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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Music Shop in Books

Oct 7, 2020

The Music Shop

Rachel Joyce | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

9.0

(3 Ratings)

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Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" and "The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy" brings us a new novel that starts simply with "There once was a music shop." No, this is no fairy tale, but a story of how music is an international language, which if you listen to it just right, can change your whole world. The blurb on this book says, "The Music Shop is about learning how to listen and how to feel; it's about second chances and choosing to be brave despite the odds. Because in the end, music can save us all. Read more in my review here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/09/10/hallelujah-for-vinyl/

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Fraternize (Players Game, #1) in Books

Jan 11, 2021

I was a bit torn with this one. The fact that the story is mainly told between two viewpoints, until later on when a third joins in but to me that says that she's going to end up with that person. Right?

Well, not true in this one.

>It was nice to see how the twos feelings changed throughout the book, where childhood friendship and love transformed into something that makes them the closest they could be, knowing all their secrets and so on.

Sanchez grew on me a lot. To start with he was some womanising man-whore but by the end I'd really taken a liking to him and didn't blame Emerson one bit for her choice.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Hate Notes in Books

Jan 12, 2021

Hate Notes

Vi Keeland | 2018 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Romance

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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The title made me think this was going to be a completely different story. I expected it to be all out war between them but what it turned out to be was a lovely warming tale of love and finding happiness with the hand you've been given in life.

Fair enough, it wasn't all sweetness and light. In fact, it made me want to throw my Kindle across the room a few times with Reed's actions and words and how he was determined to push Charlotte away. But I LOVED how she pushed back, trying to break down his barriers.

It all worked out in the end but it kept me wondering until almost right at the end.

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Kristina (502 KP) rated Beautifully Broken (If I Break, #3) in Books

Dec 7, 2020

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What a beautiful ending to a seemingly tragic story. I was happy to see Lauren finally get her happily ever after. Her journey was an emotional one, filled with turmoil and heart ache, but she got the love she deserved. Honestly, the only thing I was even remotely disappointed about was the lack of Cal's personality Chris kept. What's that say about me?! Thankfully Lauren was able to get through to Cal before he ruined everyone's lives - the truth behind what happened was so awful and sick, I can't completely fault him for repressing it. It's nice to know that Lauren and Chris, along with Cal and sometimes Collin, will live happily ever after with Caylen.