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A sweet, short read.

The Library by Bella Osborne

November 13, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

This was a nice read. A bit misleading of a title—it’s less about the library than you’d think—but nice. As with many three-and-a-half-star books for me that are just good reads—nothing out of the ordinary or particularly noteworthy, but nothing worth criticizing either—it’s pretty hard to drum up a review. Especially since I have forgotten all the characters’ names and just had to look them all up. Through a series of charmingly contrived circumstances, sixteen-year old Tom and seventy-two year old Maggie become friends through […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Bella Osborne, British, contemporary fiction, Fiction, narfna, The Library

narfna's CBR14 Review No:185 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Bella Osborne, British, contemporary fiction, Fiction, narfna, The Library ·
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The Library

The Library by Bella Osborne

January 24, 2022 by Classic Leave a Comment

Please note that I received this book via NetGalley. This did not affect my rating or review. This was so good. I loved the characters of Tom and Maggie. I really didn’t want to put this one down when I got to the end. When Tom goes to the village library, he wants to just go someplace where he can study and hide from his father. When he gets there though, he ends up lying about his past and is offered romance novels to read […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Bella Osborne

Classic's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Bella Osborne ·
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