Rainy Day Reads

I picked this one out of my TBR Jar and decided to give it a go. It’s one of those books that always seem to be floating around your subconscious but you never really actively think about picking it up. But I finally did! The narrator of this book is a man who comes upon a poster for an auction for the possessions of a lady. He finds out that this lady is a courtesan and I believe he had some sort of connection with her, because he goes and ends up buying a book. A little while later a young man comes looking for this book and wants to buy it off him. They end up becoming friends and the young man tells the narrator the story of his relationship with Marguerite, the courtesan, and why this book means so much to him.  The story itself is very Moulin Rouge-esque, but sort of lacklustre in my opinion. I think this is because I find that stories told in the first person always seem to lack something when it comes to building an atmosphere and a vibe. The same with the ...