Seventeen-year-old Cassie Morgan lives with a time bomb (a.k.a. her stepfather, Dino Cavalli). To the public, Dino is a world-renowned violin player and composer. To Cassie, he’s an erratic, self-centered bully. And he’s getting worse: He no longer sleeps, and he grows increasingly paranoid. Before Cassie was angry. Now she is afraid. Enter Ian Waters: a brilliant young violinist, and Dino’s first-ever student. The minute Cassie lays eyes on Ian, she knows she’s doomed. Cassie thought she understood that love could bring pain, but this union will have consequences she could not have imagined. In the end, only one thing becomes clear: In the world of insanity, nothing is sacred. . . .
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"Deb Caletti's writing is awesome. I kept wanting to write down quotes from the book. I need to read more of her books. Loved the writing, liked the story--4 stars. Just a heads up to some of my goodreads friends, there was a little profanity, not a lot but some. " — Patricia (4 out of 5 stars)
"Deb Caletti's writing is awesome. I kept wanting to write down quotes from the book. I need to read more of her books. Loved the writing, liked the story--4 stars. Just a heads up to some of my goodreads friends, there was a little profanity, not a lot but some. "
" it was a good book. though i wish the ending were a little more romantic and less odd. she acted like she was going to move on. "
" This was an interesting book about an dysfunctional family and finding love at young age. "
" I stumbled across this book while hanging out with my mom at her library. It's an intriguing glimpse into what it's like to live with someone suffering from depression and genius, simultaneously. "
" I couldn't really connect with the story or any characters. It didn't seem realistic with the relationship between Ian and Cassie, and the summary of the story made it seem like Dino was more abusive and crazy than he really was. I just didn't enjoy it like I wanted to. "
" Some books really need a 3.5 star rating. Cute romance featuring fairly likable teens, but would have been better told as a straightforward story, rather than an extended flashback. "
" I loved the plot, but the repetition of "just" got a little irritating. This did not seem to be a voice specific to the character, because the character in the preview pages of a new book by the same author had the exact same voice. "
" Was a really cute love story. I enjoyed it a lot! "
" A well-written young adult fiction about a teen whose celebrity step-father is brilliant and on the brink of insanity. How she deals with this and her love for a prodigy makes a good read. "
" loved the book it was something other than i was use to reading but im happy i read it! "
" I loved it, Ian and Cassie were sweet,Dino was disturbed. The book was awesome. "
" I loved this book I both laughed and cried reading it. The language isn't the best but the book is great and I absolutely love Deb Caletti "
" I liked this book but I've only read it once. I didn't care for the ending but at the same time it fit. I loved the relationships in the story and how they evolved. "
" This was a good book, it wasn't easy for me to put myself in the main character's shoes, but it was still a great read. "
" didn't like it so I didn't finish it. Not worth your time "
" it was good, and i liked it. the end :) "
" This book is very sweet, Ian is a guy to die for, I know he's not rich, he's nothing but a poor guy, but he's so talented in music and he's so sweet in so many ways "
" Loved this book. Couldn't put it down. "
" Pretty good story about the madness of a musical genius and his effect on the family he lives with. "
" This was interesting, but a little disturbing. "
" The only good in this book are, Bunny and Chuck. If the werent in the book its just bad. Just boring and no fun. "
" i love deb caletti, she's my absolute favorite author but this book is like what she needed to get out of the way to write her awesome books "
" The best way to describe this book is sweet and fulfilling. Books by Deb Caletti make want to date an emotionally scarred, messy haired, hometown boy. "
" I liked the entire feel of the book. Deb Caletti has a talent for making endearing characters and it was easy for me to fall in love with musical prodigy Ian. It was a book I was really sad to see finish, and that sort of a feeling is a nice touch to anything! "
" Every girl that has been in love will enjoy this book "
" Beautiful, really amazing. Just faintly scary and adventurous and heartbreakingly simple. This book really moved me. "
Deb Caletti is an award-winning author and a National Book Award finalist whose books include He’s Gone; Honey, Baby, Sweetheart; The Queen of Everything; and The Secret Life of Prince Charming. Her books are published and translated worldwide. She lives with her family in Seattle.
Angela Dawe is an actor, writer, and audiobook narrator based in the Midwest. Her work as an actor has included roles in theater, film, and television, as well as improv and sketch comedy with such theaters as Second City and the Annoyance. In the literary world, Angela has received multiple awards and nominations for her work as an audiobook narrator, and is a published fiction author herself. She holds a BA in philosophy, so if the writing/performing work dries up, she has something to fall back on.
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