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A review by luluwoohoo
The Bookseller's Apprentice by Amelia Mellor
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The Book-Seller's Apprentice by Amelia Mellor
☀️☀️☀️☀️🌥️
▪️This follow up to "Grandest Bookshop" was just as enthralling, nail-biting and harrowing as the original
▪️Billy as a protagonist is wonderfully relatable and his character arc was satisfying to read. His friendship with Kezia felt authentic for their age, though it wasn't quite as compelling to me as the siblings from Grandest Bookshop, and I also enjoyed his working relationship with Cole
▪️ The way we met the varied entertainers and stallholders in advance of their necessity to the quest was very well handled, and the challenges Billy faced were as gripping as they were terrifying. Maximillian was, as always, a fascinating villain!
▪️The pacing of this book felt a bit slower, with the duel not beginning until a way into the book, but the world building before that paid off with how little we needed to focus on those elements during the escalating tension of the quest
▪️Mellor has proven herself not to be a one trick pony, writing another captivating tale that is difficult to put down.
☀️☀️☀️☀️🌥️
▪️This follow up to "Grandest Bookshop" was just as enthralling, nail-biting and harrowing as the original
▪️Billy as a protagonist is wonderfully relatable and his character arc was satisfying to read. His friendship with Kezia felt authentic for their age, though it wasn't quite as compelling to me as the siblings from Grandest Bookshop, and I also enjoyed his working relationship with Cole
▪️ The way we met the varied entertainers and stallholders in advance of their necessity to the quest was very well handled, and the challenges Billy faced were as gripping as they were terrifying. Maximillian was, as always, a fascinating villain!
▪️The pacing of this book felt a bit slower, with the duel not beginning until a way into the book, but the world building before that paid off with how little we needed to focus on those elements during the escalating tension of the quest
▪️Mellor has proven herself not to be a one trick pony, writing another captivating tale that is difficult to put down.
"If Billy couldn't solve the problems no one else would, then what was the point of him? Who would want him around if he wasn't useful anymore?"
"It was a wonderful thing to take up space, to be noticed, to make the world stop for you because you were big enough to matter."