Took a little while to get into it because it could be too much telling over showing at times.

I loved getting to know Mukesh and Aleisha! But I felt like we didn’t get to know Aleisha as well as we could have. There were so many loose ends with her story that just get abandoned.

I did skim some paragraphs, especially in the Rebecca section, because I didn’t want spoilers. I think this is one I’d recommend only if you’ve either read all the books on the list already or don’t mind having some spoilers!

There’s a lot of characters to keep track of and I felt like it was almost too much at times. I understand though that it was probably the author’s intention to show the connection that books/reading can provide among so many different people.

This book was so heartwarming and emotional. It’s ironic reading a book about books, community, and libraries when I’m reading this for my book club and borrowed it from my local library 🤭