A review by asourceoffiction
The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce

emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Cute, lyrical and what a delightful set of slightly ridiculous characters. Frank is goodness personified and the way he quietly helps everyone who comes into his shop is so lovely. I'm not sure I found the overall story particularly memorable, and it feels so unnecessarily sad at one point that I really felt the injustice of how Frank and his shop ended up. But there is a scene right at the end that is so filled with joy that it made the whole thing completely worthwhile. I was grinning for the whole chapter, and wanted to leap up and applaud at one point.

A very sweet romance that brilliantly captures the personal emotions that are tied up in music.
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