I'm excited to be a part of the Blog Tour for The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges! I received an advanced copy for honest review from the publisher. Thanks so much to Berkley and Audrey Burges for letting me be a part of the tour!
Author: Audrey Burges
Published by: Berkley
Released: January 24, 2023
Source: Electronic Review Copy Provided by Publisher
Synopsis: A woman learns to expand the boundaries of her small world and let love inside it in this sparkling and unforgettable novel by Audrey Burges.
From her attic in the Arizona mountains, thirty-four-year-old Myra Malone blogs about a dollhouse mansion that captivates thousands of readers worldwide. Myra’s stories have created legions of fans who breathlessly await every blog post, trade photographs of Mansion-modeled rooms, and swap theories about the enigmatic and reclusive author. Myra herself is tethered to the Mansion by mysteries she can’t understand—rooms that appear and disappear overnight, music that plays in its corridors.
Across the country, Alex Rakes, the scion of a custom furniture business, encounters two Mansion fans trying to recreate a room. The pair show him the Minuscule Mansion, and Alex is shocked to recognize a reflection of his own life mirrored back to him in minute scale. The room is his own bedroom, and the Mansion is his family’s home, handed down from the grandmother who disappeared mysteriously when Alex was a child. Searching for answers, Alex begins corresponding with Myra. Together, the two unwind the lonely paths of their twin worlds—big and small—and trace the stories that entwine them, setting the stage for a meeting rooted in loss, but defined by love. (Synopsis from Goodreads)
My Thoughts: I really liked the synopsis for this, it really caught my attention. In honesty, I was interested as soon as I heard the title and saw the cover. As magical as this book sounds, parts of it seem a little strange.
This was an interesting little story. I was very interested to see where it was all going to go.
Myra was an interesting case. I don't know if I completely got her character.
I did like Alex, and how the two of them came together through this mini mansion.
This was an interesting read that I enjoyed.
Audrey Burges writes novels, humor, short fiction, and essays in Richmond, Virginia. Her presence is tolerated by her two rambunctious children and very patient husband, all of whom have become practiced at making supportive faces when she shouts, “listen to this sentence!” She is a frequent contributor to numerous humor outlets, including McSweeney’s, and her stories and essays have appeared in Pithead Chapel, Cease, Cows, and lengthy diatribes in the Notes app on her phone. Audrey was born and raised in Arizona by her linguist parents, which is a lot like being raised by wolves, but with better grammar. She moved to Virginia as an adult but still carries mountains and canyons in her heart, and sometimes, when she closes her eyes, she can still smell ponderosa pines in the sun.
Thanks so much for checking out my Blog Tour Stop for The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges. Thank you to Berkley and Audrey Burges for letting me be a part of the tour. This is one to add to the pile.
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