It's the time of year when It's a Wonderful Life is somewhere on television. This novel is the book equivalent of the movie classic. Nora Seed lives a life of regret. Of things she has done and things she has not done. In a fit of despair, she makes a choice that leaves her between life and death; enter The Midnight Library. In the Midnight Library you can examine your life and see what life would be like if you had chosen differently. Once you find complete happiness, you stay in the life you have chosen, slowly forgetting that it wasn't quite the life you lead to begin with. Nora pops in and out of lives, trying on different versions of herself.
This novel was interesting and a very quick read. I was able to read it in an afternoon because it was engaging and interesting. Recommended for adults with the warning that suicide is a plot point.
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