Reviews - The Librarian of Burned Books

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The Librarian of Burned Books

Brianna Labuskes

4.01 AVERAGE

kitten's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

coschhh's review

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The first half was hard to get into with 3 characters and storylines that are very similar. I struggled telling them apart. Then, once they became intertwined the book got much better. I enjoyed the message and the different WWII perspective that I haven’t read about before.

carrieemoran's review

4.0

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book. I don't read a ton of historical fiction, but the premise & promise of some queer characters, plus great writing, kept me motivated. I loved the way the stories wove together, and the themes felt all too relevant in a society that seems to be sliding back into fascism. This book was excellent & very timely.

jckrbbt's review against another edition

3.25

medium-paced

ashc123's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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: Yes

chile16's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

skynet666's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this story and learned a lot. However, I found the jump between similar timelines and characters hard to follow for the first part of the book.

joanapo's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amcastle's review

5.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

adrianas65's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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