A review by bookswithonno
The Lost Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan

 This book has an epistolary form which made it a very quick read. Strangers exchange letters with each other because they all have one thing in common: they all read the same manuscript and it impacted their lives. Through the letters, the characters try to unravel the manuscript's journey and gradually a friendship grows between the character's because of the bond they share.

I find this one hard to review because I enjoyed the read and thought it was a very unique one too, but still, I felt a bit disappointed by the story. I think I would've liked extra chapters in between the letters that gave the reader pieces of the manuscript to read. The reader is kept on the surface about the content of the manuscript and because of that, I didn't really believe that the manuscript could have life-altering results for so many readers. This also made it harder for me to connect to the characters because their biggest obsession and most frequent discussion point in their letters is this life-altering manuscript. I think I expected more from the novel in that way and that's why I was left a bit disappointed. I'm still glad I read this book because it certainly has a unique concept and I really liked the format in which it was written.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.