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katrinaward's review
adventurous
emotional
sad
slow-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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
amber_ldsmom's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing and Grief
Minor: Death and Sexual content
saramschacht's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Grief
shelbyjo's review against another edition
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Grief
bookstolivewith's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I absolutely loved Minnie Darke’s debut Star-Crossed so when I saw her new novel, The Lost Love Song, available on @netgalley , I knew I needed to read it immediately — and it did not disappoint! One of my few five star reads of this entire year, actually!
Synopsis: Diana, a renowned concert pianist, and Arie, an tech specialist, have been in love and engaged for years but are not yet married — much to Arie’s disappointment. While away on her concert tour, Diana writes the perfect love song to give to Arie when she gets home, alongside the fact that she is finally ready to start concretely planning a wedding and a future with him. But tragedy strikes and the love song is lost. Can it make its way around the world and come back to Arie, who needs it now more than ever?
This novel is so bittersweet. That’s the best word for it. There are a lot of really sad, devastating moments here — huge content warnings for death and grief — but the entire novel is a testament to the strength of people’s hearts to continue to move forward even when things are tough.
I would not necessarily categorize The Lost Love Song as a romance novel, even though romance and love obviously play a huge role in the story, because so much of it is love couched in and tempered by grief. I also think because her first novel was more stereotypically rom-com, people might be misled by the title, so consider yourself warned!
It actually reminded me of Turbulence by David Szalay, as both explore themes of the world’s interconnectedness, how much people need each other and how the degrees of separation are fewer than you may think. I think reading it right now, as we all remain socially distanced, struck a particularly resonant chord that the world is really, in many ways, a village of people helping each other along as much as we can.
The Lost Love Song is out on October 13th and Minnie Darke has a fan for life as far as I’m concerned!
Synopsis: Diana, a renowned concert pianist, and Arie, an tech specialist, have been in love and engaged for years but are not yet married — much to Arie’s disappointment. While away on her concert tour, Diana writes the perfect love song to give to Arie when she gets home, alongside the fact that she is finally ready to start concretely planning a wedding and a future with him. But tragedy strikes and the love song is lost. Can it make its way around the world and come back to Arie, who needs it now more than ever?
This novel is so bittersweet. That’s the best word for it. There are a lot of really sad, devastating moments here — huge content warnings for death and grief — but the entire novel is a testament to the strength of people’s hearts to continue to move forward even when things are tough.
I would not necessarily categorize The Lost Love Song as a romance novel, even though romance and love obviously play a huge role in the story, because so much of it is love couched in and tempered by grief. I also think because her first novel was more stereotypically rom-com, people might be misled by the title, so consider yourself warned!
It actually reminded me of Turbulence by David Szalay, as both explore themes of the world’s interconnectedness, how much people need each other and how the degrees of separation are fewer than you may think. I think reading it right now, as we all remain socially distanced, struck a particularly resonant chord that the world is really, in many ways, a village of people helping each other along as much as we can.
The Lost Love Song is out on October 13th and Minnie Darke has a fan for life as far as I’m concerned!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
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