In My Book Feels
The Vanishing Bookstore
by: Helen Phifer
Published by: Bloomsbury Publishing
Date: May 15th, 2015
Genres: Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction,
Pages: 375 pages
My Reading Format: eBook & Audiobook
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Posted on January 4th 2025 by Ro Marie in Adult Fiction
The Vanishing Bookstore | Book Review
Book Review by: Ro Marie
My Rating:
📖✨The Vanishing Bookstore✨📖
by: Helen Phifer
Reading this book was helpful and healing for me. In 2020 I closed my flower shops and experienced a great amount of grief due to losing my dream stores. Reading about how Dora had a love for flowers helped me reconnect with my own personal love for them. There were a lot of experiences early on in the book that reminded me of day to day life while running a flower shop. Thinking of a flower shop in a playful way allowed me to undo some deep hurt in my heart from losing my stores.
I relished Dora's love story which I felt was unique and special. I found this romance to be a particularly alluring part of this book. Featured lover chats and cutesy little comments kept me wanting to learn more about Dora’s past. I would love it if Phifer were to write a prequel. I think the type of love Phifer writes about in this story is the love most people dream about.
Strong family values are shown within each character in the book which was refreshing. The villain was accurate to history while still remaining dark and mysterious.
Dora was a relatable main character who I think a lot of us can see ourselves in. Phifer's writing style is a treat due to her ease of leading the reader on a smooth journey through her words and world.
Having researched the witch trials in Salem myself, I was impressed by factual details recurring throughout the book. These honest details helped to keep my mind in Phifer’s world, further pushing me to wanna read onto the next page.
From 2008-2010 I lived with a dear friend near Boston, Massachusetts. During my time in the north we would visit Salem, MA about three times a year. This book accurately creates a world where you can imagine both a modern Salem along with an historic one. All in all this book is worth the read on a cozy afternoon when you want to get lost in a magical world view.
"What I Loved Most"
The Flowers
Long Lost Love
Family Ties
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