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johnvson90s's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Bello bello bello :,(
0.25 tolti solo perché ho trovato il pattern della storia leggermente banale
0.25 tolti solo perché ho trovato il pattern della storia leggermente banale
serinde4books's review against another edition
3.0
This was a BOTM read for August, but my library copy came in early, so I had
to read it early.
It starts off so dark and dreary and mysterious, and then a secret library with books nobody remembers are stored and still read and loved. And on Daniels first visit he adopts the book title, so it can never go extinct. I loved the premise behind the story. There was a great mystery and what happened to the author Julian? There were parts of the story that were very slow for me, particularly in the middle, I didn't really see how it added to the plot. The ending had a bit of a twist, most of it I had figured out, but the shocker part I did not. But it did wrap everything up nicely in the end. Overall it was an ok book.
For additional reviews please see my blog at www.adventuresofabibliophile.blogspot.com
to read it early.
It starts off so dark and dreary and mysterious, and then a secret library with books nobody remembers are stored and still read and loved. And on Daniels first visit he adopts the book title, so it can never go extinct. I loved the premise behind the story. There was a great mystery and what happened to the author Julian? There were parts of the story that were very slow for me, particularly in the middle, I didn't really see how it added to the plot. The ending had a bit of a twist, most of it I had figured out, but the shocker part I did not. But it did wrap everything up nicely in the end. Overall it was an ok book.
For additional reviews please see my blog at www.adventuresofabibliophile.blogspot.com
starryeyesali's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sbn42's review against another edition
5.0
I don't want to move for fear of leaving the world I have spent 5 days in. I was sucked into this story that winds around a story. I'll have to finish this later when I dare to return to reality.
jon288's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Very atmospheric and gothic, the uncovering of the mysteries of the past was done really well. Strange and compelling characters, and an evocative setting
she_reader's review against another edition
4.0
Clever concept but a lot of exposition and a drawn out ending that somehow didn’t feel finished, not to say I wanted to read more
lakmus's review against another edition
This book /looks/ like it'd tick all the boxes, but as of page 200 I officially give up. So far it's been all aesthetic and no oomph - awesome aesthetic, mind you, but something is just not clicking.