Evie Woods

The Lost Bookshop was a delightful summer diversion. I was drawn in by the intertwined stories of Opaline and Martha. Who was the mysterious Madame Bowden? Would love to hear your thoughts.

3.5 stars

A mysterious vanishing bookshop and the women who’s lives it touches throughout time.
To be honest, the magical realism bits were a touch confusing, didn’t quite understand what was going on but I like the bookish content.
The males POV felt totally superfluous.
Deals a lot with domestic & familial abuse.
Would probably make a decent movie.

This was the strangest book I have ever read. With every chapter involving a different character it was difficult to follow this story.

Dedicated "To all the book lovers" which certainly includes me, the book has been well received - yet, while I enjoyed passages of the work, the overall impression left me largely unmoved. The three main characters I get, the short chapters worked well, the converging story lines were largely obvious, but the time shifts and quasi science fiction elements left me nonplussed.