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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A promising, charming premise that turns into a very confusing narrative that, as it turns out, really doesn't focus on a lost bookshop all that much. If you're hoping to be invested in the setting, you'll be disappointed!
I could go on and on about what I'm baffled by throughout the book, but here's the big big thing: if Madame B is the personification of the lost bookshop, and can appear to and even intervene in Martha's life, then why on earth didn't she intervene in Opaline's? Opaline gets thrown into an asylum, loses her child-- a child whose survival doesn't even really mean much because if I have this right she gets hit by an actual train later in the story-- NO ONE intervenes on her behalf. Not even, it would seem, a magical book store. What magic did it have for her at all in the end? It could have been just a normal shop waiting for her after everything was said and done! Absolutely not worth the near 500 page read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse
Moderate: Alcohol
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I hope Mrs Bowden apprars in future work
Sigh..... I can't decide what to write about this book just yet.
So many emotions. It definitely was not what I expected.
So many emotions. It definitely was not what I expected.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Got more interesting towards the end
3.5☆ a cute little read, it grew on me and I definitely enjoyed it more towards the end.
I do not get the hype with this book. I found it predictable and not that interesting. I enjoyed Opaline's story most but found Martha and Henry annoying and their "insta-love" which took forever to resolve was tedious. Whenever I read multiple POVs where they both love each other but aren't together yet, it takes out any tension and just seems boring.
I did like that the multiple POVs were always in the same order so I knew who's story was coming next. But overall I was just trying to get through it.
Listened at 1.75x speed on Libby app through my local library.
I did like that the multiple POVs were always in the same order so I knew who's story was coming next. But overall I was just trying to get through it.
Listened at 1.75x speed on Libby app through my local library.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
What a beautifully written book. It really captured my attention and the different tales weaved together beautifully. Great read when you’re wanting some mystery and uplifting storytelling.