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A review by keziamichela
A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
"What he wants most in the world is to cut off his own hands."
I already knew I was going to love this from the first line. It captured the truest and deepest desires of the main character and set the scene for something sad and beautiful.
However, it was Becks dark humour which followed that sold it for me, "there must be something seriously - dangerously - wrong if he can lie on his rock-solid mattress at night and think about lopping off limbs and using the bloodied stumps to write 'HA!' on the walls."
A Thousand Perfect Notes was, in my opinion, imbued with serious "Your Lie In April" vibes, but was definitely its own unique, dark and beautiful story. “He doesn’t look back. But he hopes her smile returns when he’s gone, because it’s a cruel person who steals smiles.”
I love the characters and the writing, but most of all, like in TBWSH, I love that there is a family who lives in cosy clutter, like a nest of everything that makes them who they are. I honestly wish there were more scenes within that wonderful home, with that interesting and warm family.
C.G. Drews is an absolute wizard with words and sentences, so many wonderfully phrased statements and descriptions. I will never be able to read too much of her work, Drews' writing is a complete pleasure to read. However, the story did feel a little wanting in some areas, not by much, but it read like scenes were missing from the middle of the book and the ending felt rushed. This might also just be me whining that there wasn't more because in comparison to most books I read, this one was much shorter, especially as a stand alone. But I also honestly wanted to know more about August and her family, their characters and lives were not really explored much. I am hanging onto the hope that some day C.G. Drews will write a sequel (of sorts - I will be satisfied with a novella or even a short story) and give August a platform, hand her the mic.
Characters: 4.5/5
Writing Style: 5/5
Narrative: 4/5
Dialogue: 4.5/5
Overall: 4.8/5 - which might as well be a 5/5
I already knew I was going to love this from the first line. It captured the truest and deepest desires of the main character and set the scene for something sad and beautiful.
However, it was Becks dark humour which followed that sold it for me, "there must be something seriously - dangerously - wrong if he can lie on his rock-solid mattress at night and think about lopping off limbs and using the bloodied stumps to write 'HA!' on the walls."
A Thousand Perfect Notes was, in my opinion, imbued with serious "Your Lie In April" vibes, but was definitely its own unique, dark and beautiful story. “He doesn’t look back. But he hopes her smile returns when he’s gone, because it’s a cruel person who steals smiles.”
I love the characters and the writing, but most of all, like in TBWSH, I love that there is a family who lives in cosy clutter, like a nest of everything that makes them who they are. I honestly wish there were more scenes within that wonderful home, with that interesting and warm family.
C.G. Drews is an absolute wizard with words and sentences, so many wonderfully phrased statements and descriptions. I will never be able to read too much of her work, Drews' writing is a complete pleasure to read. However, the story did feel a little wanting in some areas, not by much, but it read like scenes were missing from the middle of the book and the ending felt rushed. This might also just be me whining that there wasn't more because in comparison to most books I read, this one was much shorter, especially as a stand alone. But I also honestly wanted to know more about August and her family, their characters and lives were not really explored much. I am hanging onto the hope that some day C.G. Drews will write a sequel (of sorts - I will be satisfied with a novella or even a short story) and give August a platform, hand her the mic.
Characters: 4.5/5
Writing Style: 5/5
Narrative: 4/5
Dialogue: 4.5/5
Overall: 4.8/5 - which might as well be a 5/5