A review by venturajai31
Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

To start off, the writing is impeccable. Honestly, I think I stayed reading as long as I did because of how well the author wrote this novel because it was great. 

With that said, the story was just plain boring. I DNF’d around the 65% mark and let my library loan expire, then decided to start it again a couple days ago. It truly didn’t pick up until the 88% mark for me and that’s when I felt like I couldn’t put it down. I liked Viv as a character, adored Fern and Porkroast, and was very intrigued by Satchel BUT it just felt like I was reading just to read, not to experience these things with Viv as a character but instead through a looking glass.

I’m going to read Legends & Lattes because I’m curious but as of right now, I’m almost not excited for it, which is disappointing.