Beck has a piano for a heart and a mother who would see it break to get what she wants. Forced to fulfill his mother's failed dreams of becoming a concert pianist, Beck lives in a cycle of grueling practice and punishment. He has no friends and no life outside the music room until he meets August, a girl who is all light and noise. August refuses to let Beck stay in the shadows, but his mother’s control is absolute. Beck must find the strength to play his own song before the music stops forever.

This edition of A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews was featured in the May 2018 Illumicrate 'Hidden Talents' subscription box.