Women’s Fiction

The Library of Borrowed Hearts

The Library of Borrowed Hearts by Lucy Gilmore
I enjoyed this one, it had everything, a library, books, mystery and a good love story!
Chloe Sampson, a struggling librarian, has the weight of the world on her shoulders, raising three siblings. She barely makes ends meet and is almost at the end of her rope. One day while clearing out the basement of the library, she comes across a rare book from the 1960s.
The curmudgeon next door, Jasper, offers to buy it with a blank check. In the margins are notes between two young lovers. Jasper has secrets and they are spread through several old books around town.
As Chloe goes on a literary hunt to solve the mystery of the young couple, she follows clues and an unexpected friendship with Jasper forms as he opens his home to her family.
This is more than a love story, it’s finding family, forgiveness, and friendship in the unlikeliest places. With a dual timeline, epic love story, secrets and family drama, this story carries the reader through like one of the characters. The characters are so relatable and well developed it is easy to connect with them.
I love how the story developed and the complex layers in the relationships. I could feel everything Chloe experienced and I enjoyed it! 4.5/5⭐️

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