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ruthie_the_librarian 's review for:
The Library of Heartbeats
by Laura Imai Messina
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
I found it quite difficult to get into this book initially, but by the end I was completely caught up in the story and found it very moving. It is a little bit of a slow burn, and the style might not be to everyone's liking, but the gentle pace built from something melancholy to a really engaging story, and whilst I wasn't much interested in the main character to begin with, he grew on me as I read. The more I knew about him, the more engaged I was.
This is an emotional, sweet story, and saw me immediately looking up afterwards if there actually is an island with an archive of heartbeats in Japan, so that maybe one day I can try to visit.
With thanks to Netgalley for my copy.
This is an emotional, sweet story, and saw me immediately looking up afterwards if there actually is an island with an archive of heartbeats in Japan, so that maybe one day I can try to visit.
With thanks to Netgalley for my copy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death