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A review by laporziuncula
The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston
Did not finish book.
2.0
I really wanted to like this; it was my second attempt with it and I only made it halfway through before throwing in the towel, it had gotten to feeling like such a chore. (And there was a waiting list of people waiting for the library book, so I guess it’s better to just return and let someone else enjoy it, right?)
I feel like it had so much promise. I loved the antique shop setting, the concept of Xanthe hearing antique objects reach out to her. I was even intrigued by the time travel premise though I find time travel to often be fraught with plot holes. (It’s riddled with them.)
The story was so convoluted, and just dragged and dragged. The interactions between the characters all felt fake. I often found myself wondering if it had been edited at all.
My second attempt was with audio book and while at first I liked the narrator’s unique voice and animated narration it quickly got tiresome. It was too affected, especially when reading characters voices, especially that of the men and the seventeenth century characters.
Two stars because I did like the premise and I loved the cover art.
I feel like it had so much promise. I loved the antique shop setting, the concept of Xanthe hearing antique objects reach out to her. I was even intrigued by the time travel premise though I find time travel to often be fraught with plot holes. (It’s riddled with them.)
The story was so convoluted, and just dragged and dragged. The interactions between the characters all felt fake. I often found myself wondering if it had been edited at all.
My second attempt was with audio book and while at first I liked the narrator’s unique voice and animated narration it quickly got tiresome. It was too affected, especially when reading characters voices, especially that of the men and the seventeenth century characters.
Two stars because I did like the premise and I loved the cover art.