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The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass

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mel_tahna's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

alexandritewiz's review

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hopeful 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? No

5.0

Just finished reading this and my heart hurts in the best possible way.
This was an incredible book - I really enjoyed the multiple perspectives and the way various hints were dropped throughout so the reader could draw some conclusions before the characters did!

juekker's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.0

shannon_mcdrapcho's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-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

4.0

rorystoryhour's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

Such a sweet and tender middle grade library tale.

kariann_reading_journey's review against another edition

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4.0

“For the first time, it occurred to me that books don’t get used up. Books got powered by the reader, didn’t they? They could be read again and again.”

✨

This was such an adorable book. Given that it’s geared for young readers, as an adult the mysteries felt fairly predictable. However, for young readers this was a great introduction into foreshadowing and using clues to come to the book’s outcome. I also thought it was an interesting choice to tell the story through a child, a cat, and a ghost’s perspective. It added to the overall whimsey. As with other multi POV stories, I gravitated towards one POV in particular. In this story that was the cat’s POV (Mortimer). I’m also a sucker for books about books/reading, so having a story featuring a Little Free Library and the love of reading was sure to be a hit. Listening to the audiobook, I appreciated that there were different narrator’s performing the different POVs. For me, having distinct narrators for different POVs always increases my enjoyment. Overall, if you’re looking for a cute, quick, middle grade read make sure to give this one a try.