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Loveday generally avoids people and prefers
to keep to herself. She works in a second-hand bookstore, The Lost for Words Bookshop, which is owned by an
eccentric, jovial man and she loves nothing better than to be left alone so she
can read. She agrees to attend a poetry night as a way to avoid a man who
is stalking her. And she’s beginning to suspect that her unfortunate past is attempting to poke its
way into her life. Her perfectly planned life begins to unravel.
This novel had adorable characters and was a
very fun read. It was both heartbreaking and heartwarming. I truly appreciated Stephanie Butland’s sense of humor and laughed out loud a few times at things characters
said. The story was told mostly in the present but with flashbacks to Loveday’s
childhood. The pacing was terrific and I was never bored, wanting to know what
had happened to Loveday and how she would get through this point in her life.
I love the name Loveday and rank it up there with Hermione
and Myfanwy as a new name (to me) I will forever treasure thanks to its
namesake character in a book I enjoyed.
The audiobook narrator, Imogen Church, was actually
fantastic! However, her recording sound quality was bothersome at the beginning. It was very pointy, sharp, and painful at
times. Could it be that the narrator was too close to the microphone? Or was
the recording overly digitized? I don’t know the cause but there were times
when I almost couldn’t bear it. Thanks to the engaging story and the narrator’s
excellent voice acting and vocal repertoire, I persisted. And, eventually, I
was no longer bothered by the production quality. I don’t know whether it
improved or I just got used to it. Anyway, I give Church an A+!
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