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A review by hiiamkye
The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore
5.0
Thrilling, Delightful, Inspirational
This beautifully woven story follows modern day Chloe Sampson and her siblings while she unravels secrets from a 1960’s love story. Chloe finds out about more than just a quick fling, but a life-long, complicated devotion between margin writers C and J. The Library of Borrowed Hearts Is a beautiful example of how a multiple point-of-view story should work.
I adored this book. The banter between characters, strong feminist women, aching heart break, and family ties - both biological and found, gave me a reason to turn page after page. It was thrilling. The twist shocked and delighted me. It is one of the sort of books that I wish I could read for the first time all over again.
It has also inspired me to read books mentioned throughout. There’s a list at the end for this exact purpose and I love that it was included.
Truly, my only complaint is the way the margin notes between C and J are organized in the text. It made it difficult to follow along. I’m not sure how to fix the format issue, I just know it annoyed me.
I look forward to reading everything Lucy Gilmore writes.
Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
This beautifully woven story follows modern day Chloe Sampson and her siblings while she unravels secrets from a 1960’s love story. Chloe finds out about more than just a quick fling, but a life-long, complicated devotion between margin writers C and J. The Library of Borrowed Hearts Is a beautiful example of how a multiple point-of-view story should work.
I adored this book. The banter between characters, strong feminist women, aching heart break, and family ties - both biological and found, gave me a reason to turn page after page. It was thrilling. The twist shocked and delighted me. It is one of the sort of books that I wish I could read for the first time all over again.
It has also inspired me to read books mentioned throughout. There’s a list at the end for this exact purpose and I love that it was included.
Truly, my only complaint is the way the margin notes between C and J are organized in the text. It made it difficult to follow along. I’m not sure how to fix the format issue, I just know it annoyed me.
I look forward to reading everything Lucy Gilmore writes.
Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the ARC. All opinions are my own.