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Spellbook of the Lost and Found
by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
I need to catch up on my reviews but I read this book a while back now so sorry if my review isn't as detailed.
First of all, I freaking loved this. I liked it way more than I thought I would - maybe because I had read lots of mixed reviews from others, but this book was right up my alley. I think it would be such a good October read and I wish I had read it back then, but it still had the same eerie feel to it that I think worked outside of the fall months.
The writing was fantastic. I haven't read anything by this author before and I was sucked in by her writing from the very first page. The book was fast-paced and interesting, there was always something to think about as the plot moved on which is what I love about books.
The characters were great - I really liked them all, which is so rare for me. I think Olive was definitely my favourite, but I had such a soft spot for Rose too.
This book also deals with heavy themes very well and I wasn't expecting to see it dealt with in the way it was. Trigger warning for sexual assault here. I also think the tropes that were in this book were not cliche and I didn't find myself rolling my eyes.
The mystery aspect of the spellbook is really what kept me going. I couldn't really figure out where it had come from, although as the book progressed, I could see the ending coming which I didn't mind because it felt like everything had come round in a nice and neat circle. I think this would have pushed it to a five stars if the very end chapters were done differently. I don't know why but something left me feeling like ???? not because I was confused but something about it felt abrupt.
Even so, I highly recommend this book.
4.5 stars!
First of all, I freaking loved this. I liked it way more than I thought I would - maybe because I had read lots of mixed reviews from others, but this book was right up my alley. I think it would be such a good October read and I wish I had read it back then, but it still had the same eerie feel to it that I think worked outside of the fall months.
The writing was fantastic. I haven't read anything by this author before and I was sucked in by her writing from the very first page. The book was fast-paced and interesting, there was always something to think about as the plot moved on which is what I love about books.
The characters were great - I really liked them all, which is so rare for me. I think Olive was definitely my favourite, but I had such a soft spot for Rose too.
This book also deals with heavy themes very well and I wasn't expecting to see it dealt with in the way it was. Trigger warning for sexual assault here. I also think the tropes that were in this book were not cliche and I didn't find myself rolling my eyes.
The mystery aspect of the spellbook is really what kept me going. I couldn't really figure out where it had come from, although as the book progressed, I could see the ending coming which I didn't mind because it felt like everything had come round in a nice and neat circle. I think this would have pushed it to a five stars if the very end chapters were done differently. I don't know why but something left me feeling like ???? not because I was confused but something about it felt abrupt.
Even so, I highly recommend this book.
4.5 stars!