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Let me tell you about this new book I just read.Book Description
When Alice’s best friend, Gabby, is reeling from a breakup, Alice writes her a heartfelt story to cheer her up. While reading it in a café, Gabby, as if by magic, meets the man of her dreams. Thinking the story might have some special power to it, Gabby shares it with her sister and other friends, who all find instant love. Word of mouth spreads, and Alice stumbles upon a new calling—to be a love scribe.
But not all the love stories she writes unfold as expected. And while Alice tries to harness her extraordinary gift, she is summoned to a mansion in the woods where she encounters the reclusive Madeline Alger and her mysterious library. As Alice struggles to write a story for Madeline, her most challenging assignment yet, she’s forced to confront her own guarded heart. Because maybe—just maybe—there’s a love story waiting to be written for her, too.
About Amy Meyerson
Amy Meyerson teaches in the writing department at the University of Southern California, where she completed her graduate work in creative writing. She has been published in numerous literary magazines and currently lives in Los Angeles. The Bookshop of Yesterdays is her first novel.
My Thoughts
When I first received this book, I wasn't 100% sold on it. I read the description and thought okay it is going to be an easy read with not much happening. I was 100% wrong.
This book truly swept me up in the imaginary that the author created. Plus, it was full of twists and turns. Just when I thought I had figured something out the author took a completely different path.
We meet Alice, in the beginning, she is messy, has no self-worth, and has sworn off love. When she writes a story for her friend who then finds love she is skeptical, it was her story that did it. However, her friend soon convinces her otherwise and soon she is writing lots of stories for many people.
What I loved about this book was its originality. The book definitely did not follow the same path as many magical books do. The book's ending completely caught me off, guard,. It was a twist I never saw coming.
I also liked that the author explored so many life lessons in this book. It was truly an emotionally deep book. The author dived deep into the various kinds of love from deep emotional connections to love that results in jealousy and even violence. I also give the author credit for showing us through Alice that not everything is as it appears or even as we remember. Sometimes our memories play tricks on us to protect us.
Overall, I really loved the book. Though it took me a moment or two to warm up to Alice and Madeline In the end, I fell in love with them both and wanted to just hug them and tell them life was going to be ok.
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