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Bookshop Girl by Chloe Coles

jasmine_elizabeth's review against another edition

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5.0

I really enjoyed the plot, and the friendships were great. We meet so many interesting people in this book. Certain characters are not what they appear, and I loved the way this all played out.

I enjoyed Paige's determination and enthusiasm in saving the bookshop.

hannadekoning2001's review against another edition

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4.0

This was such a fun read! Books about books always appeal to me, but I don't always end up liking them. This book, however, was exactly what I wanted it to be: a lovely book about growing up, friendship, art and books <3

veecaswell's review against another edition

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4.0

The debut novel from this former bookseller, Chloe Coles writes a book that’s heartwarming and fun about trying to save the only bookstore left in a town made of grey (it’s called Greysworth for a reason!)

I am glad this book gets started quite quickly, it’s a short read but a very good one as we are introduced to great characters and a plot that really gives throughout the whole of the book. The characters in the book feel like a dysfunctional family but they work together so well and it makes for such a sweet read as this group band together to save the store.

I like that the romance is sort of a back plot to the friendships and the story as this is rare in books such as this, focusing more on the saving of the shop - it made me want to get up and buy a lot of books (and the pile of new books next to me shows that was pretty successful!) as Holly and Paige are so dedicated to making sure that Bennett’s doesn’t close.

A really enjoyable read, I can’t wait to read more from this author.

(I received an ARC from NetGalley for a honest review).

owls_rainbow's review against another edition

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4.0

Ebook provided by NetGalley for review. Thank you.

Paige is awesome! I loved her go-getter attitude and her unwillingness to let things slide. Her friendship with Holly was fab, I loved the way they supported each other and even the one blip they had was minor.

I loved the characters in the life-drawing class, especially Sue, she was a hoot and a great support to the girls! It was obvious fairly quickly that Blaine was not a good guy but it was great seeing him get his comeuppance. My main criticism was that the book seemed very short.

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lmn9812's review against another edition

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5.0

LOVED THIS. funny and wry!

l1nds's review against another edition

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2.0

I wanted to like this book - bookshops! feminism! - but it just didn't do it for me. I was hoping for something akin to Holly Bourne's Spinster Club series but the writing just fell a bit flat for me. The 'voice' of the teenage narrator seemed more cringe than authentic. However it may just be me, I'm not a teenager any more so I'm not the target audience. It was quite a fun read, and anything celebrating books and reading is to be praised, so I hope it finds an audience.

greenvillemelissa's review against another edition

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5.0

Cute, quick read about a teenage girl who works in a bookshop which is scheduled to close and she decides to try to save it.

eviemoon's review against another edition

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3.0

Even though this novel is a quick, lighthearted and fun read, it has some problematic parts to it. The story is sweet, a young girl who tries to stop the bookshop she works at from closing down, with a little romance in it. But the main character Paige is quite flat and unlikeable for most of the story. The book is about activism and the author tried to also make the character have feminist views, but these bits seem to be thrown in without being linked to the story whatsoever and they’re not well written. It makes Paige seem like a grumpy, bitter person who cannot even stand a man telling her to have a nice evening. She is also just a feminist when it is convenient for her. She’s also quite a bad friend, completely disregarding her friend Holly’s feelings when her cat died, because she wants to chase some boy (how very feminist). The activist part is lovely, because it shows that everyone can stand up and make change. The story has so much potential, so hopefully the characters will have some more depth to them in the sequel.

ruby_roo's review against another edition

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4.0

Review to come

booksandlemonsquash's review against another edition

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3.0

I received this book from the publishers via Net Galley, in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed parts of this book, but others massively less so. I loved Paige’s determination and antics to save the bookshop, and I loved her life drawing crew. I didn’t love he characterisation as much otherwise though - especially the way her thought process was written. I have no issue her behaving, thinking and speaking like a teen, but it was written for teens too, in a way a lot of YA books aren’t.

I also like Paige’s love for books and some of her feminist rants, they were brilliant.

However, the setting felt a bit off - from technology it’s definitely set now, but it also talked about BHS which I felt dated it a little.

That aside, I did like Holly and the rest of the bookshop crew! And it’s funny and light and easy reading. Just a little young for me.