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I received this book from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.
I chose this book because a mystery set in a bookshop sounded like my type of thing.
When I started reading I realized that this book was totally not as I had expected. Books and the bookshop play an important but secondary role. While the mystery is more concerned with human relationships.
The main character Lydia is reserved and it takes quite a while for the reader to get to know her, especially as the story starts on a sad ...more
I chose this book because a mystery set in a bookshop sounded like my type of thing.
When I started reading I realized that this book was totally not as I had expected. Books and the bookshop play an important but secondary role. While the mystery is more concerned with human relationships.
The main character Lydia is reserved and it takes quite a while for the reader to get to know her, especially as the story starts on a sad ...more
There are perhaps reasons to give this book less than 5 stars. Maybe too many coincidences. But without those coincidence there would be no story. Maybe the slightly unrealistic working conditions in the Bright Ideas Bookstore. Who was the boss? How could Lydia get so much time off? But overriding these minor concerns is the fact that this is a very good story. It weaves together past and present into a web of mystery that I couldn't put down. The characters are wonderful - well-drawn, sympathet
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4.5 stars. This book really held my attention. I found myself wanting to keep reading it even when it was very late and I should have been sleeping.
There are two parts to this book--the present (well, actually about 1990 or so--there are some clues via pop culture references and the notable lack of cell phones and Internet)--and the past, namely the events surrounding a 20 year old brutal murder. The cold case is well done--I was genuinely surprised by the reveal of the killer's identity (I had ...more
There are two parts to this book--the present (well, actually about 1990 or so--there are some clues via pop culture references and the notable lack of cell phones and Internet)--and the past, namely the events surrounding a 20 year old brutal murder. The cold case is well done--I was genuinely surprised by the reveal of the killer's identity (I had ...more
Three and a half stars. I quite liked this, but I can't go up to "really liked it", somehow. The first thing to note about this book is it isn't a cozy mystery, so don't go into it thinking it will be! It's sort of a gritty, life in the big city of Denver mystery, that takes place not only within the bookstore setting but also in a store called Gas 'n' Donuts, and in alleys and dumpster holding areas and small apartments. The main character, Lydia, works at the bookstore and one of the more down
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