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A review by bibliobrittish
The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand
5.0
I am bawling my eyes out (in a very very good way). This book has my heart, every last piece of it. Sure, a few friends of mine thought I’d enjoy it. And sure, it’s written by one of my very favorite authors. But I never imagined how caught up in Olivia’s world I’d become.
This is a book for the odd ones out, the musicians, the dreamers. The attention to detail is stunning (the fermatas as chapter breaks, the gorgeous illustrations throughout, the full concert schedule at the back). The story is heartwarming and heart-wrenching and heartwarming again. The characters are some of my favorites, especially Igor (the extra sassy cat), Henry (the perfect nerd), the ghosts, and of course Olivia. I guarantee this will be a book I read over and over again. And I guarantee I will recommend it to everyone I know until such time that I become a ghost (at which point I will haunt bookstores and knock it into unsuspecting reader's hands).
This is a book for the odd ones out, the musicians, the dreamers. The attention to detail is stunning (the fermatas as chapter breaks, the gorgeous illustrations throughout, the full concert schedule at the back). The story is heartwarming and heart-wrenching and heartwarming again. The characters are some of my favorites, especially Igor (the extra sassy cat), Henry (the perfect nerd), the ghosts, and of course Olivia. I guarantee this will be a book I read over and over again. And I guarantee I will recommend it to everyone I know until such time that I become a ghost (at which point I will haunt bookstores and knock it into unsuspecting reader's hands).