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The Low Notes (2014)

by Kate Roth(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Kate Roth Writes

series

Wexley Falls

review 1: What a sweet teacher/student read. I am a huge fan of this genre and appreciated the time these characters took with this so called relationship thing.Kevin is moving back to his childhood home in Wexley Falls. He has spent the last 5 years caring for his father and now that he is gone, Kevin needs to decide what the next step is for him. While hanging out with his cousin Jeff and Jeff's wife at a local bar, Kevin sees the most beautiful girl on stage sining. He is instantly mesmerized by her face and her voice. Nina is seventeen going on 25, which helps in this situation. She lives with her absentee father and older sister, so she has quite a bit of alone time on her hands. She is going to be a senior in high school, her best friend is a guy named James and she has a... more job at the bar. Not really looking for much more right now, Nina is flattered when Kevin approaches and asks her out.As quickly as the date is over, the dream is shattered. The minute Nina walks into her first class Monday, she sees that Kevin is her teacher. They are both shocked as with only the one date under their belt, they didn't get a whole lot of background on each other. Kevin is torn, naturally. While he wants to keep seeing Nina, he knows he shouldn't. Sure she is a mature seventeen, but she is still his student and it's also illegal. So this tragic couple now has to figure out how to turn the attraction for each other off until they decide what is best for them.The brushes in the hall and looks across the class aren't helping Nina and Kevin's situation. The have just about talked themselves blue in the face trying to figure out what they should do. She wants to take the chance, he doesn't as he has much more to lose. So we are in quite the back and forth for a while waiting to see how this was all going to play out. Nina's character was written as a mature seventeen, however Kevin's was a bit immature for twenty-six. Maybe that is what will make this relationship work. It seemed as though she was constantly talking him down or making more sense of the situation than him. Kevin was a bit of a hot headed, moody guy.The Low Notes is a good teacher/student romance. I liked that Kevin and Nina didn't jump right into a relationship without a care in the world. The danger factor is what draws me to this genre and I felt this one had plenty of close calls. I would say the book is pretty innocent, which works because of her age. The gap isn't super creepy and of course she was on the cusp of eighteen, so that helped as well. Great read, high on the angst.
review 2: The brief summary hinted of a plot line that is promising. It has a heroine that I liked although she was short of being perfect physically (so beautiful). The hero, even though not your typical tough guy who will fix everything for you, has his redeeming qualities even though he frustrates me at times. His fears and anxieties are justified and he just lost his father... so, I forgive him. That said, I really want to enjoy this story, seeing that others did, but it fell short with the execution.The main characters spent so much of their time alone in their thoughts, it got repetitive. While I understand the back-and-forth, up-and-down moments between the two to show how confusing their situation is, the inner monologues bogged me down to the point that I had to skip to other novels before I was able to finish this.It was anti-climactic. I was waiting and waiting for the big reveal, wondering how it would pan out, only for it to be resolved like that. It is like riding a rolling coaster with a short incline, so much flat lines, and then a slow and short drop.A bit confused on how I would rate this novel. I hope three would suffice. less

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