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They were just kids when Raoul returned to Paris three years ago, leaving Christine heartbroken in Santa Monica, but now, facing another boring summer alone, she receives an unexpected invitation to spend two weeks at the Chagny villa in the south of France.
It's an exhilarating new world for Christine as she finds herself in a group of rich kids soaking up the sun and everything else that Saint-Tropez has to offer. The rekindling of her romance with Raoul is interrupted, however, when she meets a handsome and charming new boy, Erik.
Warned to stay away from him, Christine finds herself drawn to the mysterious and possibly dangerous Erik, who alternately flirts with and avoids her. When she discovers their shocking past connection it is too late to avoid tragedy.
The Angel of Music series is a current-day retelling of the novel The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux.
It's an exhilarating new world for Christine as she finds herself in a group of rich kids soaking up the sun and everything else that Saint-Tropez has to offer. The rekindling of her romance with Raoul is interrupted, however, when she meets a handsome and charming new boy, Erik.
Warned to stay away from him, Christine finds herself drawn to the mysterious and possibly dangerous Erik, who alternately flirts with and avoids her. When she discovers their shocking past connection it is too late to avoid tragedy.
The Angel of Music series is a current-day retelling of the novel The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux.
324 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2014
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September 15, 2017
Christine & the history of transportation?
Despite the title, the subject of the book is young Christine and her amazing voice that causes grown men to weep. Inspired by Phantom, it's a modern retelling. This volume introduces Christine, her father, Raoul, and a host of new characters. The plotline is interesting but slowly unfolds with a lot of repetition; I'm looking forward to Erik's introduction to spice (and hopefully speed) things up.
The writing style more closely resembles Les Miserables, rich with intricate details and back story about the history of American transportation that bogs down needlessly. I'm intrigued enough to read the other two books in the series, but if they follow the same writing style it could probably have been one heavily edited book rather than a trilogy.
Despite the title, the subject of the book is young Christine and her amazing voice that causes grown men to weep. Inspired by Phantom, it's a modern retelling. This volume introduces Christine, her father, Raoul, and a host of new characters. The plotline is interesting but slowly unfolds with a lot of repetition; I'm looking forward to Erik's introduction to spice (and hopefully speed) things up.
The writing style more closely resembles Les Miserables, rich with intricate details and back story about the history of American transportation that bogs down needlessly. I'm intrigued enough to read the other two books in the series, but if they follow the same writing style it could probably have been one heavily edited book rather than a trilogy.
November 16, 2014
It's the second book in Angel of Music series and must be red in order.
As much as I enjoyed the first book, The Angel of Music (the old title) renamed to Raoul, as much I was dissapointed with this one.
It seems that almost the half of this book characters're discussing boobs, or watching topless breasts, or going topless. Yes, I'm talking about Christine, she's fifteen now, and this book turned to be heavy with girly-stuffed.
The book is called Erik, but we meet with Erik just in the middle of the plotline. He's a jerk, but with some talents, in singing, drawing. He meets Christine and immediately starts fliring, so hard that she can't avoid his dark sex appeal.
I really disliked Christine character in this book. She speaked and behaved like silly girl (or maybe any 15-year old girl turns to be silly as hormones bang the head?). It was a very interesting point in the txt, when the head of her conservatory asked if she's going to study piano, and how to read and write the music. She asked that she's interested only in singing, and that she doesn't need to study how to read music since she can learn the song just by listening it. Yes, I reminded myself, it's 15-year old girls' speaking. But it's Christine from the first book, and I can't remember her telling such or another stupid things. Hormones. Yes, probably that's hormones.
So, Raoul is OK, but I saw the tendency to make him less attractive as a love interest against Erik.
Erik. Meh. One-dimentional, almost aggresive, I'm not sure he's a likable character. I mean, like character in general, not like oh he's Erik, dear.
Penultimate chapter though was good, with tension and unexpectable turn point. But it was dismissed by the last chapter, which I found weak and unnecessary.
I still enjoyed writing style, it's mature and went on smoothly.
And I definitely wait the third book, I presume, the last. And let me guess it would be named Christine.
As much as I enjoyed the first book, The Angel of Music (the old title) renamed to Raoul, as much I was dissapointed with this one.
It seems that almost the half of this book characters're discussing boobs, or watching topless breasts, or going topless. Yes, I'm talking about Christine, she's fifteen now, and this book turned to be heavy with girly-stuffed.
The book is called Erik, but we meet with Erik just in the middle of the plotline. He's a jerk, but with some talents, in singing, drawing. He meets Christine and immediately starts fliring, so hard that she can't avoid his dark sex appeal.
I really disliked Christine character in this book. She speaked and behaved like silly girl (or maybe any 15-year old girl turns to be silly as hormones bang the head?). It was a very interesting point in the txt, when the head of her conservatory asked if she's going to study piano, and how to read and write the music. She asked that she's interested only in singing, and that she doesn't need to study how to read music since she can learn the song just by listening it. Yes, I reminded myself, it's 15-year old girls' speaking. But it's Christine from the first book, and I can't remember her telling such or another stupid things. Hormones. Yes, probably that's hormones.
So, Raoul is OK, but I saw the tendency to make him less attractive as a love interest against Erik.
Erik. Meh. One-dimentional, almost aggresive, I'm not sure he's a likable character. I mean, like character in general, not like oh he's Erik, dear.
Penultimate chapter though was good, with tension and unexpectable turn point. But it was dismissed by the last chapter, which I found weak and unnecessary.
I still enjoyed writing style, it's mature and went on smoothly.
And I definitely wait the third book, I presume, the last. And let me guess it would be named Christine.
September 12, 2015
Erik (The Angel of Music)
Excellent series so far. I am getting ready to start book 3 in the series now. I really enjoyed reading books 1 and 2. I could hardly put it down.
Excellent series so far. I am getting ready to start book 3 in the series now. I really enjoyed reading books 1 and 2. I could hardly put it down.
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