For what audience would you recommend this book? Are there other books you would recommend on the same subject?

For what audience would you recommend this book? Are there other books you would recommend on the same subject?

I would recommend this book for YA who are interested in fairies and folklore. The beginning reminded me of "Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries" by Heather Fawcett.

I would suggest to mature teens. Serious adult readers might be bored. I loved Victoria Ho,t when I was you g and think this novel might have the same appeal.

Many readers in my book club enjoy a book with a happy ending, especially as a break after reading books with heavier themes. I think this book will appeal to many readers.

This book would be great for people interested in folklore, magic realism, traveling to Ireland, and fantasy lovers.

I think this book would be good for those who like magic, folklore, fairies. Another book that might be interesting to these people is the first one by Evie Woods. Although it doesn't involve fairies or folklore, it does involve fantasy and dreams.

I think that it was an engaging story about folk lore and love, but not a for a book club discussion

If you are into fantasy, folklore and especially fairies, this is the book for you.
It was an engaging book, not necessarily one that will lead to in depth book club discussions. As I said previously, I think the book was directed toward YA audiences.

If interested in the magical events, a reader might enjoy WWoods first book, The Lost Bookshop. Any reader wanting an easy read with a happy ending would probably like the story. There is not enough meat for a book club discussion.

This book would be a good pick for someone who enjoys Irish folklore or someone who is looking for a relaxing read. I wouldn’t recommend it for a book club discussion.

I agree with the previous comments about YA, although it is an entertaining light read for adults interested in the supernatural.

I think that The Story Collector is best for YA readers.
There are so many coincidences in the story that it makes one wonder about why it would appeal to more mature readers. Plus the fairies, good or bad.

This would be good for young readers, also for a summer book club read. Its a nice story.

When reading the book, I blissfully did not consider the age group, but in retrospect, I think that YA is a good target audience for the book. The book captures fantasy and mysticism.

I would recommend this to readers that don't mind two story lines; past and present. Folklore and fairies.

If I love a book, I recommend it to everyone--friends, family, people in the Doctor's office. I do suspect, though, that many men would not get into it.

YA readers interested in folklore & myths. Little about Ireland or the people developed beyond the superficial - too much coincidence - too predictable - I say I don't like fantasy or mythology but many of my favorite books are both so it's not the genre - the author's writing was good - I liked her sentences ...but the story fell short for me.

This book is for those who enjoy magical realism - no matter the age. Everyone likes fairies and that type of light fantasy. It is a feel good book that everyone enjoys from time to time.

I recently read The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods and thoroughly enjoyed it. I enjoyed the premise of The Story Collector just as well. I thought the beginning was intriguing -- a half-drunk Sarah sees a ceramic sheep and an article in an Irish newspaper and wakes up to find herself in Ireland instead of Boston. To top this off, she is befriended by Marcus O'Brien who arranges a place for her to stay. While there she experiences a panic attack and takes off for a jog and finds a diary in a hollowed-out tree. The box with the diary also contains a timeworn ticket for a transatlantic from Queenstown to New York with the Cunard Line. The ticket is dated 1911. I wanted to know everything -- what would Sarah do now? Why wasn't the ticket used? Who was the person who wrote the diary and how did it get hidden in the tree? And wouldn't any discerning reader wonder why the description of Thornwood House introduces the novel? Lovers of folklore, fairies, Ireland, and especially of stories should be the perfect audience for this book.