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The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis

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lori_reed's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious sad

4.5

twstdtink's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective sad 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

3.25

This story unfolds across two time periods: the 1940s and the 1980s. The 1940s narrative is a tumultuous love story told from two different perspectives, while the 1980s storyline features a bookstore owner with a magical ability to glean emotions from used books. Toward the end, the two plots mingle. The plot was enjoyable to unravel. However, it suffered pacing issues, and some twists were a bit predictable. Ashlyn's magical ability felt underdeveloped, almost like an afterthought used to resolve some challenging parts of the main story. Despite these shortcomings, I found the book enjoyable and refreshingly unique compared to other recent reads.

meghan_baclawski's review against another edition

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medium-paced

5.0

stephym's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

taylorbardin2015's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

x33chelsiee's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5!
It was good and I wanted to know what happened. However, sometimes I got bored. I also felt it was silly at times. Why would a stranger be so invested to figure out what happened.