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A review by okiecozyreader
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store by Laurie Gilmore
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
This one is super spicy! Lots of steamy scenes, which I didn’t remember from the first book. But the writing was fun and made me smile.
I thought the plot was cute. Hazel works for a bookshop that changes names. Currently, it is the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore and they sell cinnamon buns on the weekend. One day she notices a book turned around backwards, as she pulls it out, she notices a page is dog-eared and then a phrase is highlighted (in one of her books for sale!) She wonders who is damaging her book, but also could it be a mystery. Her friend Noah volunteers to join her to complete the ideas in the books, which stretch her from her comfort zone and help her to be more adventurous.
Friends to lovers
Super spicy
Bookstore scenery
Small town vibes
“But it was like the book, or whoever had highlighted it, was speaking directly to Hazel.
‘Come with me, lass, if you want an adventure.’
She nearly dropped the book.” P12
…
“Oh, no, that line read in Noah’s deep voice was doing things to her ... hot things.” P16
“Hazel marched over to the Romance section to fix the book and possibly give it a piece of her mind because she was that kind of crazy lady today.” P22
“Because what more did one need besides good friends, good books, and the occasional cinnamon bun?” P207
I thought the plot was cute. Hazel works for a bookshop that changes names. Currently, it is the Cinnamon Bun Bookstore and they sell cinnamon buns on the weekend. One day she notices a book turned around backwards, as she pulls it out, she notices a page is dog-eared and then a phrase is highlighted (in one of her books for sale!) She wonders who is damaging her book, but also could it be a mystery. Her friend Noah volunteers to join her to complete the ideas in the books, which stretch her from her comfort zone and help her to be more adventurous.
Friends to lovers
Super spicy
Bookstore scenery
Small town vibes
“But it was like the book, or whoever had highlighted it, was speaking directly to Hazel.
‘Come with me, lass, if you want an adventure.’
She nearly dropped the book.” P12
…
“Oh, no, that line read in Noah’s deep voice was doing things to her ... hot things.” P16
“Hazel marched over to the Romance section to fix the book and possibly give it a piece of her mind because she was that kind of crazy lady today.” P22
“Because what more did one need besides good friends, good books, and the occasional cinnamon bun?” P207