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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
After the first few pages, the plot began to center on how upset the main character was by her boyfriend not reciprocating her desire to have sex. It ceased being page-turning or interesting for me.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one isn't for me. Way, way too slow. Perhaps I would have liked it better if I had read the first one in the series.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This sequel was a bit disappointing. While I overall had a good time, Carmen seemed to regress as a character until the last 50 pg. At the end of the first one, she had matured and I enjoyed her arc. At the start of this it felt like she had started all overall. Glad I read it but would not call it good.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
When I saw this in ASDA, I thought, don’t I have this? Before realising it was the sequel!
Carmen is about to throw everyone out of the bookshop. We start the story in the middle of summer, with a cheesy Christmas movie using the bookshop as a filming location.
Getting on Carmen’s nerves for sure, but then her sister decides she wants her out of her house, her boyfriend decides to fly halfway around the world and Mr McCredie wants to sell up!
The buyer is very much a “make a quick buck” kind of businessman. Selling mass-produced items and having no form of identity other than “tatt”.
Carmen decides that the bookshop can make the profit Mr McCredie needs, so he wouldn’t have to sell. It’s going to be hard work, but Carmen is up to it… she hopes.
Without spoiling too much, we do see Carmen develop stronger relationships, particularly with her nieces and nephews. I also liked how much more confidence in her working abilities Carmen gains. To see that contrast with her wavering in her personal life hits home to how people are not always 100% in every aspect of their lives.
With how Jenny writes, we do see extended chapters of other character’s lives and I like which moments she chooses. And how she places them with Carmen’s timeline. 4.5 stars.
Carmen is about to throw everyone out of the bookshop. We start the story in the middle of summer, with a cheesy Christmas movie using the bookshop as a filming location.
Getting on Carmen’s nerves for sure, but then her sister decides she wants her out of her house, her boyfriend decides to fly halfway around the world and Mr McCredie wants to sell up!
The buyer is very much a “make a quick buck” kind of businessman. Selling mass-produced items and having no form of identity other than “tatt”.
Carmen decides that the bookshop can make the profit Mr McCredie needs, so he wouldn’t have to sell. It’s going to be hard work, but Carmen is up to it… she hopes.
Without spoiling too much, we do see Carmen develop stronger relationships, particularly with her nieces and nephews. I also liked how much more confidence in her working abilities Carmen gains. To see that contrast with her wavering in her personal life hits home to how people are not always 100% in every aspect of their lives.
With how Jenny writes, we do see extended chapters of other character’s lives and I like which moments she chooses. And how she places them with Carmen’s timeline. 4.5 stars.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced