When I close my eyes and listen to music, I mean really stop and listen to music...when I let the sounds wash over and into me...when I allow the instruments to strum and stroke the most delicate parts of my soul...I am moved in inexplicable ways.

As a lover of words, I must admit, there are times when words do not suffice. Only the quiver of a note could vibrate and make meaning in the atoms of one's spirit.

Australian author, Minnie Darke, captures this phenomena in her novel of lost and found love across many instruments, across many continents, and across many forms of love. This story reminds us during a time when words so easily build and break, that a return to music can be the return to love we need.

Feelings While Reading

-Reminiscence of all the types of deep loves I've felt

-Melancholy in recognizing a deep sense of loneliness I've once felt

-A desire to play and feel music

-A desire to purchase and learn to play the poet

-Encouragement to begin chasing my love and writing again

Oh. MY. Heavens.

This book. This story.

This story is written in a way that it tears out the readers' hearts and then stomps on them but as the story goes along healing comes. What can I even say about this story except that it is beautifully written in a way that makes me believe the author has experienced a sudden loss to be able to so accurately describe so much of that type of loss.

I had never heard of Minnie Drake before and could not tell you if she had written 20 books or if this was her first. But I can tell you after reading The Lost Love Song that I will be one of her faithful followers.

The Lost Love Song will definitely be on my favorite list of 2020 and even of all-time.




Note: This could be a trigger for someone who has had a sudden loss in their life.

Oh. MY. Heavens.

This book. This story.

This story is written in a way that it tears out the readers' hearts and then stomps on them but as the story goes along healing comes. What can I even say about this story except that it is beautifully written in a way that makes me believe the author has experienced a sudden loss to be able to so accurately describe so much of that type of loss.

I had never heard of Minnie Drake before and could not tell you if she had written 20 books or if this was her first. But I can tell you after reading The Lost Love Song that I will be one of her faithful followers.

The Lost Love Song will definitely be on my favorite list of 2020 and even of all-time.

I received an ARC of this book. All thoughts & opinions are my own.

Note: This could be a trigger for someone who has had a sudden loss in their life.

Still dealing emotionally with the death of a love one myself this book hit a little different, which could have affected how I rated the book. I found it to be a sweet and touching book about moving forward, finding ways to bend what might be broken and what is essentially the power of music.
It's been a while since I cried over a book, but it been a while that a book truly touched and moved me. It interweaves between the main story and smaller side stories that tie together in the end in what feels in a way as the musical version of the game telephone, we follow a song as it travels across the globe being transformed by all who touches it.

With everything that is going on in the world, this was a great escape that also allowed me mull over life and other things.

I loved this book for the love, hope and sense of second chances that is portrayed. Arie faces life after a tragedy, in which his concert pianist wife is killed in a car crash. Before the crash, she composed a song that will make its way through the major and minor characters in the book. Evie travels and has not been able to commit to any person or job, except for her poetry. In between the story of Arie and Evie, there are interludes which continue the journey of the song. Original and well written, I highly recommend this book and thank Edelweiss for the ARC.

A nice romance.

I was looking for something lighter, well-written and entertaining. Also looking for a title and/or author that was a hidden gem. My lightbulb moment was courtesy of a friend who reminded me of books by Australian writer Minnie Darke.

The melody of a love song is the thread that connects the stories of a cast of characters across different countries and different paths. The concept had the potential of being corny and contrived, but the way Darke wove it all together was enchanting. There is loss and grief, but that is outweighed by optimism and hope. It was a heartwarming story of second chances, serendipitous connections, of course, love. I really enjoyed it.

soooo close to five stars but just not enough

This book is lovely. It’s quite literally about the relationships between people and a song. Or maybe... stay with me here... it’s a romance between a song and the people who hear it.

I’ll bet if you know things about music or play the piano or play the cello, you would be all about this book. Even my dumb, non-musical self enjoyed it and got caught up in what I will now nauseatingly describe as ‘the power of music.’ Gag, right?