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A review by sharonleavy
The Book Binder's Daughter by Jessica Thorne
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
3.75
Sophie and her horrible boyfriend Victor both work with books. Victor acquires rare book collections, while Sophie restores books, a profession also held by her late father.
When Sophie's estranged Uncle appears and offers her an incredible opportunity, Sophie is torn. The job Uncle Edward is offering is at the Ayredale Collection, where Sophie grew up. A magical world full of the rarest books known to man, Sophie is very interested but also daunted by the notion of returning to a place she barely remembers.
But Ayredale remembers Sophie.
This is, at its heart, a love letter to books, libraries and the magic found within them. It's magical realism, so won't be everyone's bowl of soup, but I really enjoyed it. It did slightly lose me around the middle when we first encountered the tree stuff, but I kept an open mind and enjoyed it for what it was - a very enjoyable fantasy adventure centered around books.
Thank you to the publisher for the ARC via Netgalley.
When Sophie's estranged Uncle appears and offers her an incredible opportunity, Sophie is torn. The job Uncle Edward is offering is at the Ayredale Collection, where Sophie grew up. A magical world full of the rarest books known to man, Sophie is very interested but also daunted by the notion of returning to a place she barely remembers.
But Ayredale remembers Sophie.
This is, at its heart, a love letter to books, libraries and the magic found within them. It's magical realism, so won't be everyone's bowl of soup, but I really enjoyed it. It did slightly lose me around the middle when we first encountered the tree stuff, but I kept an open mind and enjoyed it for what it was - a very enjoyable fantasy adventure centered around books.
Thank you to the publisher for the ARC via Netgalley.