The Memory Library

The Memory Library (Audiobook) by Kate Storey
A mother and daughter are living on different continents because of a rift over two decades ago. Ella is called back to her childhood home to help her mother, Sally, when she falls and gets injured. Sally has been building a library complete with personal notes. She adds a book every year on her daughter's birthday.
While this seems like it will be a heartwarming journey of forgiveness and finding a new relationship, it falls flat.
Ella is a 42 year old, self centered brat, who just doesn't like her life. This is a fluently told story with complex family dynamics. It may work well for some, but I was unable to connect with the story or the unlikeable characters. Ella's distant attitude and overall anger set my mood as the reader.
I loved the concept of this story. I love books about libraries and books. However, this one fell flat for me because of the main character. Ella's attitude made the story just disconnect with me as the reader. I hope the story works for others but it wasn't for me. I want to at least like the stories I read or listen to and that usually involves a connection with the characters or plot.
The two narrators did a great job giving a voice to the characters, the audio performance was good., the characters were just not likeable.
I would like to thank NetGalley for the opportunity to review this ARC of the audiobook.
Overall, I rate this one as a 2.5/5⭐