Reviews - The Library of Borrowed Hearts

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The Library of Borrowed Hearts

Lucy Gilmore

3.89 AVERAGE

llon1976's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

efaracarter's review against another edition

3.0

Hoopla audio Another great curmudgeon.

The 1960 story was lacking for me and seemed to drag a bit

sheparksit's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

yesdnil's review against another edition

3.25

emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Library of Borrowed Hearts is a stronger read than Lucy Gilmore’s other novel The Lonely Hearts Book Club, which both feature curmudgeon-y old men with hearts of gold.

While I love the idea of a romance that unfolds on the margins of books, the story is a bit slow as it takes place over 5 parts. However, I did not see the plot twist coming (

Zach being Jasper’s grandson

), so that was fun.

He was a romantic. Possibly the most romantic person she’d ever known. His feet were planted on solid ground, but his heart roamed free.

If you don’t like where you are, you don’t have to pack up your whole family and abandon everything you know and love. All you have to do is grab a different story from the shelf.