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A Window Opens
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I REALLY liked this book.
For some reason, I seem to be reading more books like this one, even though I'm pretty much always young enough to be the main characters' daughter. I don't even care about that fact, because there are so many life lessons in them and I can still find ways to relate to their lives, which always makes my reading experience amazing.
From the very first page, I loved this book. It mentions a book from my favourite author on its very first page, so I knew the main character and I would get along very well. Then, I discovered so many things about Alice's love for books, bookshops and publishing companies that I felt like I was reading an encyclopedia about my passion... In a good way. Sharing such an important part of my life, my love for books, with a MC is an amazing thing!
When I continued reading, I started falling in love with Alice's family, from her adorable kids to her incredible husband. She has one of the best relationships I've read about in a long time, because she and Nicholas are (at least initially) honest, loving and patient with each other. I loved how supportive they are for each other and how their love is still so strong, even after all these years and three kids. I started to fear for their relationship in the middle of the story, but deep down, I always knew that they'd find a way to get through everything life throws at them, because they're just that kind of a couple (the OTP kind, to be honest). Alice's relationship with her parents made me smile and broke my heart, too, because this is the part where I could relate a lot. I think her feelings are very well described and I have to admit I cried more than once while I was reading (which always happened to be in public, of course).
I think everyone would enjoy this lovely novel, because it's bittersweet and full of life lessons that we should all remember.
(Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
For some reason, I seem to be reading more books like this one, even though I'm pretty much always young enough to be the main characters' daughter. I don't even care about that fact, because there are so many life lessons in them and I can still find ways to relate to their lives, which always makes my reading experience amazing.
From the very first page, I loved this book. It mentions a book from my favourite author on its very first page, so I knew the main character and I would get along very well. Then, I discovered so many things about Alice's love for books, bookshops and publishing companies that I felt like I was reading an encyclopedia about my passion... In a good way. Sharing such an important part of my life, my love for books, with a MC is an amazing thing!
When I continued reading, I started falling in love with Alice's family, from her adorable kids to her incredible husband. She has one of the best relationships I've read about in a long time, because she and Nicholas are (at least initially) honest, loving and patient with each other. I loved how supportive they are for each other and how their love is still so strong, even after all these years and three kids. I started to fear for their relationship in the middle of the story, but deep down, I always knew that they'd find a way to get through everything life throws at them, because they're just that kind of a couple (the OTP kind, to be honest). Alice's relationship with her parents made me smile and broke my heart, too, because this is the part where I could relate a lot. I think her feelings are very well described and I have to admit I cried more than once while I was reading (which always happened to be in public, of course).
I think everyone would enjoy this lovely novel, because it's bittersweet and full of life lessons that we should all remember.
(Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
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July 9, 2015
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"Emily of New Moon is mentionned on the very first page of this book. L. M. Montgomery is my favorite author, so it's a really good start!"
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"I love how it's about the publishing industry. I really want to be an editor, so learning about this MC's experience in this world is incredibly interesting for me."
September 17, 2015
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Dec 21, 2016 07:53AM
I enjoyed this novel too. The people at Simon and Schuster asked me to read it so borrowed it at the library.
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Amber wrote: "I enjoyed this novel too. The people at Simon and Schuster asked me to read it so borrowed it at the library."It's such a good book! I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoyed it :)
