A review by mrsdragon
The Bookstore by Deborah Meyler

4.0

I enjoyed the book. The writing, the story, the characters--okay, MOST of the characters. There was one major disconnect for me though. The entire books revolves around Esme's conviction of her love for Mitchell but I was not convinced. And maybe that's part of the point. She knows he is bad news. She admits that if this was someone else's story, she would want the heroine to run away. But she clings to a misguided notion of love. I'm not entirely sure what she is mistaking for love. Desire based on Mitchell's hot and cold nature? Watching their relationship is watching a primer on abuse.

I still found it a compelling read, and there were some beautiful turns of phrase you could get lost in.