A review by shaybunchanumbers
The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I definitely enjoyed The Echos of Old Books more than I thought I would. The well placed reveals of tragedies and other characters’ backstories were so well done and left me on my seat. I know I audibly gasped at Helene’s heritage reveal. I closed the book with a smile on my face and am excited to watch my friends’ reactions reading it, too.
The book describes itself as a mystery genre but the only mystery that really existed in it were the real names of Hemi and Belle (one of whom didn’t last very long) and how such a misunderstanding occurred in the first place. But, even that, wasn’t really a mystery. 
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