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The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

19 reviews

ak25's review

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I liked the historical fiction mixed with fantasy/magic in this story. The research portion of the book definitely makes me think of all the questions about authors that I wouldn’t have thought of before. I also liked the parallel timelines a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and War

While there are content warnings and I didn’t mark this as dark or emotional because while there were dark and emotional parts, I didn’t feel like the whole book was dark and emotional.

ivi_reads_books's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.75

Liked the dual timeline but did not understand the attraction between any of the love interests. A lot happens plot-wise in a very short time and it didn't always make sense to me how characters acted. I would have preferred if the author explored the inner workings of the characters more rather stumbling from one tragic event to the next.
If you don't want to read about certain topics consult the trigger warnings as this book is quite dark.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: War

fancyjess_party's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Deportation

corriejn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

katievallin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Death of parent, and War

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

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

sea_tea_books's review

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense

4.0

"A good story always begins with tea."

This story was more complicated than I had been expecting. There were cozy, hygge moments mingled with a darker, more emotionally heavy undercurrent throughout the story. The consequences of generational trauma are far-reaching.

Henry was funny in an unintentional yet realistic way, which made him charming. His humor helped to lighten some of the darkness in this book. 

Side note: Why did Madame Bowden say a curious incident occurred "in the eighties" but Martha says "in the sixties" when she retells the story?

4 ⭐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting