Review: Interesting!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2014
(4.5 stars) This is a book that kept my attention from the beginning. Emma's violin teacher, Monseiur Dupriez, disappears, and she needs to discuss that and her new psychic abilities with her mom. Before she can, though, she learns that her mom needs to leave suddenly to visit her sister, Lili, leaving her with her grandpa, who exhibits bizarre behavior, especially when it comes to the locked room at the top of the stairs. She's determined to find out what's going on and recruits her friend, Annika, to help. She also meets Corey, another student of Monseiur Dupriez, and they decide to work together to find out what happened to their violin teacher.This was a fun, quick read! I liked that the chapters were short so it was easy to read just one more chapter before I would need to put it down (but I was quickly picking it back up the first chance I got). I thought the storyline was refreshing and I liked that it was based around violins and music. I also learned something new since I didn't know what a luthier was.I liked the main characters, Emma, Annika and Corey. Emma and Annika have been inseparable since the first grade and Corey fit in nicely with them. He loves Sherlock Holmes so there are fun references included. I like the way the mystery unfolded. It was clear from the beginning that the mysterious locked door would be the key to unlock secrets and Emma's and Corey's families had quite a few. The ending leads me to believe that there is more to come, so I'm excited to see where this series goes next!Content: Mild swearing; clean.I received a copy of this book to review. My opinion is 100% my own.