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As a reader, one of my favorite things to read about is fictional characters' love of books. Even more specifically, I love watching the journey of characters that aren't readers as they themselves fall in love with books and the community that books can give us - and that's absolutely what you get in this novel.

It takes place in America during WWII, in the Northeast - somewhere that I felt was unique, considering most wartime historical fiction takes place in Britain or on the continent. I enjoyed (always seems like the wrong word to use, but you know what I mean) learning more about the wartime activities of German uboats in US waters, as that wasn't something that was taught heavily in my school.

I liked that we got so many POVs (not everyone's jam, but it's always my favorite) and that we had friendship, mystery, romance, and a bit of crime activity as well - the many different aspects worked together well and created a story I didn't want to put down!

(Also, if you like this book, I cannot recommend The Last Bookshop in London highly enough - it takes place in London near Paternoster Row, which was synonymous with the publishing trade in London and is very much a book about how much we love books.)