Why did Rachel love this book?
My reading list this year led me to discover that my favorite books blend science with fiction, and never has a book done it better for me than The Scent Keeper.
This is a lyrical coming-of-age adventure married to an ode to the sense of smell. I was initially afraid to read this book because I didn’t want to find scientific errors or to be preached at, but I discovered the exact opposite. This book captures the personal experience of scent more evocatively, accurately, and insightfully than anything I have ever read, either in science or fiction.
I was blown away by Bauermeister’s inherent understanding of the sense that I have spent my career studying—in fact, I am quite jealous. This was the first of Bauermeister’s books that I have read, and now I cannot get enough.
2 authors picked The Scent Keeper as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Emmeline lives an enchanted childhood on a remote island with her father, who teaches her about the natural world through her senses. What he won't explain are the mysterious scents stored in the drawers that line the walls of their cabin, or the origin of the machine that creates them. As Emmeline grows, however, so too does her curiosity, until one day the unforeseen happens, and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world - a place of love, betrayal, ambition, and revenge. To understand her past, Emmeline must unlock the clues to her identity, a quest that challenges the…