The Bookshop on the Corner
Ratings43
Average rating3.4
It will have you longing for Scotland, for books, and for fresh, organic food. I enjoyed this book, apart from feeling a little irritated at the main character's snarky, do-gooder attitude. I like the emphasis on community and living away from the rat race.
At this point, I'm just glad, that I finished this book. It started off great and then just became more boring and annoying. I guess we've drifted apart with the main character at some point. One more mention of sad puppy eyes and I throw my kindle out the window.
I hovered between a 3 and 4 star rating for this book. I really liked it until the ending. The ending of the story felt rushed, underdeveloped, and underwent a tone shift that did not fit with the feel of the rest of the book. But until the ending, the book was filled with all things I love: books and the power of stories, beautiful natural scenery, and Scotland!
Just the right mix of sweet and interesting, with a strong female lead, not often seen in romances. A romance for people who don't like the genre.
Nina has troubles. She's just lost her job. She's lost her home. She doesn't know what to do next.
And then she gets a crazy idea. What would happen if she bought a ramshackle van, loaded it up with books, and set up a portable bookshop?
She does and it's wildly successful and lots of other absurdly improbable things happen but it's all good because we want it to happen; we want her to find happiness and change the world one book at a time.
It's not realistic fiction but it's a nice summer read.
I liked this story and enjoyed reading it.
As far as Chick Lit goes, this one is quite good (in my ignorant opinion).
There was an amazing environment, interesting and inspiring premise, and several complex storylines
But I utterly disliked and couldn't understand the behavior of the main character at a few points. And the romance was just.... weird.
The bookshop is a bookmobile, in Scotland. So the title is a little misleading. There's a cast of colorful characters and a slightly abrupt ending but the story is sweet.
I wanted to love this more because the author is adorable and her introduction made me love her. It was a little too contemporary romance for me personally. I love a good book about a book lover, but it was a bit just okay for me. Though there were some parts that made me laugh out loud, I felt myself thinking that parts of the story could have been explored and weren't. Maybe they will be in the sequels. Not sure I'll read them though.