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beckkd3's review against another edition
3.0
I was hoping for a great chick lit book when I picked it up. Sadly it wasn't as good as is hoped. It was quite bland, with slight plot twists but the closer you got to them the more you could see them coming.
It just wasn't what I was hoping, but it was still ok
It just wasn't what I was hoping, but it was still ok
emhromp's review against another edition
3.0
Dit boek las erg rustig weg. Alsof je op een mooie zomerdag in het gras naar een kabbelend beekje zit te kijken. Mooi geschreven, fijne personages, leuke setting, interessante verhaallijn. En weer vergeten zodra je het uit hebt.
ellie_a's review against another edition
3.0
I gave it three stars because I did not like the way it ended.
booktrovert420's review against another edition
4.0
Let me just start by saying that I loved this book. I really enjoy books that are about marriage and pregnancy or motherhood because for me, it helps make the characters relatable since marriage and pregnancy are huge parts of my life. This story takes place in Manhattan which is great because who wouldn't want to be a mother in Manhattan? So many opportunities for both you AND your child. The only thing I didn't like in regards to the story line is that the father of the child didn't treat the main character well at all, ever. I thought for sure he would come around or that she at least would stand up for herself and not take anymore of his crap. This unfortunately didn't happen and I was left feeling sorry for both her and their child. She clearly was a good person, attractive and if this were real life I don't think she'd have had a hard time finding a decent man if that was what she wanted. By the end of the book I felt like I was friends with this woman and that I would have loved to have our children together for a play date.
elephant's review against another edition
3.0
Esme, 23 years old, from England, is in New York working on her PHD in art history. When she learns that she is pregnant, her boyfriend breaks up with her. Through their on again, off again relationship, the friendships that she has with her co-workers at a small used bookstore called The Owl, sustain her. The book is interesting, but Mitchell, the baby's father is a total jerk and the fact that Esme still wanted to be with him, knowing what a total jerk he was, is rather sad. I felt that the book left off rather up in the air about things. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.
queenoferebor's review against another edition
2.0
Between 1 and 2 stars.
...
I just. What. What did I just read? I mean, did something else happened in this book that I missed? I don't understand. The premise had it all: bookstore, English girl in foreign country doing her PHD, some sort of romance... And in the end the book had nothing. Like, the story, was totally bland and when I got the end and turned the page I literally said "That is it? WHAT A LOAD OF ***"
Maybe I didn't read it as I should have, but the characters felt sketched, incomplete and false. There is no real background of the protagonist, Michelle is a douche but we don't really know why, and Luke is lurking in the shadows and that's all. The only thing that felt alive was the Bookstore that gives name to the book.
Maybe the idea was that the reader felt as lost as the protagonist feels in the story. If that was the purpose, congratulations because it worked. If not, well...
...
I just. What. What did I just read? I mean, did something else happened in this book that I missed? I don't understand. The premise had it all: bookstore, English girl in foreign country doing her PHD, some sort of romance... And in the end the book had nothing. Like, the story, was totally bland and when I got the end and turned the page I literally said "That is it? WHAT A LOAD OF ***"
Maybe I didn't read it as I should have, but the characters felt sketched, incomplete and false. There is no real background of the protagonist, Michelle is a douche but we don't really know why, and Luke is lurking in the shadows and that's all. The only thing that felt alive was the Bookstore that gives name to the book.
Maybe the idea was that the reader felt as lost as the protagonist feels in the story. If that was the purpose, congratulations because it worked. If not, well...
bookworm42's review against another edition
2.0
This book was just not my jam, I held on until the end hoping it would justify the journey but it really didn't.
missoyku's review against another edition
1.0
Kurgusu, yazarın dili, çevirisi, karakterleri... Öyle kötü ki!
Yazarın söylemek istediği çok şey olduğunu ama bunu karmakarışık bir hale getirdiğini, çevirinin de zaten kötü olmasından mütevellit yazılanlardan bir şey anlamadığımı söyleyebilirim. Sanat tarihi, edebiyat, felsefe referansları ile anlatılmaya çalışılan her şey çiğ kalmış. Karakterler çok tutarsız. Kitapta her şey olsun, her konuya parmak basayım denmiş de hepsi yarım yarım yazılmış, bir paragraftan diğerine öyle geçişler var ki "Ne alaka?" dememek elde değil.
Pek ilgim olmayan bir türde, isminden dolayı dikkatimi çeken bir kitaptı. Ne türüne göre başarılıydı, ne de bana göre.
Yazarın söylemek istediği çok şey olduğunu ama bunu karmakarışık bir hale getirdiğini, çevirinin de zaten kötü olmasından mütevellit yazılanlardan bir şey anlamadığımı söyleyebilirim. Sanat tarihi, edebiyat, felsefe referansları ile anlatılmaya çalışılan her şey çiğ kalmış. Karakterler çok tutarsız. Kitapta her şey olsun, her konuya parmak basayım denmiş de hepsi yarım yarım yazılmış, bir paragraftan diğerine öyle geçişler var ki "Ne alaka?" dememek elde değil.
Pek ilgim olmayan bir türde, isminden dolayı dikkatimi çeken bir kitaptı. Ne türüne göre başarılıydı, ne de bana göre.
heatherzarate3's review against another edition
1.0
This book sucked and was a chore to get through. Esme is probably the WEAKEST female protagonist I’ve ever read and lets Mitchell (the shitty love interest) treat her like garbage. The book is supposed to be about a charming local bookstore but you hardly get anything about that it’s more background noise to Esme whining about Mitchell. DO NOT RECOMMEND. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME.
serogers02's review against another edition
4.0
While I found this to be a cute, fun story in which the bookstore itself became a character, I also found this novel to be a bit forgettable. The Bookstore is an enjoyable read starring Esme Garland, a Brit trying to get her PhD in art history at Columbia. While living in New York, she meets a slew of characters, many of whom seemed to be stock characters for this type of novel, and has a few adventures before realising that the rich snob of old money that she has fallen for has knocked her up. The problem is, that he doesn't seem to return her feelings and is acting only out of a sense of decorum.
**I received a copy of this book from NetGalley**
**I received a copy of this book from NetGalley**