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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
3⭐️I have conflicted feelings about this, interesting at parts but then boring and confusing at others. Good premise but the writing felt like it was lacking something for me? Wish I could have enjoyed it more but sometimes you just can't gel with a book
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
I enjoyed how she set up the magical realism in this book. A few fun surprises plot-wise though nothing that threw me for a loop.
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse
I feel like the best way to describe this book is that it slowly rips out your heartstrings and then gently sews them back in.
A wonderfully magical story told through 3 different perspectives, Opaline, Martha and Henry going through very different times in their lives. This was such a fast read because I couldn't put it down, the writing is enchantingly beautiful with a magical mystery and a connection between the characters that slowly gets revealed. I can't recommend this enough, it truly is a book for when you want an escape.
I did not finish this book.
The story is told via three protagonists. Opaline, a woman born in the 1920s who loves literature and is fighting against a system that oppresses women. In the ‘current’ timeline, there is Martha, a woman who is trying to make a new life for herself after surviving domestic violence. Also in the current timeline is Henry, a young man in search of a lost manuscript in a lost bookshop.
I was listening to it as an audiobook and got about halfway. It’s boring. The three characters all sound the same. They have identical sounding values and characters. Martha and Henry are supposed to be in a current time but they don’t act like it. The writing is not amazing. The book seems to genre swap into a romance without any warning in a way that feels jarring. There is no chemistry between Martha and Henry. They also keep running into each a ridiculous number of times despite living in a big city and having nothing in common.
I picked this book for the magical realism aspect, but unfortunately there is little mention of it at the halfway point…
This book was not for me unfortunately.
The story is told via three protagonists. Opaline, a woman born in the 1920s who loves literature and is fighting against a system that oppresses women. In the ‘current’ timeline, there is Martha, a woman who is trying to make a new life for herself after surviving domestic violence. Also in the current timeline is Henry, a young man in search of a lost manuscript in a lost bookshop.
I was listening to it as an audiobook and got about halfway. It’s boring. The three characters all sound the same. They have identical sounding values and characters. Martha and Henry are supposed to be in a current time but they don’t act like it. The writing is not amazing. The book seems to genre swap into a romance without any warning in a way that feels jarring. There is no chemistry between Martha and Henry. They also keep running into each a ridiculous number of times despite living in a big city and having nothing in common.
I picked this book for the magical realism aspect, but unfortunately there is little mention of it at the halfway point…
This book was not for me unfortunately.