A little known fact about me: I was a total music nerd in high school. Member of multiple bands, drum major, the works. To this day, I have a weakness for music-related things. So how was I supposed to resist Virtuosity? 
 Carmen is one serious child prodigy. She has released albums, won a Grammy, and now she's training for the Guarneri, a super-prestigious award. But when she's spying on her prime competition, Jeremy King, she finds herself actually interacting with him. And liking him. Quite a lot. 
 She's been sheltered all her life, between home-schooling and having her mother as her manager. So Carmen doesn't know what it's like to have a real, teenage life, and she wants so hard to believe that Jeremy likes her for her--even though her mother is trying to convince her that his interest is only to sabotage her winning the competition. 
 I liked the story. Carmen's trying to find her place in the world outside the shadow of her mother, outside music. Even when she and Jeremy chat, they have to force themselves not to talk about music. 
 I'm kind of indifferent toward Jeremy, though. He's an adorable Brit, sure, and he's super-talented, but he didn't have much personality beyond that. But on the other hand, Carmen could interact with any boy her age and probably feel the same way. That's how it works when you're sheltered, I suppose. 
 I lost a little interest in the end, because I have problems with stories that tie up in a neat little package. That being said, there were some unexpected twists, which I didn't see coming, and that's always fun and appreciated. But it's like I said at the start--I'm a sucker for a music-related story, and this one was just stronger for being chocked full of it.