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A review by sea_tea_books
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
4.0
"A good story always begins with tea."
This story was more complicated than I had been expecting. There were cozy, hygge moments mingled with a darker, more emotionally heavy undercurrent throughout the story. The consequences of generational trauma are far-reaching.
Henry was funny in an unintentional yet realistic way, which made him charming. His humor helped to lighten some of the darkness in this book.
Side note: Why did Madame Bowden say a curious incident occurred "in the eighties" but Martha says "in the sixties" when she retells the story?
4 ⭐
This story was more complicated than I had been expecting. There were cozy, hygge moments mingled with a darker, more emotionally heavy undercurrent throughout the story. The consequences of generational trauma are far-reaching.
Henry was funny in an unintentional yet realistic way, which made him charming. His humor helped to lighten some of the darkness in this book.
4 ⭐
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, War, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Stalking, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts