Reviews

The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander

beccadavison's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

nikkigosnell's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

It's a sweet little book. Easy to read. Loved the English flair. Had to keep a dictionary handy for all the English words. 

alidottie's review against another edition

4.0

This is a pretty straightforward story that has a couple of parts I thought were a stretch (who accepts they have to live with a bat colony in the attic of their new home--after they move in? And I thought the relationship between the main characters could have been more believably written), but overall I always enjoyed the time I was listening to it and I found it very clear to follow--which isn't always true for me when I listen to books. I also loved the parts about the books and their effects on the people who read them.

shelbyl's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Like a decent Hallmark movie with an all Canadian cast.  I was going to say it wa kk d of boring, but after I finished and started another boom I was slightly sad that I wasn’t with those other characters anymore.  It was just sweet and soothing.  No big drama, a little grieving., but all just nice.

1yourmom1's review against another edition

3.0

3.6 ⭐️. It was a fun and easy read. A good “by the poolside” pick.

kitttycatcait's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

enticingtitles's review against another edition

3.0

This was a slow paced but heartwarming book about the power of books to bring people together. The title grabbed me as I'm a fan of little free libraries and thought a story about one would be cute. Though billed as more of a romance, that plot line wasn't strong in my opinion and only added a little to the story. I wish even more emphasis was given on how the books in the littlest library changed the community. We got some snippets of this, but I felt following those storylines would have made for a better read.

kaitlynaune's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

3.5

3.5. I feel like literally nothing happened in this book. remember when the characters first kissed like 80% of the way in? yeah nothing happens between them again until the second to last page where they have a slightly extended kiss. all of the conflicts are magically (and somehow easily) resolved in the last chapter. not necessarily a bad book, but probably 50% of it is just describing the main character working in the garden or drinking wine.
update: other reviews are classifying this as women’s fiction rather than romance, so maybe im the problem lol

kylinanne's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• 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

jennarbruno's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Lovely premise, but a dull plot