The Heartbeat Library by Laura Imai Messina

3.97 AVERAGE

marinels's review against another edition

3.25
emotional inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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: No
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ruthie_the_librarian's review against another edition

3.0
emotional reflective slow-paced
I found it quite difficult to get into this book initially, but by the end I was completely caught up in the story and found it very moving.  It is a little bit of a slow burn, and the style might not be to everyone's liking, but the gentle pace built from something melancholy to a really engaging story, and whilst I wasn't much interested in the main character to begin with, he grew on me as I read.  The more I knew about him, the more engaged I was.
This is an emotional, sweet story, and saw me immediately looking up afterwards if there actually is an island with an archive of heartbeats in Japan, so that maybe one day I can try to visit.
With thanks to Netgalley for my copy.
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crisadmaiora's review against another edition

4.0
emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
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naimayaye's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced
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lauretta's review against another edition

4.5
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

ekia's review against another edition

5.0
emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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alen97's review against another edition

3.0
Ho faticato a finirlo sinceramente. È scorso più lentamente rispetto agli altri suoi libri.

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Really suffered to finish this one to be honest. It went slower than the other books of her.
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dilettareads's review against another edition

3.75
emotional reflective medium-paced

sayasan's review against another edition

5.0
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
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sara92's review against another edition

5.0
emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes