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The Quiet Librarian is not what she seems. This book tells a dual timeline story of a woman who survived war in Bosnia but her new life in the U.S. is disrupted when her friend is killed. This would make a good movie or TV series. I‘d never read this author before but he did a good job with both parts of the story.

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Hana‘s quiet existence as a small town librarian is upended when her best friend dies after falling from a balcony. The ensuing investigation threatens the facade Hana has created after immigrating from Bosnia during the Bosnian War. Hana seeks answers in order to protect herself and her friend‘s young son. A 3.5 ⭐️ pick for this intriguing novel that shines a light on a conflict that I knew little of except for the headlines.

“They are told that the only way to have peace is to expel us or kill us. When such are the words they hear every minute of every day, it becomes too loud for them to listen to their hearts. They do terrible things and believe they are doing what is right. “

A view of the Bosnian-Serbian conflict told through the eyes of Muslim woman who suffered unspeakable horrors, became a freedom fighter, and ultimately escaped to Minnesota. Told in alternate timeline chapters, the “quiet librarian” sets out to solve the murder of a dear Bosnian friend.

If you‘ve enjoyed Sepetys‘s books, you‘ll really enjoy this, but it‘s definitely written for grownups.

📖 𝔽𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕎𝕣𝕒𝕡-𝕌𝕡 💘

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📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 by 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘌𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴
📖 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 by 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳

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📖 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 by 𝘌𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳
📖 𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬 by 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘳
📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 by 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘥
📖 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡 by 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯

The Quiet Librarian is a propulsive and intriguing read. It is also highly unrealistic. A librarian has enough funds to own farmland and drop a good chunk of change on surveillance and weaponry at the drop of a hat, all while she is on apparently unlimited leave from her job. Eskens does write fiction. That said, it was a book that was difficult to put down. Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for an advance digital copy.