A review by ale_irigoyen
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley

emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Howling Books is a little bookstore filled with love letters, thoughts and memories. Henry is the bookstore's owners son and he was best friends with Rachel. Until one day, three years ago, the end of the world happened and their friendship was ruined; Rachel left the next day and things never got better between them. Now, Rachel is back after the death of her brother Cal, and she's a shell of what she used to be. She still has some recentment towards Henry but he doesn't know why. The bookstore is now in jeopardy and Rachel is being tasked with archiving the memories from those books filled with notes and love.
I was liking it so much at the beginning but I never got to understand how Henry realized he was in love with Rachel the whole time. I'm not usually too fond of dramaticism, but I was missing some of it in the climax....
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