
Author: Erica Bauermeister
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Why I Picked It Up: I receive many notices of blog tours. Up until now I didn’t feel prepared to commit to something. Committing to myself on a date is completely different than someone else! They were counting on me. I decided I wanted to give one a try. I just couldn’t resist after seeing the beautiful cover, and then reading the description.
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What did I think about The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
I received this book as an advanced review copy (ARC) as part of a Blog Tour.
This book is beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Looking through Erica’s other books I was surprised to see that I had read one of her books! I read The School of Essential Ingredients back in 2014 and gave it a 3 star, meaning I read it, I enjoyed it but it isn’t a book I would really tell others they need to read. I was mostly surprised because The Scent Keeper was just so different. The Magical Realism that just took me by surprise in all of the best ways. This is a genre that I simply don’t read enough of. I think we all need a little bit of magic in our lives. Not so much of a change from reality that Fantasy will bring you but just enough to breathe a sigh of relief.
I really enjoyed seeing how Emmeline’s relationship with her father grew and evolved and what that ended up meaning to them. The magical descriptions of the different senses is intriguing. I loved hearing all the details about her sense of smell and how she was able to use and develop the talent. Emmeline has to leave the island for reasons I will not spoil which introduces some characters I just adored.
So, what didn’t I like?
There wasn’t a whole lot I didn’t like! The book did start a little slow for me. I also hadsome moments of frustration where you just want to shake a character to get them to do something. But I guess neither of those things are reasons to dislike a book, thus why I gave this book 5 stars!
I loved the ending. It ended in such a beautiful way that made me wanting it to just keep going. Read this book! I want to know what you think too and if you find it as lovely as I did.
A huge thanks to St Martin’s Press for approving me to read this book and sent me a copy to read and give my honest review.
Would I read more books by Erica Bauermeister? I now have a 3 star book and a 5 star book of hers that I have read. I most definitely would read more of her books.
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