Review by indawnespages - The Story Collector

indawnespages 's review for:

The Story Collector by Evie Woods

3.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It was a good book! I didn’t love it as much as I did The Lost Bookshop. I love Evies writing style though. The magic realism she threads within her books really sweep you away. And especially with the backdrop of Ireland.

I enjoyed the Anna’s story more than I did Sarah’s. Sarah’s chapters felt disjointed and the development was hard to see in those chapters. I felt like Oran and Sarah talked only a handful of times, then they are together. I think there would have been a lot more complex things going on for both of them. I liked how reading the journal helped her grieve.

I loved Anna’s story. It made the most sense to me how she thought she was just a “farmers girl” and was unworthy of George’s attention. But the story showed how wrong that idea was.

I did want a different ending of Anna and Harold’s story, but I do understand why the ending was that way. The love that Anna had for her family couldn’t be taken away. I just hope Harold lived a fulfilling life after he got back to USA.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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