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The Lost Apothecary

The Lost ApothecaryTitle: The Lost Apothecary
Author(s): Sarah Penner
Genre(s): Historical Fiction, Mystery
Format(s): Audio
Pages: 301
Length: 10h 29m
Narrator(s): Lorna Bennett, Lauren Anthony, Lauren Irwin
Source: Owned
Reason(s): BotM Backlist
Rating:
Spice: 1 Flames

My Thoughts

I really enjoyed THE LOST APOTHECARY. I loved that the story was written in three POVs, two from the past and one from present day. I thought it was an interesting look at how we interpret past events vs what really happened.

I liked both the past story and the present day one, but I thought the past one was a bit more interesting. I thought the idea of an apothecary dispensing poisons to women that wanted to exact revenge on the men who betrayed them was a really fun concept. It made for an interesting mystery.

Hello Beautiful

Hello BeautifulTitle: Hello Beautiful
Author(s): Ann Napolitano
Genre(s): Historical Fiction
Format(s): Audio
Pages: 416
Length: 15h 6m
Narrator(s): Maura Tierney
Source: Library
Reason(s): Book Club
Rating:
Spice: 1.5 Flames

My Thoughts

HELLO BEAUTIFUL is a touching story about love, loss, depression, betrayal, forgiveness, and second chances. Even though I’m not a huge fan of Little Women, I liked how Napolitano used it to shape the Padavano sisters. (And, in this case, Laurie ended up with the right sister.)

This book will definitely give my book club a lot to discuss. Also, while I didn’t mind the audio for the most part, there were times that I thought the narrator sounded robotic and with no emotion in her voice.