Review 345: The Bookseller

The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book had an interesting premise with a fascinating dream life. It was as if Kitty was living a double life, as Kathryn that was a sort of what if scenario. By day Kitty owns a bookstore with her best friend Frida. She never married, which is what women did in the late 50s/early 60s. Now she’s resigned in being a spinster in her early 30s. By night, while dreaming she becomes Katharyn who is married to a wonderful man with piercing blue eyes, and two wonderful children. In a later dream the twins become triplets! And unfortunately, something is wrong with the third one. The more dreaming as Katharyn the more that world doesn’t seem so perfect.

While these seems interesting the story wasn’t written very well. There were all these unnecessary details, bogging the narrative down. I was getting bored reading this book. Not a good sign! But I stuck with it and get engrossed in the story and forgot about how poorly written the book was. Ended up enjoying the book more than would’ve thought, but it’s still not a great book. Mediocre at best.