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The In-Between Bookstore
by Edward Underhill
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm going to be thinking about this book for a long time.
As a fan of Edward Underhill's other books, I requested for an ARC knowing that I would enjoy anything he publishes, but what I didn't know was that I would be getting teary eyed and emotional over Darby's story in The In-Between Bookstore. The book starts with him getting let go from his job in New York City, rent being raised, and feeling stuck in life. Darby makes a last minute decision to go home and help his Mom move out of his childhood home, giving him time to rethink his life and figure out of NYC is really for him. If that wasn't enough, his ex-best friend is still in town and his pre-transitioned teenage self is stuck in time at the bookstore he worked at in high school.
This novel highlights a lot of self discovery and the different choices you make in life. It makes me think a lot of myself. While I'm not close to entering my thirties like Darby, I had the same idea to run away from my hometown to start a "new life". I didn't think I could be myself as a trans-man surrounded by people I've known all my life, so I went to an out-of-state college and started my own transition there. It's never easy thinking about the choices I made to be where I am today, but I am happy with those decisions. I hope Darby can be happy with those decisions too.
As a fan of Edward Underhill's other books, I requested for an ARC knowing that I would enjoy anything he publishes, but what I didn't know was that I would be getting teary eyed and emotional over Darby's story in The In-Between Bookstore. The book starts with him getting let go from his job in New York City, rent being raised, and feeling stuck in life. Darby makes a last minute decision to go home and help his Mom move out of his childhood home, giving him time to rethink his life and figure out of NYC is really for him. If that wasn't enough, his ex-best friend is still in town and his pre-transitioned teenage self is stuck in time at the bookstore he worked at in high school.
This novel highlights a lot of self discovery and the different choices you make in life. It makes me think a lot of myself. While I'm not close to entering my thirties like Darby, I had the same idea to run away from my hometown to start a "new life". I didn't think I could be myself as a trans-man surrounded by people I've known all my life, so I went to an out-of-state college and started my own transition there. It's never easy thinking about the choices I made to be where I am today, but I am happy with those decisions. I hope Darby can be happy with those decisions too.