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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
One of my favorite books I read this year such a sweet, sweet story. My favorite things like
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I just finished The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore and here are my musings.
Chloe Sampson is struggling to make ends meet. Her mother left her and her three younger siblings and she is now in charge. Working in the local library is what barely pays the bills but when she finds a rare edition of a book she knows might bring in some extra money, she takes it home. Her crotchety neighbor offers her an obscene amount of money for the book which makes Chloe take a closer look.
The book has written messages in it. She realizes that her neighbor, Jasper, was definitely one of the writers. This triggers Chloe and the man who saves her brother, into a scavenger hunt to find more books by the love birds written inside the pages of some classic books.
The more she gets to know Jasper in the pages, the easier it is to get to know the old man next door. A man with sadness and loneliness in his eyes but begrudgingly starts to open up to Cgloe and her siblings. The unexpected friendship that blossoms between them, Chloe realizes that not all love stories start or end the same.
I think I was just as invested in finding those books as Chloe was. To know that Jasper’s lost love was something he never got over, decades later, was so heartbreaking. Thanks to Chloe finding and returning the book, it ended up opening Jasper up into letting people into his heart again. He spent a long time in utter sadness and it took remembering the lost love in a new way, not in darkness, to really start living again. The book reminded Jasper that he loved to read too. The book is loaded with family drama, romance and unlikely friendships.
It was amazing to get both timelines. Jasper’s past and how the writing got into the books and the present. It hit me right in the feelers. Chloe gave up her life to take care of her siblings and she didn’t realize just how much she is loved. I’m tearing up just typing this review.
It has some really sweet moments and some really deep parts and a chuckle or two. It was my favorite read of the month and that’s saying something.
4.5 stars. If you love women’s fiction books about books with a little bit of everything… This has to be your next read
Thank you to @netgalley and @sourcecasa for my gifted copy
Chloe Sampson is struggling to make ends meet. Her mother left her and her three younger siblings and she is now in charge. Working in the local library is what barely pays the bills but when she finds a rare edition of a book she knows might bring in some extra money, she takes it home. Her crotchety neighbor offers her an obscene amount of money for the book which makes Chloe take a closer look.
The book has written messages in it. She realizes that her neighbor, Jasper, was definitely one of the writers. This triggers Chloe and the man who saves her brother, into a scavenger hunt to find more books by the love birds written inside the pages of some classic books.
The more she gets to know Jasper in the pages, the easier it is to get to know the old man next door. A man with sadness and loneliness in his eyes but begrudgingly starts to open up to Cgloe and her siblings. The unexpected friendship that blossoms between them, Chloe realizes that not all love stories start or end the same.
I think I was just as invested in finding those books as Chloe was. To know that Jasper’s lost love was something he never got over, decades later, was so heartbreaking. Thanks to Chloe finding and returning the book, it ended up opening Jasper up into letting people into his heart again. He spent a long time in utter sadness and it took remembering the lost love in a new way, not in darkness, to really start living again. The book reminded Jasper that he loved to read too. The book is loaded with family drama, romance and unlikely friendships.
It was amazing to get both timelines. Jasper’s past and how the writing got into the books and the present. It hit me right in the feelers. Chloe gave up her life to take care of her siblings and she didn’t realize just how much she is loved. I’m tearing up just typing this review.
It has some really sweet moments and some really deep parts and a chuckle or two. It was my favorite read of the month and that’s saying something.
4.5 stars. If you love women’s fiction books about books with a little bit of everything… This has to be your next read
Thank you to @netgalley and @sourcecasa for my gifted copy
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The literary references, the reality of life, the drama and hopeless romantics
2.5/3 ⭐️ It felt like a knock off The Lonely Hearts Book Club (which I LOVED). Eventually it felt like its own story but lacked some character development to really hit. I might have liked it more if I hadn’t read Lonely Hearts first. Also, she could have worked in an update from Lonely Hearts and didn’t. Boo.
I enjoyed getting to know the characters even though that was kind of a slow start. I wanted more about the kids and Jasper and how he adjusted to their presence.
But I really disliked the choices of one of the main characters, who seemed entitled and selfish to me, despite the rationale for the choices.
But I really disliked the choices of one of the main characters, who seemed entitled and selfish to me, despite the rationale for the choices.
I really enjoyed this book. The Library of Borrowed Hearts is a multiple point of view novel that takes place over 60 years with flashbacks to the early story of Jasper and Catherine and the contemporary story of the family and their neighbors. I loved how the book interwove the stories, the characters, and particularly the growth of Jasper in the later chapters. The different point of views add so much interest to the inner monologue of the characters. The only one who I honestly feel got short changed in the end was Chloe, I think there should have been a little more completion to her story.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes