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The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs

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kaelino's review

2.0

This was like so many other novels in the contemporary romance vein, single woman leaves a high-paying, snooty job to return to her hometown (city? I don't even know, as you don't get much of a feeling for the setting), and take over the family business (in this case, a bookshop) after the death of a family member. She meets the friendly (and of course handsome and down to earth) plumber/contractor/handyman type guy with the precocious and endearing (more like annoying) daughter, and also meets another man, a wealthy, famous, dashing writer (whose name, kid you not, is Trevor Dashwood). Which guy will win her heart?? Will she keep the struggling bookstore from going under?? All the familiar tropes... and some annoying character names like Peach, Junebug, and Birdy... what? Main character was uninteresting, predictably naive, beautiful, and awkward.... yawn. The writing wasn't bad, and I appreciate a story featuring a bookstore, but for this book to be called The Lost and Found Bookshop, you'd think there'd be more references to the actual bookshop and the experiences and dynamics involved in running it day to day. There's some of that, but the story focuses more on the character relationships. Unfortunate, since the characters were irritating and cliche. Disappointed.

sarahreadsalotofbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

4.0

luciearan's review against another edition

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4.0

Něžná, romantická, nostalgická - taková je tato kniha. Na nic si nehraje, ani výrazně netlačí a i když vás svým příběhem na zadek neposadí, nenudí a příjemně si u ní odpočinete. Skvělé čtení na melancholický podzim.

sarahareinhard's review

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4.0

I should know this by now: books about books are invariably romances. And yet, what is a romance but some predictability and an examination of relationships. Done well, it can be delightful. And I thought this one was done well. Nope, not surprised. And yet, let’s not say that as if it’s a bad thing. The characters in this book were friendly companions as I binge read, and maybe I’ll meet them again someday.

zsazsa_3's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

katrenia's review

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4.0

3.75. A good heart warming story of loss, struggles, and finding love. I enjoyed the characters and was rooting for a happy ending.

Towards the end, the characters make love and then “smoke weed”. What?! Where did that come from? No where else in the book do drugs come up and this added nothing to the storyline.

I listened to the audio book, and the narrator was really good. This is the first narrator I’ve found that did not have an annoying child’s voice.