The Bookshop of Yesterdays
by Amy Meyerson
This week's book is next month's book group book. It tells the story of a woman in her late twenties who inherits a used Bookshop from an estranged uncle. When she was a child she had a tight relationship with her uncle. He would take her on adventures and would send up scavenger hunts for them to do together. After a falling out between her mother and her uncle, our main character doesn't see her uncle again. When her uncle passes away she goes home to the funeral and sets out on the scavenger hunt her uncle has set up.
The book was interesting enough, but I had a hard time fully falling into the story. When reading fiction I need one character I can relate to or even like. With the book being kind of a mystery, there are a lot of secrets and half truths. I hate liars and not being completely honest, so I struggled with the plot. I also thought the main character was really kind of a twerp to everyone around her.
I don't know if I would recommend the book or not, due to my struggles with the characters. I have no doubt that we will have an amazing discussion at our book group.
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