so-soMixed feelings with this one. It is not a great mystery story and it has some religious content which is not my thing. However, I liked the gothic atmosphere how it was described. There were something in the story tone that I liked. Those music scenes were delighted you, could felt that love for the music. But the mystery was in some aspects absurd. Vivienne voluntarily enter into an asylum to know more about ...(cont) ⬇️ 2.5/3⭐️
so-so3✨ #OUABC This one started out great. I like the idea of incorporating music into a mental institution to help the residents. I also love a good mystery as our main character hides her identity, because she is famous, to locate a person her father had been harboring there. The read was pretty good, but because of the POVs it was hard knowing who was speaking or if it was one person narrating since both play piano. ⬇️ #DoubleBookSpin May
pickIt was the gifts from this #ouabc selection that kept me reading, as I would have given up around page 150; I‘m glad I stuck with it! This book had an unreliable narrator that had me questioning EVERYTHING. Maybe this was to help me identify with the MC who is trapped in the insane asylum? The musical references and the faith of the MC was really what helped ground things for me. I also had to show how beautiful this book is without the jacket!
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pick#OUABC Once Upon A Book Club December 2022 (Custom Edition)
When concert pianist Vivienne Mourdant's father dies, he leaves to her the care of an adult ward she knew nothing about. The woman is supposedly a patient at Hurstwell Asylum. The woman's portrait is shockingly familiar to Vivienne, so when the asylum claims she was never a patient there, Vivienne is compelled to discover what happened to the figure she remembers from childhood dreams.
so-soThis was a slow healing type book. Wasn‘t bad, just didn‘t click with me. Vivienne is a renowned pianist who finds herself in charge of an asylum inmate. Which she becomes a forced inmate herself. Which is what hit me hard, as most women here are not insane. With one in there because she lost her baby. I liked the soft theme of finding the light in the darkest of times. The times you‘re broken down the most so you can be rebuilt. #ouabc
pickRating: 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank you to Revell for sending me this FREE ARC COPY to review for them last year!! This was my first time reading a Novel by Joanna Davidson Politano so i wasnt sure what to expect but i have to say i really enjoyed this one. The Characters were so enjoyable and intriguing to read about. Vivienne and Cora were definately my favorites. Loved learning about their history.
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Genre: Historical Fiction
When concert pianist Vivienne Mourdant's father dies he leaves to her the care of a patient at Hurstwell Asylum. Vivienne had no idea the woman existed, and get her portrait shockingly familiar. When The Asylum claims she was never a patient there, Vivienne he's compelled to discover what happened to the figure she remembers from childhood dreams.
pickAn incredibly gripping symphony of music and faith, The Lost Melody held me in thrall from its darkly dramatic beginning to its gentle, hopeful finish.
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