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A review by booksramblesandcoffee
The Bookseller's Apprentice by Amelia Mellor
4.0
[b:The Bookseller's Apprentice|62018008|The Bookseller's Apprentice|Amelia Mellor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1660876567l/62018008._SY75_.jpg|97762967] is an enchanting story of growing up, everyday magic and overcoming bad things (and people!) by Australian author [a:Amelia Mellor|20516533|Amelia Mellor|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]. I haven't yet read [b:The Grandest Bookshop in the World|54588827|The Grandest Bookshop in the World (The Grandest Bookshop in the World #1)|Amelia Mellor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1595146589l/54588827._SY75_.jpg|85172207] as I decided to read this prequel first. I look forward to seeing how the characters and story tie into Book 1.
Mellor as a beautiful writing style that captures the splendour of the magical and fantastical goings on of the imagination and I highlighted so many great quotes which I won't share here to avoid spoilers.
Even though I'm in my late 20s, I really related to Billy's frustrations as the eldest child being lumped with a lot of responsibility and things not being fair to the eldest child, but still having a fierce love for your loved ones. However, Billy goes through great character development and is a role model to younger readers.
Speaking of younger readers, the only reason I didn't give a 5-star rating was that the book didn't grip me in an "I-can't-put-this- book-down" kinda way, and that is probably due to me not being the target audience. However, I reckon that younger me would have loved this book as a quirky cross between a Harry Potter meets Matilda type of book.
One of my favourite parts of the book was the Bookseller's values of "Read for as long as you like. No one asked to buy." Something I would want to have painted on the sign of my own bookshop.
Mellor as a beautiful writing style that captures the splendour of the magical and fantastical goings on of the imagination and I highlighted so many great quotes which I won't share here to avoid spoilers.
Even though I'm in my late 20s, I really related to Billy's frustrations as the eldest child being lumped with a lot of responsibility and things not being fair to the eldest child, but still having a fierce love for your loved ones. However, Billy goes through great character development and is a role model to younger readers.
Speaking of younger readers, the only reason I didn't give a 5-star rating was that the book didn't grip me in an "I-can't-put-this- book-down" kinda way, and that is probably due to me not being the target audience. However, I reckon that younger me would have loved this book as a quirky cross between a Harry Potter meets Matilda type of book.
One of my favourite parts of the book was the Bookseller's values of "Read for as long as you like. No one asked to buy." Something I would want to have painted on the sign of my own bookshop.