A review by petalstorm
The Bookshop of Forgotten Dreams by Emily Blaine

5.0

English translation of La librairie des rêves suspendus c. 2019

This was such a refreshingly quaint and beautiful story. I’ve read a ton of contemporary romances lately and, after a while, they all kind of blur together. This work felt different and somehow weightier than others.

Blaine’s book feels like a vacation in France, with a close knit (never tedious) cast of characters that you actually want to get to know.

I genuinely had no idea how it would end, but I was left with a huge smile on my face.

Merged review:

English translation of La librairie des rêves suspendus c. 2019

This was such a refreshingly quaint and beautiful story. I’ve read a ton of contemporary romances lately and, after a while, they all kind of blur together. This work felt different and somehow weightier than others.

Blaine’s book feels like a vacation in France, with a close knit (never tedious) cast of characters that you actually want to get to know.

I genuinely had no idea how it would end, but I was left with a huge smile on my face.