The Book of Lost Hours

𝟒.𝟐𝟓 ⭐️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐆𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐨𝘐𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘯 1938, 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘵 𝘓𝘦𝘷𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘯 1965, 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘋𝘶𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘦, 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩. 𝘈 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺, 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦.The Book of Lost Hours is a unique blend of historical fiction and fantasy with a fresh, imaginative premise. I loved the richly developed characters, the heartfelt love story, and the way the narrative moved between eras, weaving history with the mystery of the time space. The writing was beautiful, and the twists kept me hooked. The beginning felt a bit slow and the time travel rules could be confusing, but the emotional depth, surprises, and satisfying ending made it well worth the read. A captivating story for those who enjoy historical fiction with a magical twist.

Really great work of historical fiction, time travel with a hinge of mysticism. I also really enjoyed the dual timelines which keep you sucked into this. Lisavet as the FMC was a wonderful delight! Her heartfelt journey transcended throughout this entire book and the other supporting characters especially Amelia, Lisavet and Ernest, made this unforgettable. The love story between Lisavet and Ernest will pull on your heartstrings even if you’re not the biggest romance fan. This book isn’t too long and it doesn’t leave you with more questions than answers. If you enjoy multiple timelines, time travel, historical fiction with heart and a romance all combined…the you will definitely enjoy this read! Also if you enjoyed The Midnight Library or The Time Travelers Wife, I think this is similar to them.

I am always intrigued by time travel type novels, but also find myself befuddled by them at the same time. It makes my brain hurt a bit.The Book of Lost Hours definitely has an interesting and original concept and overall the magical realism aspects are very well done. I was hooked from the start and the entire book kept my attention throughout.The novel really delves deep into the power of memory and the ways our stories and personal and collective histories form who we are. The story was thought-provoking without being overly heavy-handed in its message. I loved the romance element as well as the threads connecting the characters throughout the different timelines.The ending has me scratching my head a bit; I will admit - it was moving and emotional, but I'm not sure I totally get it. But that's okay. I still enjoyed the ride and I think most readers that enjoy this type of story will love this one.

This book was a masterpiece. Lisavet was real, vulnerable, and flawed in ways that so many people can connect with. always willing to do whatever it takes to protect the ones she loves the most. someone who would rip apart the entirety of a constructed time dimension is someone I'd love on my side. shifting between the time lines until they merged was a touch that actually built the twists and surprises this story threw at me. now in my post reading state I'm sitting here thinking about that destroyed library of human memory and what a place like that would be like and how, much like Lisavet, I’d probably not want to leave either. if you’re worried about this going in a bad way i can promise there is a happy ending, it’s not happy for everyone, but this family that you grow to know and love, they come out on the other side of this war for the memories of the world. I think I'd place this firmly in alternate history/science fiction genres. it plays as a tragedy, an alternate history, a drama, a mystery of sorts, a love story. it really ticks all of the boxes for a something i wasn’t entirely sure was going to be a book i enjoyed, i usually go for stories with heavy romance plots and this has a subplot of romance mixed into a time travelling adventure through the memories of the people who came before us. it’s beautifully written and i have a lot to say but it’ll spoil the plot, go get your hands on this to experience it for yourself.

The Book of Lost Hours completely captivated me in the best of ways. I was sucked in from the beginning. Lisavet’s story is one that is intriguing in the beginning, but later becomes hopeful and then sad at times. Ernest, the male main character, is really likable too! The suspense that is within the pages of the story unfolding kept me excited to pick it back up nightly to read! There’s love, history, and magic all over in this book. This was my first read from this author, but I will instantly pick up new ones and want to now read her old ones. Thanks NetGalley for the early read!!!