A review by thehappybooker
The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay

4.0

The Arcade book store is full of dysfunctional people and fascinating rare-book treasures, arcane knowledge and obsessive detail. The focus is myopic and claustrophobic, set in the perfect ambiance of that haunting bookstore, where the shelves absorb every sound, block the view, and choke the life out of its employees. It got a little too bleak for me and was hard to stick with because of the pervasive sense of people hiding out from life. Its vivid descriptions and evocative atmosphere stick with me.