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Synopsis:
Years ago, Rachel had a crush on Henry Jones. The day before she moved
away, she tucked a love letter into his favorite book in his family’s
bookshop. She waited. But Henry never came.
Now Rachel has returned to the city—and to the bookshop—to work alongside the boy she’d rather not see, if at all possible, for the rest of her life. But Rachel needs the distraction. Her brother drowned months ago, and she can’t feel anything anymore.
As Henry and Rachel work side by side—surrounded by books, watching love stories unfold, exchanging letters between the pages—they find hope in each other. Because life may be uncontrollable, even unbearable sometimes. But it’s possible that words, and love, and second chances are enough.
Now Rachel has returned to the city—and to the bookshop—to work alongside the boy she’d rather not see, if at all possible, for the rest of her life. But Rachel needs the distraction. Her brother drowned months ago, and she can’t feel anything anymore.
As Henry and Rachel work side by side—surrounded by books, watching love stories unfold, exchanging letters between the pages—they find hope in each other. Because life may be uncontrollable, even unbearable sometimes. But it’s possible that words, and love, and second chances are enough.
I liked the idea of writing letters back and forth through putting them in books that you know that a particular person will look at. It was unique to this story and somewhat romantic. I thought that the main characters being able to communicate this way and through talking about the plots in books was interesting and different from other books that I had read in this genre. That being said, I had a hard time connecting to the story and I think that it may have had to do with the writing style and/or becoming frustrated with Henry.
I wanted to like Henry more than I did. He seemed like such a sweet guy who had a love for books and knowledge. I loved how he would do anything for those close to him in order to make them happy. My problem with him was he needed to develop a backbone. He let people walk all over him and he didn't seem to see things that were right in front of him even when people around him were telling him exactly what the problems were. I didn't have as much of a problem with Rachel. She seemed to have a good head on her shoulders which seems like a strange thing to say considering she wasn't doing too well in the first half of the book. She is struggling to come to terms with the death of her brother and is going through a deep depression as a result. She doesn't seem to know who she is without him and has distanced herself from the ocean even though she loves it. I thought that she was a realistic character and I enjoyed her journey through the book. I would have liked to have seen a more pronounced turning point for her in the book because it seemed to be fairly quick and subtle.
I wanted to like Henry more than I did. He seemed like such a sweet guy who had a love for books and knowledge. I loved how he would do anything for those close to him in order to make them happy. My problem with him was he needed to develop a backbone. He let people walk all over him and he didn't seem to see things that were right in front of him even when people around him were telling him exactly what the problems were. I didn't have as much of a problem with Rachel. She seemed to have a good head on her shoulders which seems like a strange thing to say considering she wasn't doing too well in the first half of the book. She is struggling to come to terms with the death of her brother and is going through a deep depression as a result. She doesn't seem to know who she is without him and has distanced herself from the ocean even though she loves it. I thought that she was a realistic character and I enjoyed her journey through the book. I would have liked to have seen a more pronounced turning point for her in the book because it seemed to be fairly quick and subtle.
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