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A review by smilagros
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
This was my work book club pick and I did not mind it. I read it on audio and I loved the full cast. I thought that this was historically accurate, especially regarding Opaline’s story. I normally am not someone who enjoys magic realism in their books but I did not mind it in this one.
Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Sexism