The language in this book was mostly in German, but there were some other instances that were in English.Ĭontent Warning: Beck suffers a lot of different kinds of abuse, including physical and mental abuse, at the hands of the Maestro, which is a big part of the story. I feel like it takes more away from the story than it does add to it. Call me a grandma, but I’m not a fan of language in fiction. It was refreshing to find a teenager in fiction who does as well! What I Didn’t Love I for one enjoy listening to classical music (Handel and Mozart are two of my favorite composers). I loved that Beck loved to compose music and how music practically flowed through his veins. The music in A Thousand Perfect Notes leaps off the pages and into your ears and soul. I couldn’t sing or play an instrument to save my life. If you know me, you know that I am not at all a musical person. She was there for him and she supported him no matter what. August is always there for Beck, always offering hope and healing. This is not the case in A Thousand Perfect Notes. Too often in fiction, and especially in romance, one character “fixes” the other, which can be problematic sometimes.

“You are worth more than a thousand perfect notes.” – A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Moments such as playing at an old playground and eating cake became whimsical and sad all at once. I love when contemporary authors make real life magical. The simple moments in this story became rich and beautiful. How could one not love a book with plenty of cake in it? Beck, August, and Joey could’ve sat around eating cake and I would have still loved this book.ĬAKE CAKE CAKE. In this book, the characters MADE the story. Characters are what make or break a story for me. But dare he reach for it? Find A Thousand Perfect Notes on Goodreads ~ Buy A Thousand Perfect Notes on Amazon What I LovedĪugust, Beck, and Joey are characters that will stick with you long after you’ve finished reading. When Beck meets August, a girl full of life, energy and laughter, love begins to awaken within him and he glimpses a way to escape his painful existence. But Beck is too scared to stand up to his mother, and tell her his true passion, which is composing his own music – because the least suggestion of rebellion on his part ends in violence. He will never play as she did before illness ended her career and left her bitter and broken. Most of all, he hates the piano that his mother forces him to play hour after hour, day after day. My Rating: Four Perfect Notes out of Five About the BookĪn emotionally charged story of music, abuse and, ultimately, hope.īeck hates his life. There is bitterness at parts that will break your heart, but there is also sweetness at every other part of this page-turning debut novel. Drews is a lot like bittersweet chocolate.

A thousand perfect notes