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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There is something about Henry that I don't love.
I also can't get past the part where Josef was literally fighting for the Germans in WWII and Opeline is all "he's my soulmate." Girl what? Are we going to ignore that he was a literal Nazi? I don't care that he was supposedly conscripted and he's actually Austrian. It's still pretty freaking weird and wrong.
Armond, Lindon, Shane, and Matthew all sucked in there own ways. Armond didn't come as a surprise. The Star Wars reveal for Lindon was strange. Shane was obviously a bad human. Matthew was probably an okay guy until he developed feelings for a pregnant woman when he had a whole wife and family at home.
Anyway, after some thought, it seems like the main theme of this book is "Men are the worst."
Give me more Madame Bowden though. I'm obsessed with her.
I also can't get past the part where Josef was literally fighting for the Germans in WWII and Opeline is all "he's my soulmate." Girl what? Are we going to ignore that he was a literal Nazi? I don't care that he was supposedly conscripted and he's actually Austrian. It's still pretty freaking weird and wrong.
Armond, Lindon, Shane, and Matthew all sucked in there own ways. Armond didn't come as a surprise. The Star Wars reveal for Lindon was strange. Shane was obviously a bad human. Matthew was probably an okay guy until he developed feelings for a pregnant woman when he had a whole wife and family at home.
Anyway, after some thought, it seems like the main theme of this book is "Men are the worst."
Give me more Madame Bowden though. I'm obsessed with her.
I enjoyed this book. It was a little slow to start but once I got a couple chapters in, I was hooked. I loved the back and forth from past to present. The characters were so believable. I was so absorbed I didn’t even see the couple of twists coming. Well done!
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
I can’t even think of words to describe this book. Feeling lost myself, it was just the book that I needed to read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
medium-paced
I have to say, this book was delightful. It did reach a point where Opaline’s story would have you in a high and then Martha & Henry’s would bring you down from it. After processing it, I think it helped the wanting more of Opaline and making her chapters something to look forward to. The richness of the plot was incredible and the plot twists, yes twistS, caught me off guard and was pulling my heartstrings.
Incredible read.
Incredible read.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
No
emotional
inspiring
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-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:
Complicated
This was an amazing and magical book filled with hope, love, and believing in yourself!!! I loved the characters and the intersecting stories. Every time we found out there was a connection between our protagonists I was giddy!! Opaline’s story was tragic but also beautiful. I think this book showed love in different facets and the importance of not losing faith in love even when things go to shit. I loved the resilience of Martha and Henry’s love of books!! Finding the Truth was also another beautiful theme. I kept imagining Henry and Martha as like older but I think they maybe were supposed to be in their twenties. This was so light to read I stopped after 60 pages but when I picked it back up I was reading non stop!!