Monday, August 05, 2024

#BookReview: The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers @GraydonHouse




ABOUT THIS BOOK:
“A love letter to books and reading. This debut is catnip for any book geek. I just loved it.” —Cesca Major, author of Maybe Next Time, a Reese’s Book Club Pick

A story of second chances and new beginnings, this is a love letter to books—and a love letter to life


Still reeling from a recent tragedy, Erin Connolly knows she needs to start living, but has no idea how. When she accidentally donates her favorite book—a heavily annotated copy of To Kill a Mockingbird containing a memento she can’t be without—to a local little community library, she’s devastated. But then the book turns up a week later, back in the library with fresh notes in the margins, along with an invitation in a copy of Great Expectations to meet her newfound pen pal.

A life-changing conversation, written only in the margins of beloved classic books, begins between Erin and her Mystery Man. Following each other through the pages of their favorite novels as the book exchange continues, they both begin to open up, falling into a friendship…and maybe something more.

But Erin and her pen pal have a shared history that neither of them has guessed. Faced with painful reminders of the past—and the one person she swore never to forgive—Erin finds herself at a crossroads. One that could change her life forever.

A book-lovers dream! References to the following classics can be found in The Book Swap:
• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
• GREAT EXPECTATIONS
• WUTHERING HEIGHTS
• MANSFIELD PARK
• THE GREAT GATSBY
• MIDDLEMARCH
• BELOVED
• ON THE ROAD
• THE BELL JAR



Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐


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Reviewer: Juliana
REVIEW: 
I was drawn to this book because a love story through notes in books has me written all over it. It was so much more. It was about messy people, complicated relationships, and grief. The book started out slow but was perfectly paced for the rest of it. I was not able to successfully guess what the reveals would be, which I really enjoyed. I liked that Erin and James didn’t just fix their problems through the power of love and closeness. They put in work and had uncomfortable conversations. I can’t express enough how much I loved that. For once, the romance plot was the least important thing to me while reading. I was so much more invested in the personal growth journeys Erin and James were individually on. I would say this book is more about mental health and grief than romance. Overall, I really love this book and everyone should read it.



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