4.5 stars. I stopped in my tracks when I saw a new (to me) Jennifer Donnelly book on the shelves at my bookstore. (I loved A Northern Light. Loved it.) Revolution is staggering and heartbreaking and just oh-so-lovely. It's the sort of book where you know the author poured everything she possessed into the story. The plot, in short, concerns Andi from our day who finds the diary of Alexandrine, a girl from Revolutionary France. As a main character, Andi is riveting. She's caustic, talented, and broken due to her majorly messed-up parents and the death of her little brother. Without going into too many details, just know that you should probably read this, although you do have to suspend your belief in a few key places. Trust me--it works. (Not recommended for younger readers, however.) 
 Revolution is drenched with history and resonates with the music that Andi holds so dear.