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The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore
4.0
I received an e-galley of The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore from Sourcebooks Casablanca via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Library of Borrowed Hearts tells the stories of Chloe, a young almost-librarian, and her discovery of these love notes in old books that she finds in the library she works in. They provide a source of hope, love, and intrigue that contrasts with the reality of her life as she takes care of her three young siblings who were abandoned by their mother. As she tries to track down more books and the identities of the young couple that wrote them, she begins to build a new relationship with the cranky and elderly next door neighbour, Jasper. The parallels that she finds between her own life and that of her newest reluctant friend are ones that she can't deny as her own past comes back to confront her and secrets are revealed that will affect her and Jasper.
The two love stories in The Library of Borrowed Hearts worked in tandem to pull at my heartstrings. Both Chloe and Jasper face difficult situations that can not just be solved by pure hearts and love. There is a sense of reality that brings readers to face the inevitable truth - that love cannot always solve problems. But that love, in all its different forms, can still serve as a reminder that things can be overcome.
The Library of Borrowed Hearts tells the stories of Chloe, a young almost-librarian, and her discovery of these love notes in old books that she finds in the library she works in. They provide a source of hope, love, and intrigue that contrasts with the reality of her life as she takes care of her three young siblings who were abandoned by their mother. As she tries to track down more books and the identities of the young couple that wrote them, she begins to build a new relationship with the cranky and elderly next door neighbour, Jasper. The parallels that she finds between her own life and that of her newest reluctant friend are ones that she can't deny as her own past comes back to confront her and secrets are revealed that will affect her and Jasper.
The two love stories in The Library of Borrowed Hearts worked in tandem to pull at my heartstrings. Both Chloe and Jasper face difficult situations that can not just be solved by pure hearts and love. There is a sense of reality that brings readers to face the inevitable truth - that love cannot always solve problems. But that love, in all its different forms, can still serve as a reminder that things can be overcome.