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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
This book hurt. In a good way.
My best friend in high school, her mom was a hoarder. I was the person allowed inside. I hurt for them both.
My own home was messy and broken a lot, more than a “normal” home. I hurt for myself.
This book healed that all in a little way.
My best friend in high school, her mom was a hoarder. I was the person allowed inside. I hurt for them both.
My own home was messy and broken a lot, more than a “normal” home. I hurt for myself.
This book healed that all in a little way.
This was a beautiful story. I loved how real and authentic it was, without being overly sappy with a teenage love story. I felt like I really got to know these characters. I also feel like it handled mental health pretty well, and it normalized therapy. It mentioned different types of hoarding, and the underlying causes that need to be confronted. Even when the therapists suggestions didn’t seem to work, it addressed the need to be absolutely honest, and that until you’re ready to be honest, you can’t fully get the right help. It addresses beauty in brokenness, and that changed dreams can be still as happy as original dreams. It embraces uniqueness and handled teenage friendships, non-friendships, and relationships really well. There is also a beautiful picture of boundaries and mistakes and being hurt and true forgiveness. Plus throughout the whole thing is a love of books and a love of words and a realization of when getting too lost in someone else’s story makes you forget to live your own.
It was just beautiful. I picked it up on a whim, and was so pleasantly surprised. It resonated with me on quite a few levels, and I’d definitely recommend it.
It was just beautiful. I picked it up on a whim, and was so pleasantly surprised. It resonated with me on quite a few levels, and I’d definitely recommend it.
Storied of teens having to grow up too quick paired with parenting the very adults that are supposed to be caring for them always hits me where it hurts. I quickly fell for these characters and all their emotions but their complex stories/tragedies/home lives made them memorable. As the debut title for a newly formed Not So YA Book Club at our library this one will have lots of great discussion for us to delve into.
I put the Library of Lost Things on my TBR list because I love to read books about books and libraries. This met those requirements loosely as the main character loves reading, classic literature and Shakespeare. She uses books and reading as a crutch that ties into the plot lines of hoarding in the book. The characters were likeable and the pacing was good. I enjoyed the buildup of the romance and think they made a very nice couple. I liked the friendship between Darcy and Marisol and want to be invited to Marisol's house for dinner with all the descriptions of the Mexican food! It was a reasonably cute YA contemporary romance, but just ok for me. 3*
3.5 stars, a cute story but some parts didn't land with me.
An easy read, but too girlish, teenagish romance-y for my liking.
I found this a really enjoyable story. It was quite a cute story. I enjoyed reading of the impacts of hoarding on families. A nice teen read.
What I read: The Library of Lost Things by Laura Taylor Namey
Why I picked it up: Liked the cover, had some hoopla borrows, and almost always appreciate a book about books.
How I read it: On audio at 2x.
What it’s about: Darcy has spent her life capturing books and words. Her mother is a hoarder and the only safe spot is her bedroom which has shelves lined with hundreds of books. The story centers around her 18th birthday when everything changes: she finds love, her father reaches out, and her grandmother stops financially supporting her. It becomes the perfect storm for beginning a new journey for both her and her mom.
What I liked: Asher is surprisingly delightful.
What I disliked: I don’t think enough of her mom’s struggle was explored. It seemed easily fixed, which it wouldn’t be.
Genre: Young Adult, books about books, first love.
Rating & Recommendation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and yup!
Why I picked it up: Liked the cover, had some hoopla borrows, and almost always appreciate a book about books.
How I read it: On audio at 2x.
What it’s about: Darcy has spent her life capturing books and words. Her mother is a hoarder and the only safe spot is her bedroom which has shelves lined with hundreds of books. The story centers around her 18th birthday when everything changes: she finds love, her father reaches out, and her grandmother stops financially supporting her. It becomes the perfect storm for beginning a new journey for both her and her mom.
What I liked: Asher is surprisingly delightful.
What I disliked: I don’t think enough of her mom’s struggle was explored. It seemed easily fixed, which it wouldn’t be.
Genre: Young Adult, books about books, first love.
Rating & Recommendation: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and yup!
I wanted to love this book so much, it has a bookworm of a main character who deals with her life issues by immersing herself in books and their worlds. I found the romance interesting because of both characters but it never really gripped and I never felt the spark, they were cute enough but that was it. The issue with her mother and her growing into her identity was probably the most impacting thing of this book but the romance fell flat for me