The Midnight Bookshop by Amanda James

"Like "Mary Poppins" only with books, Fay Revil and her magical Bookshop appear when you need it most. Luckily for Jo, Kye and Adelaide, they'll discover the Midnight Bookshop together and it will change their lives for the better. It was silly and cliche but sometimes a book that doesn't require too much thought is a nice change of pace."

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Pros: It was quaint and fun at times. Predictable but sometimes that's nice.

Cons: The solution to Adelaide’s problem was very convenient/The book coulld very easily have ended 50 pages sooner.

Full Review:

Jo, is in her early twenties, with well off parents and so, she's never really wanted for anything. Her Mother is obsessed with appearances and is always disappointed in her daughter, who's never amounted to much. She dropped out of University and spends most of her days reading, when not getting a cheap thrill from shop-lifting.

Kye is living with his sick mother and his drug-dealer brother., Leon After the death of their Father, Kye knew he had to take care of his mother and that his brother wouldn't do it. So he's agreed to "work" for Leon, though he hates that he's making peoples lives worse by aiding in their addictions. He wants to get out but he doesn't know how and he knows he can't leave his mother behind.

Adelaide is trapped in an abusive and loveless marriage. She met Mark shortly after her mother passed and perhaps she was looking for stability but what she found was a bettliling, condescending, abusive jerk who she's terrified of. She too knows she has to get out but she just doesn't know how.

As luck would have it, they all happen upon a pamphlet for The Midnight Bookshop. Once they find it, which proves more difficult than they at first thought, they find a truly magical place. It's an escape, a dream, a place where books become reality and the only thing holding them back is their own imagination. The propiertoress, Fay Revil, is just as magical as the bookshop. She helps them in ways they didn't even realize they needed and the discovery of The Midnight Bookshop, Fay Revil and of course, the life-long, ever-lasting friendship that they've formed, is what makes all of it so special,

It was laughably cliche at points but at the same time, sometimes a book with not much mystery and not too many threads to keep trakc of, is a nice, change of pace. I enjoyed this for what it was, a quaint, quirky, "Mary Poppins" for books adventure.

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