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2.92 AVERAGE
2.92 AVERAGE
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
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:
Yes
It just wasn’t gripping me. There was a lot of exposition then repeated in dialogue and that first sex scene wasn’t doing it for me. That and 88 pages in and they were still on the first day they met.
I really enjoyed the premise of the shop with the friend/sisters and the people of the town thinking they are witches. I liked Sera so much, I love her love of books and her friendships, and how she's working on growing. But oh my gosh I wish she would have gotten therapy, there was so much trauma and pain in her childhood. As for Ford, I also liked him a lot, but he drove me a little mad - again, therapy!!! Please!!!
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
I really enjoyed "The Bookbinder's Guide to Love." The book follows Serafina Conte, a young woman who co-owns a wiccan/new age store with her two best friends and who comes into contact with Wes when her mentor, and his estranged grandfather, leaves her a box of antique books. Sera and Wes have an instant physical connection, but the emotional one takes work, work neither is really sure they want to put in, not because they don't feel the connection but because they bear the scars of their past. Katherine Garbera's writing helps the reader come along with Sera and Wes as they each traverse a road of personal and emotional growth and transformation. This book is a lovely example of how small connections can have big impacts.
4.5 stars rounded to 5. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary ARC of this book. The opinions herein are my own.
4.5 stars rounded to 5. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a complimentary ARC of this book. The opinions herein are my own.