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I have found a book that is 100% and completely me. Well, maybe not 100%, but pretty darn close to it. Check Me Out by Becca Wilhite is about a librarian that just so happens to find love inside the poetry aisle of the library. Ahhh well, we can dream right? I will admit, I may linger a bit too long in the poetry aisle of book stores just waiting to see if any eligible bachelors happen to be strolling by looking for a poem.... they never are.
This novel is marketed as a "proper romance," so all of you people out there that might be put off by the title, the library romance subject, etc. etc., DO NOT run away. I promise you, librarians are not fetishized in this novel or anything weird like that. On the contrary, our truths and stories are praised. What stories? The weird stories that happen in the library all the time that people who don't work in a library just don't always understand.
This novel surprisingly had a few poor reviews on GoodReads. I'm talking 2 star reviews. Reviewers said it was because they felt like the little stories about library patrons were an odd attempt at trying to be funny and didn't quite fit. Well let me tell you all, THESE WEIRD STORIES ARE TRUE. Weird people come into the library all the time. Sometimes it's funny. Sometimes it isn't. But these interactions are standard to the everyday librarian. One example of such a story is when, Greta comes in contact with one patron who claims to see her aura, which is orange and slightly disturbing. Does it fit in with Greta's love story? Not really. Does it add realism to her job? Heck, yeah it does.
Take for example my life. I have a Blue Novel Horror Cover Man, who comes in every day, looks for me, tips his Interstate Waste Services hat, and says "Good morning dear I just came in to say...Hello." Why do I call him the Blue Novel Horror Cover Man you ask? Because he is looking for the title of a novel he saw for sale in a pharmacy two years ago, and all he knows is that the cover is blue and that it had a haunted house on it... I kid you not. Everyday he spends hours on Google scrolling through horror novels with blue covers... And that, my dear Dewey Readers is a very small glimpse into what working in a library entails.
Now in the novel, Greta befriends her Orange Aura Patron, and they meet for muffins.. that might be a little far fetched. I don't think I'll be meeting my Blue Horror Novel Cover Man for muffins anytime soon... Anyway, back to the book. There are two main story lines in this novel 1) The library Greta is working for risks closure. How can Greta save the library and show everyone just how vital and important to the community it is? and 2) The love story. One problem that Greta runs into with her poetry-man love interest is that he sounds different through text messages than he does in person. Through text messages, he's witty, charming, and thoughtful. In person, he's kind of boring... cute but meh. In the era of online dating, how many times have we "talked" (through texting of course) to men who sounded 100% awesome (being a fun and witty texter is a must in my book) only to be disappointed when the voice you conjured in your head, wasn't the voice presented in front of you.... maybe it's time we brought back phone calls.
Would I recommended you read this novel? Yes, I would. Would I recommend you visit your local library this week? You better.... or else....
Until the next read!
~Jessica
P.S. The book hoarder in me wishes I stumbled across this book at the bookstore so I could keep it forever. However I stumbled across it at work, which is perhaps more fitting for this review. #LibraryBooksAllDayEveryDAy
Take for example my life. I have a Blue Novel Horror Cover Man, who comes in every day, looks for me, tips his Interstate Waste Services hat, and says "Good morning dear I just came in to say...Hello." Why do I call him the Blue Novel Horror Cover Man you ask? Because he is looking for the title of a novel he saw for sale in a pharmacy two years ago, and all he knows is that the cover is blue and that it had a haunted house on it... I kid you not. Everyday he spends hours on Google scrolling through horror novels with blue covers... And that, my dear Dewey Readers is a very small glimpse into what working in a library entails.
Now in the novel, Greta befriends her Orange Aura Patron, and they meet for muffins.. that might be a little far fetched. I don't think I'll be meeting my Blue Horror Novel Cover Man for muffins anytime soon... Anyway, back to the book. There are two main story lines in this novel 1) The library Greta is working for risks closure. How can Greta save the library and show everyone just how vital and important to the community it is? and 2) The love story. One problem that Greta runs into with her poetry-man love interest is that he sounds different through text messages than he does in person. Through text messages, he's witty, charming, and thoughtful. In person, he's kind of boring... cute but meh. In the era of online dating, how many times have we "talked" (through texting of course) to men who sounded 100% awesome (being a fun and witty texter is a must in my book) only to be disappointed when the voice you conjured in your head, wasn't the voice presented in front of you.... maybe it's time we brought back phone calls.
Would I recommended you read this novel? Yes, I would. Would I recommend you visit your local library this week? You better.... or else....
Until the next read!
~Jessica
P.S. The book hoarder in me wishes I stumbled across this book at the bookstore so I could keep it forever. However I stumbled across it at work, which is perhaps more fitting for this review. #LibraryBooksAllDayEveryDAy
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