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The Blue Moth Motel

The Blue Moth Motel

A haunting and evocative exploration of the meaning of family and home.

 

Ingrid and Norah have an unconventional upbringing—growing up in a motel, raised by their mother and her female partner. The girls’ grandmother, Ada, who owns the Blue Moth, has always kept them at a distance. But when she buys a piano for the motel, that all changes. Years later in England, training to be a soloist, Ingrid loses her voice and must decide what to do. She hears from Norah, who’s reviving a party that began during their childhood to celebrate the arrival of mysterious and elusive blue moths. 

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arielaonthego

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Saint John, NB

average rating is 4 out of 5

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Blue Moth Motel Book Review

The Blue Moth Motel is definitely an interesting read, I say that because it was written in a way you wouldn’t usually write. Dialogue not in direct quotations, and a book was written like someone was telling a story, with many flashbacks to the past. The main character is Ingrid, and she has a sister, Norah. Ingrid has moved out of the motel that they both grew up in, the Blue Moth Motel in PEI, to go to England. The book phases through a lot of what happened in the past and what’s happening in the future. I’d say most of the book is actually just stories from the past and Ingrid’s life before. I thought it was very sincere, very sweet, and very sentimental.

This is definitely a book that targets your emotions, nostalgia, and longing for home. Where you grew up and where you came from. Reading this book is peaceful and calm. Everything feels like a dream. It feels like you’re underwater when you’re reading this book. It feels strangely surreal. I love that feeling. I loved this book.

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Ingrid and Norah have an unconventional upbringing—growing up in a motel, raised by their mother and her partner. The girls’ grandmother, Ada, who owns the Blue Moth, has always kept them at a distance. But when she buys a piano for the motel, that all changes. Years later in England, training to be a soloist, Ingrid loses her voice and must decide what to do. She hears from Norah, who’s reviving a party that began during their childhood to celebrate the arrival of mysterious and elusive blue moths. The Blue Moth Motel is a Haunting and evocative exploration of the meaning of family and home.

I recommend this book, and I hope you get a chance to check it out 🙂

I recommend this book.

Oliver

Location:

Newfoundland

average rating is 5 out of 5

Time Published

The Blue Moth Hotel

The Blue Moth Motel by Olivia Robinson is a beautiful novel with characters I enjoyed immediately and grew to love even more as the story went on.
I really liked the non-linear aspect of jumping back and forth between the present in Lewes and the past in PEI as well as the change in POV styles between them, leading up to the convergence of the storylines of past and present Ingrid.
Robinson also has a great talent for descriptive writing. There were many points throughout this book were I said "wow" out loud in reaction to a phrase or piece of imagery she used.
If you're interested in books with compelling narratives about family, love, and self with a heavy focus on female characters, then I cannot recommend The Blue Moth Motel enough.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 stars)

I recommend this book.

Ellie Wilson

Location:

New Brunswick

average rating is 5 out of 5

Time Published

Blue Moth Hotel

The Blue Moth Motel by Olivia Robinson was unlike any other book that I’ve read before, in the best way possible. Robinson used such a unique writing style, switching back and forth between the past and present, but maintaining present tense all the way through.

The book follows Ingrid as she starts her adult life in England, navigating multiple complex problems that are thrown her way, as well as throughout her childhood. The book starts off with her and her older sister Norah as they’re young children, and by the end of the book, the storylines of adult Ingrid and child Ingrid merge into one.

I immediately felt a strong connection with the characters because we share a love of music. The book really focuses on Norah’s passion for the piano, and Ingrid’s passion for singing, both things that I’ve grown up studying and loved.

This book was like a lullaby. It’s one of those that you read for hours without realizing, because you become so enveloped in the characters and the storyline. This book made me feel so many emotions, it made me think about my future, about my family, and about what a sense of home really is. I absolutely love this book with all of my heart, and when it’s released next week, I highly encourage you all to go and get it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

I recommend this book.