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A review by graggirl
The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
3.0
There were things I really enjoyed about this book and parts that rubbed me the wrong way. I didn't like the writing style of the beginning and the end. This is what left me with three stars as a rating. For me this book hovered between 3 and 4 stars.
The story was compelling albeit a little predictable. The characters were mostly likable. But, parts of it felt too 1950's cliche and lacked depth. This book is worth a read and definitely is a great vacation/beach read!
It has an interesting and engaging premise and the main character has the right amount of conflict that you can drift along the story with her.
This book does have some stereotypical notions about family life and career, and also about raising a high needs child. The book also seemed to throw in aspects of Frieda's character just to make her timely, I didn't like the way this was done. I could sense where the author was going but felt it should have been done differently. Worth a read!
The story was compelling albeit a little predictable. The characters were mostly likable. But, parts of it felt too 1950's cliche and lacked depth. This book is worth a read and definitely is a great vacation/beach read!
It has an interesting and engaging premise and the main character has the right amount of conflict that you can drift along the story with her.
This book does have some stereotypical notions about family life and career, and also about raising a high needs child. The book also seemed to throw in aspects of Frieda's character just to make her timely, I didn't like the way this was done. I could sense where the author was going but felt it should have been done differently. Worth a read!