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The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

12 reviews

rosietomyn's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, War, Stalking, and Addiction

town_scar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

Docked a star because the timey-wimey stuff got to be hard to follow. I found the end very confusing and hard to follow. I did read this while actively traveling in Dublin so its possible my travel brain made it harder to follow along.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Physical abuse, Death, Child death, and Misogyny

Moderate: War, Mental illness, Stalking, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Grief

clothildev's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, War, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Suicide, Death, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Blood, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Abandonment

julesfrigault's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Stalking, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Self harm

jijirich's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Based on the cover and title (specifically the Amazon Kindle title which called the book "charming and uplifting"), I expected a cozy novel. The mystery aspects were fun, but I wasn't prepared for graphic violence against women. I rated it as highly as I did because I think if my expectations were different, I would have liked it more, but even still the characters felt flat and the plot had several gaping chasms.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Confinement, Abandonment, Child death, Alcoholism, and Murder

ceruleanorchid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Suicide, Stalking, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

lochnessvhs's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Oh dear...perhaps this would be easiest in bullet form:

• I adored Opaline's story. It was the standout. Had the entire book been Opaline's story and thoroughly fleshed out, this may have been a 4-star read.
• Henry was the dullest, flattest, most useless character.
• Henry and Martha did not seem to have any chemistry whatsoever. It was only in the moments where one of them are thinking "oh s/he's perfect!" that anything came across, and it felt like we were being reminded they were supposed to be together. 
• The magical realism of the story was shoe-horned in and so lightly defined that it seemed to be pointless.
• There are 3 books in this book. One is possibly great (Opaline), one is okay (Martha and her husband and how she grows as a person) and one terrible (Henry and Martha and the magic bookshop).
• Plot holes make my head hurt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Stalking, and War

girrllie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

It started off with a good premise but then got soooo boring. I barely finished it and skimmed most of the last third.  The character’s  choices didn’t hold together for me. I was expecting a fun story with a little magical element and instead got secondary trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Stalking, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

The interpersonal violence was super high and traumatic.

trippalli's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

An excellent historic fiction. I appreciate it how they brought light to the women being put in seeing this albums when they spoke up or independent and brought to light the issues with arranged marriages and abusive marriages and how difficult it is to get away from it. Abusive relationship was interesting how they went back and forth between the two time periods and the what lives of those two people being interwoven

I don't think the story had a lot of surprises but it was well written and engaging story. I didn't want to put it down till it was done and I got invested in the people, characters and their goals and outcomes during the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Cancer, Child death, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Abandonment, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

katievallin's review

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexism, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Death, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Infidelity, War, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Medical content, Cursing, Death of parent, and Suicide