skconaghan 's review for:

Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
4.0
dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 
Atmospheric and time-locked. 
Not quite coming-of-age, not quite first love story, wrapped in a subtle folklore-inspired magical realism. 
 
Characters were sometimes difficult to distinguish as they shared a lot of (understandable) similarities being rebellious youth stuck in small Irish towns despite the generations of difference. 
 
A melancholic read that stands out not for the story itself, but for its development of atmosphere and literary writing style.