The 2018 PopSugar Reading Challenge - A book that involves a library or bookstoreĪn absolute pleasure to listen to - thank you Lucy Price-Lewis. To all readers.īecause this book is about reading and books, and how these things can change your life, always, I would argue, for the better. There is no dedication in this book because the entire book is dedicated to you: the reader. I want to go out and check out every last book from the library that Nina suggests.Īs an aside, I loved the way the author dedicated the book. And the books ( so many books!) just cinched the novel for me.

The romance was so well done - it was one of those romances where you fall in love with the way they're falling in love. So, armed with an unwieldy old van and far more books than one can imagine, Nina sets off to explore the countryside - selling her books at farmers markets and festivals, all the while blossoming from a shy, timid librarian to the woman she was always meant to be. And your life might turn out full of regrets. But if you do nothing, you can't fix anything. You might make a mistake, then you can fix it. And Nina is just reeling and the midst of her panic, she comes to a realization (with the help of her friend): Just do something. All that comfort and security from her library job - snuffed out.

for Nina, whenever reality, or the grimmer side of reality, threatened to invade, she always turned to a book.They had mended her heart when it was broken, and encouraged her to hope when she was down.

She spent every waking moment, caring for all of the little library books, curling up with a new novel every night and most importantly, helping people find the book that they needed the most. Nina Redmond is my favorite kind of main character - she feels like a best friend. This book spoke to my soul Because every day with a book is slightly better than one without, and I wish you nothing but the happiest of days.

The bookshop on the corner