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A review by bookmarkedbybritt
The Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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
4.0
Who else loves to read books about books? 👋
When I was looking to fill my July with some lighthearted reads, The Last Chance Library was mentioned multiple times and definitely hit the mark for what I was looking for.
A library in danger? ✅
Small town vibes? ✅
An unlikely hero? ✅
A gigantic pull on your heart strings? ✅
I think an unpopular opinion here, but I had a hard time connecting with June’s character. I really struggled with her inner dialogue at times, and it was eye-opening to me to experience social anxiety through a character like her. Ultimately, I just didn’t find her incredibly relatable, to me personally, but I think she would be relatable to SO MANY people. Her small wins were HUGE wins in her journey to be the person she wanted and needed to be.
Now, there was an obvious star of the show with this novel, and that was Stanley. His sacrifice, his open heart and mind and his quiet strength was so lovely to read. I would go back and read this book specifically to read his story again.
I really liked the heart of this book. The author really captured the spirit of what a library is to a community. The characters depicted in the teeny village were realistic and, honestly, seemed a lot like the crowd I regularly run into at my local library! It was crazy to imagine the services that a library offers being packaged up and removed from a community… scary stuff. 😬 I, thankfully, buddy read this with @readwith_adele so was able to share my emotions as I went through the roller coaster of this book.
A library is always so much more than books. ❤️
When I was looking to fill my July with some lighthearted reads, The Last Chance Library was mentioned multiple times and definitely hit the mark for what I was looking for.
A library in danger? ✅
Small town vibes? ✅
An unlikely hero? ✅
A gigantic pull on your heart strings? ✅
I think an unpopular opinion here, but I had a hard time connecting with June’s character. I really struggled with her inner dialogue at times, and it was eye-opening to me to experience social anxiety through a character like her. Ultimately, I just didn’t find her incredibly relatable, to me personally, but I think she would be relatable to SO MANY people. Her small wins were HUGE wins in her journey to be the person she wanted and needed to be.
Now, there was an obvious star of the show with this novel, and that was Stanley. His sacrifice, his open heart and mind and his quiet strength was so lovely to read. I would go back and read this book specifically to read his story again.
I really liked the heart of this book. The author really captured the spirit of what a library is to a community. The characters depicted in the teeny village were realistic and, honestly, seemed a lot like the crowd I regularly run into at my local library! It was crazy to imagine the services that a library offers being packaged up and removed from a community… scary stuff. 😬 I, thankfully, buddy read this with @readwith_adele so was able to share my emotions as I went through the roller coaster of this book.
A library is always so much more than books. ❤️