Book Review: The Librarian of Boone’s Hollow by Kim Vogel Sawyer
There are some authors you know you can always turn to for a good, comforting read. They write classics that just make you feel good. Kim Vogel Sawyer is one of my favorite authors for that kind of book, and her new book The Librarian of Boone Hollow falls right in place in her lineup of great novels.
I once hear Kim’s stories referred to as “gentle,” and that’s how I’ll always think of them. When I started reading The Librarian of Boone Hollow I had just finished reading a thriller that left me with goosebumps. So I needed something to kind of bring me down.
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Summary
In The Library of Boone’s Hollow Addie Cowherd lost her place at university when her father lost his job during the Great Depression. She can’t go home to her parents because they had to sell their home.
Her only choice is find a job. It seems like an answer to prayer when she’s offered a position delivering books on horseback to residents in the hills of Kentucky. Addie has no idea just how challenging the job will be.
Emmett Tharp left Boone’s Hollow and attended university on a scholarship. But after exhausting every avenue in his search for a job, he has returned to Boone’s Hollow.
Addie and Emmett are brought together over their love of books, and their desire to bring literacy to the mountain people.
But not everyone is happy with their endeavors. Superstitions and feuds are still real. Addie determines not to let the people scare her away.
She just find her place in this new world and maybe a future, too.
The Librarian of Boone’s Hollow Review
Kim Vogel Sawyer has a special gift for writing. I absolutely adore her stories. Everything she writes is worth reading.
I loved The Librarian of Boone’s Hollow for so many reasons. First, the characters are so well-written.
Kim always writes characters that are real. I definitely appreciated when Emmett learned just how difficult coal mining is.
Emmett’s mother was a favorite character, as was Griselda Ann. Yep, that’s her name. I love all the attention given to side characters.
The setting of Boone’s Hollow is another favorite. As a mountain girl, I love a mountain community.
I loved Addie’s character, and it was fun to watch her go into the community of Boone’s Hollow having no idea what she was up against. I loved her fighting spirit, and how she never gave up.
Emmett was a great character, too. I admired his tenacity in searching for a job, and his willingness to work even if it wasn’t exactly what he wanted.
The message in The Librarian of Boone’s Hollow is such a sweet one, and something I think we can all relate to. It’s a message of finding your place in the world. Even if it isn’t the place you thought it would be.
If you want a calm, enjoyable book to read, anything by Kim Vogel Sawyer is worth reading. But a book about people who love books, and how and words change lives…well, that’s got to be a favorite for me.
The Librarian of Boone’s Hollow is a book-loving mountain girl’s dream. I think it’s one you’ll enjoy, too.
