I wanted to love this book. I wanted to purchase it and place on my bookshelf. But not all dreams come true. I found the first two pages enjoyable. And then I forced myself to page 91. I cannot even find the words to write this review. I give it one star for the book and another star for the cover. I really did love the cover. I thank NetGalley and W.W.Norton for the advance read.

I really enjoyed reading this, it was a great concept for a biography, I love the idea of rare booksellers and I was sure that booksellers have some interesting stories. Oliver Darkshire has a great writing style and I loved hearing that their story as a seller. I was invested in what was going on and loved going on this journey with Oliver Darkshire. I really enjoyed reading this.

"A long moment passed as she looked me up and down, and her expression turned sour as she clearly was not seeing what she’d expected to see. People have strange ideas about how an antiquarian bookseller should look. I suppose most people never think about it at all, but if they do, then they seem to conceive of a late-middle-aged man in tweed with a twinkle in his eye and a penny farthing waiting to whisk him away to his next adventure."