The Lost Bookshop

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

May 2024

3 out of 5

Book Bees Book Club

“Lost is not a hopeless place to be. It is a place of patience, of waiting. Lost does not mean gone for ever. Lost is a bridge between worlds, where the pain of our past can be transformed into power. You have always held the key to this special place, but now you are ready to unlock the door.”

The Lost Bookshop is a story about a lost bookshop and so much more. The fantasy story line brings you through different plot times with different characters, and their own stories. Good Reads synopsis of this book is the perfect and I can’t describe the book another way without giving away too much of the story. “For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives.

But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books. And by unlocking the secrets of the shelves, they find themselves transported to a world of wonder… where nothing is as it seems.”

“I couldn’t explain it, not even to myself, but books gave me an unflinching sense of stability and groundedness. That because words survived, somehow I would too.”

• Dual POV

• Dual timelines

• Fantasy/ Mystery/ Romance

• Bookshop

• Family dynamics/ Family stories

• Hidden stories

This book was easy to read but did not grasp my attention right away. It was a slow start to read which was why I rated it lower, but the character development, story and all around enjoyment of reading the book was good. I think this would be a book that I rated it low the first time but if I was to reread the book again, I would rate it higher even though I know the story, it will grasp me quicker.

“The thing about books,’ she said, ‘is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream of.”