I Love ‘The Midnight Library’

A Book Review

Books have a tendency to find me at just the moment that I need them. This one was no exception. While ruminating over the choices I have made in my life that have led me to live in a country where I feel I am not thriving, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig ended up on my Overdrive bookshelf. I listened to this audiobook over a weekend and had a hard time pausing it. I may read it again in text because there were so many great quotes, I didn’t take the time to jot all of them down in my phone’s notes app!

This is just a brief overview of what I felt when I read this book. I don’t want to give too much of it away because I highly encourage you to read it yourself! I thought I had found a hidden gem until I have seen this book advertised more and more. It was even number one on amazon bookclub’s recommended reads this week! That’s why I decided to make my first post on my new website this review of The Midnight Library.

Plot of The Midnight Library

Nora attempts suicide at the beginning of the book, but instead of ending up in the great beyond, she finds herself in The Midnight Library. What’s that? You might be asking, well there is no way I could sum it up better than Mrs. Elm did so here are her words: