1.09k reviews for:

The Music Shop

Rachel Joyce

3.69 AVERAGE

gmalrreads's review against another edition

4.0

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Quirky. Bad Language. Not for everyone. But somehow the odd characters formed a supportive community and the description of the vast array of music was interesting. And now I listen to the playlist on Spotify.

kim_teacher's review against another edition

4.25

emotional inspiring slow-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

adventuremama08's review against another edition

4.0

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Lovely story about a community of friends and the love for music. I enjoyed every chapter, and cheered on Frank and Ilse. I downloaded albums and songs that were recommended - Aretha Franklin’s Spirit in the Dark will forever remind me of this book!

yadi987's review against another edition

3.0

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2.5 rounded up. I skimmed through lots of it. I didn’t connect with the characters and didn’t find their actions, especially at the end, believable. I did however love the musical references. I read in another review there is Spotify playlist for the book and can’t wait to listen.

kimcanread's review against another edition

4.0

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For what is in essence an enjoyable romance novel, I enjoyed the theme of the book and many of the ideas presented through the thoughts / experiences of the characters. I much preferred the first half of the book though. The style of writing was simple but had me engrossed quickly at a time where I have been struggling to stay awake while reading recently. Definitely an enjoyable easy read and will read more by this author.

bookworm_yve's review against another edition

4.0

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A nice easy read, I enjoyed this story and all the musical references. Obviously a lot of research went into this novel, and it was well put together. I enjoyed all the 80’s nostalgia!

heffalumpwoozle's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mihali_c's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

misskatz's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

elliemae128's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes