Review: A Musical Tale, with a few flaws.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
Full Review on: http://athousandwordsamillionbooks.blogspot.inThe sweet melodies, the harmonious notes that waft out into the thin air played by the renown artists of today- put to paper by the legends of the days bygone. Beautiful, regal and astounding- each tune; each rhythm. In here, however, in this alternate land, everything thrown together becomes a cacophony. A very haunted, eerie cacophony that could be melodious only to the trained year, but just noise to the opposite...Right. *Enough boring people with your musical jabberings, Aditi* well! here is where I really begin!The Luthiers Apprentice was a fun book. It was sweet, a little cliche but I really really liked the idea, the musical background and how all the pieces of the puzzle fit right into each other at the end. I like the whole Sherlock Holmes Fan aspect, as well, because I'm well, Sher- Locked! Oh, and I found the cover totally intriguing!Unfortunately, as nice as some of the elements were, I found there was nothing much to make me recommend it. It was just a one time read, and now that I'm done, it's not likely I'll be picking it up again.The dialogue was a bit stiff- bit maybe that was due to my Arc. Most of all, I hated the way the author tackled women empowerment- which was done in a way that meant  that if women were empowered, men would become slaves or something: I live in India, where we didn't have women's rights or respect up till the near past, and I found it a bit demeaning.And that's about it. I can't say that it was outstanding, nor can I say it was terrible. It was just a book! And maybe, that will be good enough for you!My verdict:If you're into the music aspect of life, combined with strokes of fantasy, this book will be one that you will enjoy!