Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews

9 reviews

anikaslibrary's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The fact that this book starts off with a kid wanting to BREAK HIS HANDS just shows how traumatic this book is. And yet, I couldn’t stop reading it.
The child abuse in this story is so palpable, I’m scared and tense whenever the maestro is in the chapter.
Although I will say, this is the kind of book I needed more from. More details about what happened to The Maestro like she better have gotten arrested and charged. More details on Joey and how she’s going to take Germany. More details on August and his relationship because it was just the one time and last time and…I just need more ◠̈  it’s why I rated it a 4.75.
I loved the book
, I thought it highlighted music so well, the pressures of perfection and of course, the destruction and trauma of abuse.
I finished it fairly quick but tbh, it just didn’t amount to her other book, The Boy Who Steals Houses which is a 5 for me.
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abbyreads2's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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fairy_internet's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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elija_20's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Woah. I’m actually holding back tears after finishing this book. The gut-wrenching storyline was heartbreaking but I loved reading it so much. I have never felt for a character as much as I felt for Beck and Joey.

The small number of characters was so refreshing and each one was so believable and obviously well-loved by the writer. They had so much depth and I was not starved on backstory or details. 

The style of writing was also wonderful, with powerful techniques that pulled at my heartstrings. 

Love love love, defo recommend this read
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anniereads221's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

2.0

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tuispeatbog's review

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emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

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gabygmtz's review

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tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

¡¡Ya basta de seguir usando Manic Pixie Dream Girls!! El personaje de August bien pudo haber sido sustituido por un perrito o un libro de autoayuda y no se habría notado la diferencia.

De verdad que ningún personaje tiene personalidad mas que Beck. Su madre abusiva es muy de caricatura y juro que no necesitábamos tantas escenas tan gráficas de violencia para mantener la historia entretenida.
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bookqueen30's review

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dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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toodeadtoread's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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