A review by sophienall18
The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai

adventurous emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I felt that as a Children's Librarian myself, I had to read this one. I really enjoyed it, it was fast paced, and kept me turning pages the whole way through.

I was somewhat unfulfilled by the end of the book on a few really key questions, but I'm choosing to ssee this as artistic choice-- she's not a hero, so why would we as readers get a savior arc or any justification of her decisions?

Overall, though, a super smart little book that was a lot of fun to read.