at love and this was just that.Gio was a teacher for young opera singers. One of his new students, Emma, was a very talented girl and he thinks she's going to be the next big thing in opera. Oh, and her dad, Mike, was super hot, gay and single.Gio and Mike hit it off instantly. They were wary of each other at first since Mike was the father of a student, but tried to work around that since they felt so strongly for each other. The nervousness and excitement in the beginning of their relationship felt real and was very cute.Mike hadn't really been serious with anyone since his partner died years ago, so this was all new to him. I liked that he was wary about Gio; it made what they had and the way their relationship progressed believable.They've both suffered great losses in their lives and were able to relate to each other through that. They were very loving, understanding and were just plain good to one another and I loved that. I also loved the way they were with Mike's daughter, Emma. She played a huge role in the way Mike and Gio met and came to be together. Gio never tried to be a second dad; he was there as a mentor and a friend for Emma, which I thought was what he should have been.The big conflict--of course there was one since that's what makes a romance novel, right?--was very predictable and I could see it coming from almost the first page. Even so, I thought it was well done and handled nicely by the author. I liked the way Gio and Mike handled themselves and were able to stay together through some serious accusations and tough times.I wanted to really like this book and I did like it, just not really. It started to feel long after a while; it could have been at least 50 pages shorter, if not more. The scenes started to feel repetitive and boring. Also, I get that there's a theme of music in the story so there were music terms sprinkled throughout. It was okay at first, but it started to feel cheesy by the end.Overall, it was a good love story from an author that I enjoy and will seek out again.Reviewed by Breannfor TheRomanceReviews.com