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I actually really enjoyed this. I was hooked right from the beginning. I was expecting a light murder-mystery and this was deeper and darker and I loved it! I liked Lydia's character although I don't get why she refuses to talk to ANYONE about her past. Not a counselor, not her father, no best friend, not even her live-in partner of several years. That cannot be healthy!! I was so confused as to why Joey kills himself at the beginning and what that photo means. I'll give Lydai one thing, she was
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Review: MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE by Matthew Sullivan
An exceptional debut novel from an accomplished author of short stories, MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE celebrates bookselling, libraries, personality, individualism, compassion, family, friendship, and the persistence of the human spirit. All that in one novel? Absolutely.
Lydia Smith finds a new family in her employment at Denver's Bright Ideas Bookstore, an independent, and in her relationship with adorable geek David, ...more
An exceptional debut novel from an accomplished author of short stories, MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE celebrates bookselling, libraries, personality, individualism, compassion, family, friendship, and the persistence of the human spirit. All that in one novel? Absolutely.
Lydia Smith finds a new family in her employment at Denver's Bright Ideas Bookstore, an independent, and in her relationship with adorable geek David, ...more

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