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A review by theawkwardbookw
The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
4.0
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*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*
Ivy Jacobs falls pregnant when she is a teenager and leave her affluent family to join the community run by Joel Davis. Mia is born, and Ivy marries Joel, who is controlling and enforces strict rules for his people. Those who do not follow the rules, are punished swiftly. Mia breaks the rules and visits a library, taking out the Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. She quickly falls in love with the story, but mistakenly leaves her copy in the old barn where it is discovered by Joel. Mia flees, and escapes, but is pursued by Joel. She then finds herself in 1837, where she meets the author of her favourite book.
I thought this was a really cool concept for a book. I loved learning about Ivy and her backstory. Cults are one of my buzz words, so I did enjoy that aspect of the book. I adored the relationship between Mia and her mother, Ivy. Mia was such a great character! I loved how independent she was, and still tried to be adventurous and learn things even though she was scared of Joel. I will say that I liked the first part of the book a bit more then the time traveling portion. The romance felt a bit forced to me, and I didn't particularly care about them together. There is a lot of discussions on women's rights and the power of books, which I thought was really thought out and well done.
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review*
Ivy Jacobs falls pregnant when she is a teenager and leave her affluent family to join the community run by Joel Davis. Mia is born, and Ivy marries Joel, who is controlling and enforces strict rules for his people. Those who do not follow the rules, are punished swiftly. Mia breaks the rules and visits a library, taking out the Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. She quickly falls in love with the story, but mistakenly leaves her copy in the old barn where it is discovered by Joel. Mia flees, and escapes, but is pursued by Joel. She then finds herself in 1837, where she meets the author of her favourite book.
I thought this was a really cool concept for a book. I loved learning about Ivy and her backstory. Cults are one of my buzz words, so I did enjoy that aspect of the book. I adored the relationship between Mia and her mother, Ivy. Mia was such a great character! I loved how independent she was, and still tried to be adventurous and learn things even though she was scared of Joel. I will say that I liked the first part of the book a bit more then the time traveling portion. The romance felt a bit forced to me, and I didn't particularly care about them together. There is a lot of discussions on women's rights and the power of books, which I thought was really thought out and well done.