Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Virtuosity is all about addiction. Addiction to music, winning, competition, drugs, winning, forbidden romance, winning, violin, and did I mention WINNING?
Carmen and Jeremy are preparing for the biggest violin competition in their lives. To win means assured fame and fortune; to lose means the virtual end of your violin career.
Carmen and Jeremy are the favorites to win. They are competing directly against each other and they are both addicted to WINNING. However, they have a huge crush on each other. The competition brings anxiety, tension, disappointment, frustration, fear of failure; when you start praying to break a leg or some catastrophe so you can get out of this situation.

Despite the interference of an annoying controlling mother, Carmen’ struggles to succeed without her anti-anxiety drugs but can she succeed

It doesn’t go at all the way you’d expect. Wait for the ending and the aftermath.


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