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A review by shelleys_book_nook
The Vanishing of Josephine Reynolds by Jennifer Moorman
2.0
When I saw the blurb of this book, a woman steps through a door to 1927 and meets her great-grandmother, I knew I had to read it. Plus look at that fabulous cover! This is more historical fiction than magical realism, which disappointed me. I liked the idea of a magic entryway to the past that ends up helping you in the future, that part I did enjoy. The writing felt more like a romance, which isn’t my thing either. I did like watching the main character, Josephine come into her own. But what I didn’t like was the fact that she goes into a new timeline and boom! She starts a new romance.
The plot moves at a very slow pace and at times I was bored. I wasn’t a big fan of the main character either, she grated on me the wrong way for some reason. Just another woman who lost herself to a marriage and doesn’t start to live her life until he’s dead. I did love the character of her sister though, she was a force to be reckoned with and supported Joe one hundred percent. I wasn’t a fan of the rudimentary writing style or how the ending was tied up into a neat little bow, I found it very superficial.
The plot moves at a very slow pace and at times I was bored. I wasn’t a big fan of the main character either, she grated on me the wrong way for some reason. Just another woman who lost herself to a marriage and doesn’t start to live her life until he’s dead. I did love the character of her sister though, she was a force to be reckoned with and supported Joe one hundred percent. I wasn’t a fan of the rudimentary writing style or how the ending was tied up into a neat little bow, I found it very superficial.