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jrei45's review against another edition
2.0
I had such high hopes for this book. After seeing how highly praised it was and the amazing reviews, I expected to get sucked into it. However, I was disappointed. It wasn’t an awful book, but I definitely did not find it super captivating or interesting. I probably wouldn’t recommend this one.
aly36's review against another edition
4.0
I love almost anything to do with Australia. I loved this book as well. I took piano lessons for many years so I thin this book touched me. I struggling musician trying to make it in a music school and life. I think it would've been great had I got to go to a music school as well. I loved my voice teacher I had that was from a music college and she made a big impression on me. This book also made one. Thank you for bringing back some of my best music memories. * I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review*
earlgreybooks's review
5.0
Originally posted at Tea & Titles
*A copy of this book was supplied to us by the author in exchange for an honest review.
I’m writing this review immediately after finishing Music From Standing Waves—my mind is racing a million miles a minute. Basically, I can’t promise that this is going to make any sense but I’m going to try my best to explain how much I loved this book.
The moment I opened the e-mail from Johanna, I knew this book was going to be my cup of tea. It’s set half in Queensland, half in my home city of Melbourne. It’s about music. I was completely sold. I’m not a musician myself, but I’ve always loved books about music and art. I’m really interested, and awed, by the dedication needed to succeed. More than that, I love reading about characters with big ambitions, but I’ll go more into that later on in the review.
I loved reading about Melbourne. I’ve only read a few, and so the excitement of actually knowing the streets mentioned hasn’t worn off yet. There’s a part in the book where the characters are walking down Lygon Street, and I could the atmosphere perfectly. I love being able to do that—it makes the story that much more real to me. I don’t know how I would have felt about this story without the familiar setting.
The characters are great. Abby is definitely the one I connect the most with. She’d incredible ambitious, which is something I definitely understand. I might not be into music, but I understand her need to succeed. Just like Abby, I’d never give up my dreams for someone else. I haven’t read about a character that I’ve connected with on that level for a long time—it was very refreshing. She wasn’t without faults, of course. She made some really stupid decisions, but that’s what made her so realistic. I honestly felt like I was reading about a real person. I also really liked Abby’s friendship with Jess. They just had a really great relationship, which I’m always up for in books.
I have to admit, I don’t know a lot about violin, but I think that aspect of it was great. I was never bored by the details we were given, and I could understand what was going on even if I didn’t know the specific pieces. I am actually really interested to look up the pieces Abby played so that I can get a real sense of them. I probably could’ve done it while I was reading the book, but I just couldn’t tear my eyes away from the pages. I even lost track of time, and was incredibly surprised that it was a lot later than I thought it was when I actually finished. I felt like it just flew by so quickly, and I didn’t want it to end at all.
I would definitely recommend to this book to all of you, especially my fellow Melbournians. It’s a really incredible story so I hope some of you will pick it up in the future so we can fangirl together.
Thank you to Johanna for sending me a copy of this beautiful book.
*A copy of this book was supplied to us by the author in exchange for an honest review.
I’m writing this review immediately after finishing Music From Standing Waves—my mind is racing a million miles a minute. Basically, I can’t promise that this is going to make any sense but I’m going to try my best to explain how much I loved this book.
The moment I opened the e-mail from Johanna, I knew this book was going to be my cup of tea. It’s set half in Queensland, half in my home city of Melbourne. It’s about music. I was completely sold. I’m not a musician myself, but I’ve always loved books about music and art. I’m really interested, and awed, by the dedication needed to succeed. More than that, I love reading about characters with big ambitions, but I’ll go more into that later on in the review.
I loved reading about Melbourne. I’ve only read a few, and so the excitement of actually knowing the streets mentioned hasn’t worn off yet. There’s a part in the book where the characters are walking down Lygon Street, and I could the atmosphere perfectly. I love being able to do that—it makes the story that much more real to me. I don’t know how I would have felt about this story without the familiar setting.
The characters are great. Abby is definitely the one I connect the most with. She’d incredible ambitious, which is something I definitely understand. I might not be into music, but I understand her need to succeed. Just like Abby, I’d never give up my dreams for someone else. I haven’t read about a character that I’ve connected with on that level for a long time—it was very refreshing. She wasn’t without faults, of course. She made some really stupid decisions, but that’s what made her so realistic. I honestly felt like I was reading about a real person. I also really liked Abby’s friendship with Jess. They just had a really great relationship, which I’m always up for in books.
I have to admit, I don’t know a lot about violin, but I think that aspect of it was great. I was never bored by the details we were given, and I could understand what was going on even if I didn’t know the specific pieces. I am actually really interested to look up the pieces Abby played so that I can get a real sense of them. I probably could’ve done it while I was reading the book, but I just couldn’t tear my eyes away from the pages. I even lost track of time, and was incredibly surprised that it was a lot later than I thought it was when I actually finished. I felt like it just flew by so quickly, and I didn’t want it to end at all.
I would definitely recommend to this book to all of you, especially my fellow Melbournians. It’s a really incredible story so I hope some of you will pick it up in the future so we can fangirl together.
Thank you to Johanna for sending me a copy of this beautiful book.
cherime's review
5.0
Addiction is addiction. It can be to music as well as to anything else. The urge to leave a small town and make it big elsewhere is a recurring theme because it happens to so many young people raised in small towns. In this story we read about a young girl who hates where she is and wants to leave. The big passion in her life provided the catalyst for a move. The move is fought tooth and nail by her mother with no real reason given. Excellent tale, great character development.
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