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A review by sabireads84
The Book Swap by J.E. Rowney
2.0
The Book Swap
Thank you NetGalley, JE Rowney and BooksGoSocial for letting me read “The Book Swap” in exchange for an honest review.
What better title for a bookworm!
The concept sounded brilliant. A hidden note in a book from a stranger. Anyone could have gotten it. Nobody could have gotten it at all.
I am not too keen on the cover. A woman hugging a book, looking kind of sad and/or miserable. Not my favourite to be honest. What made me pick up this book was definitely the title.
It starts pretty much right away with the juicy stuff. We have Laura, a thirty-something years old woman who turned her life around. Divorced and depressed, she out her life on hold and moved in with her mom, Catherine. I felt rather drawn to Catherine. She seems to be a great, caring mom who does not judge.
Laura loves to read. She is one of these people who get liars in stories. As a member of a book swapping group, she just received a book from an anonymous sender. The joy is short lived. Tucked in the pages is a scrap of paper, asking for help. Not what you expect to find. Laura starts to investigate who the mysterious person in trouble is and what she can do to help them?! She goes in a journey to try to help someone else.
I think the book is as much about finding the person in need as about Laura finding back to herself. Laura does not seem like a woman in her thirties, more like a lost teenager. Her mother is coaxing her out of her shell again, solving the mystery.
It’s my second book by JE Rowney. It’s a very fast and light read. Third persons perspectives. The characters felt flat. There was not much dimension to them. They’re saying the same things and phrases all over again. Not much development there. The story was basic. The concept better than the turnout. I loved the idea though.
Maybe I am just not a fan of the citizen rogue trope… I mean it’s just so stupid what Carley and Laura are doing. Like kids playing detective. Hello you guys, there are laws to be abided by?!?!
Thank you NetGalley, JE Rowney and BooksGoSocial for letting me read “The Book Swap” in exchange for an honest review.
What better title for a bookworm!
The concept sounded brilliant. A hidden note in a book from a stranger. Anyone could have gotten it. Nobody could have gotten it at all.
I am not too keen on the cover. A woman hugging a book, looking kind of sad and/or miserable. Not my favourite to be honest. What made me pick up this book was definitely the title.
It starts pretty much right away with the juicy stuff. We have Laura, a thirty-something years old woman who turned her life around. Divorced and depressed, she out her life on hold and moved in with her mom, Catherine. I felt rather drawn to Catherine. She seems to be a great, caring mom who does not judge.
Laura loves to read. She is one of these people who get liars in stories. As a member of a book swapping group, she just received a book from an anonymous sender. The joy is short lived. Tucked in the pages is a scrap of paper, asking for help. Not what you expect to find. Laura starts to investigate who the mysterious person in trouble is and what she can do to help them?! She goes in a journey to try to help someone else.
I think the book is as much about finding the person in need as about Laura finding back to herself. Laura does not seem like a woman in her thirties, more like a lost teenager. Her mother is coaxing her out of her shell again, solving the mystery.
It’s my second book by JE Rowney. It’s a very fast and light read. Third persons perspectives. The characters felt flat. There was not much dimension to them. They’re saying the same things and phrases all over again. Not much development there. The story was basic. The concept better than the turnout. I loved the idea though.
Maybe I am just not a fan of the citizen rogue trope… I mean it’s just so stupid what Carley and Laura are doing. Like kids playing detective. Hello you guys, there are laws to be abided by?!?!