This is the third, and final, book of the Belmont Mansion
series. The first two books are called A Lasting Impression and A Beauty So Rare.
Rebekah has come home from Vienna because her grandmother
has passed away. She’s been gone for
years, and doesn’t relish coming back to the home her mother shares with her
stepfather. Wishing to avoid the man,
Rebekah decides she’s going to try out for the orchestra. She pretends that she’s applying for an
assistant’s job, but the stuffy maestro refuses to allow a woman in his
orchestra.
Tate is under time constraints to finish his own
masterpiece, a symphony for the upcoming opening of the new opera house. He’s pulled in a few different directions,
and his current “assistant,” a patron’s daughter, isn’t helping matters with
her flirting and lack of knowledge. Tate
ends up on Rebekah’s bad side, but she ends up being his other assistant.
Time passes, and these two learn that they’re more alike
than they first thought. Feeling start
to emerge, but Rebekah sees hope for her career in New York, and Tate has
secrets that he feels would definitely pull them apart.
I liked this book for the most part, but there were some
instances where it dragged on a bit too much.
I deducted a star for those moments, the ending being one of them. There are a few glimpses of the characters
from the first two books, but you can read this as a stand-alone and not be
lost.
All in all, it’s not my favorite of the series, but a decent
read on its own.
*I received a copy of this book from Bethany House through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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