“I always have a soft spot for books that contain a love of books and reading. This novel contains that especially at the beginning and that's what drew me in. The writing of this novel is well done and probably somewhat surpasses the storytelling. Many reviewers are critical of the major part of the story about a librarian who gets caught up in circumstances and kidnaps a 10 yr old boy who's an avid patron of the library, finding it too unrealistic. It is. But, the good-natured humor and warmth of Lucy and Ian carries the book to its positive end. I found the side story of Lucy and her Russian father and heritage to be more of a distraction than a good integration into the main plot. Overall I enjoyed this read.”
Baetrice wrote this review Friday, February 3, 2012.
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