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kassibaby84 's review for:
The Library of Borrowed Hearts
by Lucy Gilmore
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
** I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley. **
This was a great book with dozens and dozens of nods to great literature. As a school librarian, I appreciated that 2 of the main characters also worked at a library, 60 years apart. All the characters in this book were so lovable with all their quirks and idiosyncrasies. I love how it started off with Chloe on the hunt through the great works to find clues as to who would be writing love notes in the margin of library books. (though the librarian in me cringed a bit at the idea of people writing notes in books that they don't own). It was so fun to piece the story together along with her and meet the characters of Jasper and Catherine as they were in the prime of their lives, falling in love for the firs time.
I also loved the twists the author took so as not to typecast her characters. Jasper was the romance-loving woodsman and Catherine was the horror-loving rich kid. Just when I thought Jasper was never going to find love again, we discover that Catherine isn't dead after all like he's believed for all these years. Instead of second-chance romance, however, Jasper finds he can continue on with his life and look after the younger generation living next door.. I love how Catherine also went on to a live a full life, though I hated that she lied to Jasper to do it, and became a single mom with an amazing career as an editor.
I'm so glad that the story didn't end with all the main characters falling in love and getting married but rather finding fulfillment in their places in life. I love the gift Catherine gives Chloe to explore having a career and not being locked into small-town life.
This was a great book with dozens and dozens of nods to great literature. As a school librarian, I appreciated that 2 of the main characters also worked at a library, 60 years apart. All the characters in this book were so lovable with all their quirks and idiosyncrasies. I love how it started off with Chloe on the hunt through the great works to find clues as to who would be writing love notes in the margin of library books. (though the librarian in me cringed a bit at the idea of people writing notes in books that they don't own). It was so fun to piece the story together along with her and meet the characters of Jasper and Catherine as they were in the prime of their lives, falling in love for the firs time.
I also loved the twists the author took so as not to typecast her characters. Jasper was the romance-loving woodsman and Catherine was the horror-loving rich kid. Just when I thought Jasper was never going to find love again, we discover that Catherine isn't dead after all like he's believed for all these years. Instead of second-chance romance, however, Jasper finds he can continue on with his life and look after the younger generation living next door.. I love how Catherine also went on to a live a full life, though I hated that she lied to Jasper to do it, and became a single mom with an amazing career as an editor.
I'm so glad that the story didn't end with all the main characters falling in love and getting married but rather finding fulfillment in their places in life. I love the gift Catherine gives Chloe to explore having a career and not being locked into small-town life.