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thebookedpath 's review for:
The Library of Lost Things
by Laura Taylor Namey
DNF'd. I didn't empathize for the main character or her struggles. That isn't to say that they weren't high stakes for her, but as an adult reading about them, it was one of those things that an adult can see is not the end of the world. I also found it hard when the MC is not sure why she can't stop staring at the love interest. She's 17. I am pretty sure a vast majority of people that age can understand what a "crush" is especially when she wasn't raised in a situation similar to Carrie. That being said, I did like the idea of the MC having a possible idetic memory of words and books and felt it was a missed opportunity to have that be a tension-filled connection to her estranged father. I loved the Spanish/Cuban influences. It felt like a mashup of She's All That (without the makeover) and Gilmore Girls. It wasn't a bad storyline. However, I felt it would be better for the YA audience for which it was intended.