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A review by montigneyrules
The Readers' Room by Antoine Laurain, Emily Boyce, Jane Aitken
4.0
#readingchallenge2021 (my extra books!)
Small, charming, and fast-moving, I rather enjoy Laurain’s short stories. He has a unique skill blending fantasy, wittiness, and mystery into such little worlds- in which it is so easy to become immersed in each story, devouring quickly.
I believe the magic lies in his ability to so quickly develop strong characters; engaging the reader to expand their expectations.
This novel was set as a whodunit, framed within magical realism exploration, and written through a beautifully driven plot. Even when I felt there was a predictability in the story, there were elements spliced in to add beyond the obvious.
Always a joy to spend the day within Laurain’s new world
Small, charming, and fast-moving, I rather enjoy Laurain’s short stories. He has a unique skill blending fantasy, wittiness, and mystery into such little worlds- in which it is so easy to become immersed in each story, devouring quickly.
I believe the magic lies in his ability to so quickly develop strong characters; engaging the reader to expand their expectations.
This novel was set as a whodunit, framed within magical realism exploration, and written through a beautifully driven plot. Even when I felt there was a predictability in the story, there were elements spliced in to add beyond the obvious.
Always a joy to spend the day within Laurain’s new world