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The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

15 reviews

ceredonia's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism and War

rachtmh's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book…. This book, honestly trying to review it without spoilers is soo hard! 
I genuinely loved everything about this book. It is clever, wondrous, tragic, hopeful, passionate & just so many things. 
I was on a constant ride of highs and lows, cried, laughed, blushed, gasped and celebrated. 
The multiple POV and time line are done wonderfully and easy to follow. 
The characters are wonderful and full and go through so much, good and bad.
The Lost Bookshop is a must for all lovers of reading and magic, with some wonder literary history featured. 

This book is an instant re-read for me and 100% recommend as many people as possible experience the journey that Evie Woods has so wonderfully put on paper. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

believed child death and forced child loss features for a small part in the book and may be upsetting to some readers

ash_bees's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A single story told from two points in time about 100 years apart.  Very well written, I could feel the heart ache.

Not to distract from the rest of the story line, but so much of this is about the actions of a psychopath, the fall out from those actions, and the victims who are trying to heal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

eleanor029's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

The book was very easy to read and I just flew through it. It had me hooked from the start. It has dark themes, but is incredibly magical and mysterious. I loved not being able to predict everything. The story really kept it interesting and tense. 
It is absolutely perfect for a cosy winter evening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Pregnancy

kaelizaco's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol