Midnight Library

Great read. Very emotional final 10%. Inspiring ending.

Side note: the string of disappointing male characters seemed a little contrived. The parade of disappointing dudes with banal flaws didn’t spoil the story, it’s just a bit distracting. I read it as the protagonist being so alienated from herself and her community that she mostly experienced her root life through the disappointments it brought, mired in regret and missing much of the joy

If I didn’t know the author was a heterosexual guy, I would have guessed that the author was a “dump him” feminist… i guess that’s a compliment to the author’s ability to get into the head of an opposite gender protagonist.

Nearly 5 stars.
Loved it. Maybe a bit predictable but that does not spoil it.

As my 2-star rating notes, it was ok. There isn't much there there. I know this book got a ton of notice all over but I just didn't see it.
I have seen other reviews mention sci-fi. This is not sci-fi folks, the supernatural element is just there as a device for the main character to investigate the roads not taken. But for three quarters of the book, it reads more like a catalog of these lives not lived, very superficially. Only then, when she supposedly finds the perfect life, well... I won't spoil.
Maybe this ties to the author's previous book, Reasons to Stay Alive.
I expected more from the premise and the buzz on this.