dreamerfreak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Car accident, and Sexual content
Minor: Deportation and Infidelity
johnbat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Sexism
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content, Deportation, Infidelity, and Chronic illness
laurablom2002's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
- the nature writing is beautiful. It is descriptive and calming. I myself love nature descriptions in books and this book had some of the most beautiful ones.
- As a massive bookworm this book was very dreamy to me. I mean, every bookworm has dreamt of starting their own bookshop. I felt like I was vicariously living that dream through this book.
- I found the romance in this book lacking in depth and honestly weird. The main character obsesses about guys in an almost creepy and objectifying way. I found myself wondering why Nina liked the guys she liked. She fell in love basically based on nothing and the romance would progress uncomfortably quickly. Going from zero to a hundred in like one chapter. I think this book would’ve been so much better without any romance. Or a single love interest with actual development.
- For a book about a bookshop, I personally would’ve liked more scenes set in the actual bookshop.
- The main character is seriously unlikable and self obsessed. She doesn’t think about the consequences of her actions or decides to simply ignore them. She just gave me the ick. I hoped I would relate to a book and nature loving main character, but I found myself annoyed by her pretty frequently.
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Child abuse and Sexism
lynnannwalsh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Sexism, Misogyny, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, and Cursing
cerilouisereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Infidelity, Sexism, Car accident, and Sexual content
madeleine_wilks's review
2.5
It was alright! A little predictable, a little more romance-focused than I usually like, but I loved her adoration of books, and I wanted to steal her job one day. It had a few good messages about things like social services and projecting your version of a perfect partner onto people. Cute read, cute concept, dragged on at times but there you have it.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Cursing
cereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Minor: Sexual content
emfass's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The dedication alone is worth the price of admission (a love letter to readers and reading), and I can't recommend it enough.
Recommended for anyone who needs a very fluffy, light, relaxing read by someone who clearly loves books as much as you do.
Oh, and Lucy Price-Lewis MADE this reading experience (I listened to the audiobook). She handled all of the dialects beautifully, and was just a loving narrator. I want to pick up the next one just to listen to her some more. (Oh wait, I just looked and she doesn't narrate the next one. *sob* I'll just have to seek out her other work.)
Minor: Blood, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
spoopywife's review
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Minor: Sexual content and Chronic illness