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craftyemma's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
A great idea - bookish tours of Britain, picking out wonderful book shops and places used as inspiration and filming locations for film adaptations.
thebooktrail88's review against another edition
5.0
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Visit a few of the locations of the featured bookshops
This is a book all booklovers need. I do love a trail and a booktrail or two, of course, to see the places the author writes about and where the characters live, but imagine doing a tour of ALL THE BOOKSHOPS!
Louise Boland has put together a wonderful book full of hope and wonder in these troubled times and there are pictures and pictures of bookshops inside and out. Perfect for exploring now when the real life things are sadly shut.
It’s a wonderful book with delightful illustrations and photographs which are going to make you want to visit the bookshops you haven’t yet. And revisit the ones you have. We all know of that allure that a bookshop has and this book captures that magic and more.
There’s lot of literary snippets throughout too such as classic writers and information about settings. There’s a lovely bit about Thomas Hardy’s Wessex for example – a real allure for all fans of classic fiction.
Just looking at this book reminded me of all the wonderful bookstores we have in the UK and why it’s so sad they are closed now. As Forum Books in Northumberland says ‘There’s nothing quite like a real bookshop” and they’re right. This book shows you just why they are so magical and invaluable. Wouldn’t it be lovely if people bought this book as a gift for either themselves or another bookworm and thereby helped the very bookshops themselves to survive during lockdown.
This book captures the magic and wonder of everything that books are. Travelling around the country and seeing what delights can be found is the perfect bookish dream!
Visit a few of the locations of the featured bookshops
This is a book all booklovers need. I do love a trail and a booktrail or two, of course, to see the places the author writes about and where the characters live, but imagine doing a tour of ALL THE BOOKSHOPS!
Louise Boland has put together a wonderful book full of hope and wonder in these troubled times and there are pictures and pictures of bookshops inside and out. Perfect for exploring now when the real life things are sadly shut.
It’s a wonderful book with delightful illustrations and photographs which are going to make you want to visit the bookshops you haven’t yet. And revisit the ones you have. We all know of that allure that a bookshop has and this book captures that magic and more.
There’s lot of literary snippets throughout too such as classic writers and information about settings. There’s a lovely bit about Thomas Hardy’s Wessex for example – a real allure for all fans of classic fiction.
Just looking at this book reminded me of all the wonderful bookstores we have in the UK and why it’s so sad they are closed now. As Forum Books in Northumberland says ‘There’s nothing quite like a real bookshop” and they’re right. This book shows you just why they are so magical and invaluable. Wouldn’t it be lovely if people bought this book as a gift for either themselves or another bookworm and thereby helped the very bookshops themselves to survive during lockdown.
This book captures the magic and wonder of everything that books are. Travelling around the country and seeing what delights can be found is the perfect bookish dream!
emma_louise_books's review against another edition
5.0
A marvellous UK guidebook for any book lover either as an informative read from page to page by geographical region or equally as a reference book to dip into for planning your next bookshop travels...enjoy!
whatvictoriaread's review
5.0
I’m currently away for a week of bookish adventures and so this non-fiction tour of some of Britain’s bookshops was a perfect read this week, to get me even more hyped up!
I throughly enjoyed reading all about the different shops, looking at all the beautiful pictures and fully embracing my inner booknerd!
Huge thanks to Charlotte for the lovely gift!
I throughly enjoyed reading all about the different shops, looking at all the beautiful pictures and fully embracing my inner booknerd!
Huge thanks to Charlotte for the lovely gift!
itsrachsimpson's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.5
If you’ve been around here for 30 seconds you know I love bookshops, especially independent bookshops and so when I heard about this book I knew I needed to check it out. It’s such a beautiful book, a love story to both bookshops and the natural beauty of the country. But before I get too deep into that, let’s check out what it’s about.
Full review can be found at http://www.blinddogbooks.co.uk/so-i-just-read-bookshop-tour-of-britain-by-louise-boland-and/
Full review can be found at http://www.blinddogbooks.co.uk/so-i-just-read-bookshop-tour-of-britain-by-louise-boland-and/
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