hooksbookswanderlust 's review for:

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was a beautifully written story of strength, love and hope. It covers some very heavy topics (physical and emotional abuse mostly with some references to alcoholism, wartime psychosis and the propensity of women being wrongly sent to asylums), and I definitely had to take a break from it when it got to be too hard, but ultimately the characters and story pulled me back in. The audio narration was okay, not my favorite, but didn’t detract from the story. 

If you enjoy historical stories about strong, independent, courageous women, with a dash of magic, you’ll enjoy this book.