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A review by redheadragereads
The Book Binder's Daughter by Jessica Thorne
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Review in 10-ish words: Strong start to the story with cool imagery throughout. 3/5
Synopsis:
After losing her mother and then her father, Sophie is feeling lost. Living with a boyfriend who treats her like garbage, holding down her job and trying desperately to remember her childhood memories so she can get some answers.
Her absentee uncle shows up at her job to whisk her back to where it all began: Ayredale Library. People would KILL to work there, amongst the finest collection of rare books in the world.
Her return to Ayredale will raise more question than it answers.. not to mention the reappearance of a childhood love. Can she find out what happened to her mother and finally move on?
My thoughts:
I love a good library as much as the next person and Ayredale sounds like a bloody treat to work and live in! This book had a really strong start. I was super intrigued.. I love how Sophie left her old life and stumbled into this magical library.
Sophie herself was a little shallow in terms of her character, I didn't really connect with her or Will. I really enjoyed Tia as a side character though!
There is a lot of secret keeping.. and the reader experience a lot of being told there are secrets, which at time got a little old.
All in all, it's a good 'rainy afternoon and need an escape' kind of read- you can escape inside the walls of a really old, cool building for a little and be kept entertained.
Thanks to Netgalley for providing an ebook of this read in exchange for my honest review
Synopsis:
After losing her mother and then her father, Sophie is feeling lost. Living with a boyfriend who treats her like garbage, holding down her job and trying desperately to remember her childhood memories so she can get some answers.
Her absentee uncle shows up at her job to whisk her back to where it all began: Ayredale Library. People would KILL to work there, amongst the finest collection of rare books in the world.
Her return to Ayredale will raise more question than it answers.. not to mention the reappearance of a childhood love. Can she find out what happened to her mother and finally move on?
My thoughts:
I love a good library as much as the next person and Ayredale sounds like a bloody treat to work and live in! This book had a really strong start. I was super intrigued.. I love how Sophie left her old life and stumbled into this magical library.
Sophie herself was a little shallow in terms of her character, I didn't really connect with her or Will. I really enjoyed Tia as a side character though!
There is a lot of secret keeping.. and the reader experience a lot of being told there are secrets, which at time got a little old.
All in all, it's a good 'rainy afternoon and need an escape' kind of read- you can escape inside the walls of a really old, cool building for a little and be kept entertained.
Thanks to Netgalley for providing an ebook of this read in exchange for my honest review