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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
An only child who loves books and planners? Uhh, YES. I loved this book - it was a fun, light read that I kept forcing myself to slow down to savor it a little longer but inevitably finished it pretty quickly because I couldn't help myself. :)
Hateful language and not a character I liked at all. Very whiney about the patrons of her bookstore in the first quarter.
Un immense 4,5. C’est le livre feel good le plus feel good que j’aie lu jusqu’à présent. Il est léger, drôle, Nina est un personnage parfait, les autres personnages sont parfaits. Je dis 4,5 uniquement parce qu’il n’a pas d’enjeux tels qu’ils font que je n’ai pas pu le reposer, au contraire, je l’ai même lu très lentement, mais j’ai savoir chaque minute passée dans cette histoire. Je recommande plus que chaudement (merci Isabelle
Feel good book.
Sirsnīgi par 30gadnieci, kas grāmatas mīl vairāk nekā cilvēkus.
Sirsnīgi par 30gadnieci, kas grāmatas mīl vairāk nekā cilvēkus.
I laughed out loud at so much of this book and found it utterly charming (there are similarities to Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, although I liked this one better). There are a few scenes that would make me wary of recommending it widely.
A book where the main character’s entire existence revolves around books?!? Yes, please.
Nina Hill lives her life on her own terms with her own schedule of book related activities. She’s used to being alone as an only child raised by her nanny rather than her jet setting mother. That is until the day a stranger walks into her life and informs her of the death of her biological father. A father she never knew or cared to know. Additionally, she is introduced to countless family members that she never knew existed. The shock alone is enough to send Nina’s anxiety spiraling.
Books, family drama and a splash of anxiety. This book was an engaging read.
Nina Hill lives her life on her own terms with her own schedule of book related activities. She’s used to being alone as an only child raised by her nanny rather than her jet setting mother. That is until the day a stranger walks into her life and informs her of the death of her biological father. A father she never knew or cared to know. Additionally, she is introduced to countless family members that she never knew existed. The shock alone is enough to send Nina’s anxiety spiraling.
Books, family drama and a splash of anxiety. This book was an engaging read.
Nina is raised by a nanny, with an Aussie globe-trotting mother and an unknown father. She's extremely bookish and mostly antisocial. "She thought of books as medication, and sanctuary, and the source of all good things." Nina finds out her father died and she has a large extended family, through whom she gets a little self-discovery and the chance to live outside her well laid plans.
I enjoyed Abbi's cheeky dialogue and was overall very entertained.
I enjoyed Abbi's cheeky dialogue and was overall very entertained.
This was a very cute and fun book to read. It's super fluffy. It's like a Christmas romantic comedy in Netflix. Don't expect anything fancy, so expect precocious children, some characters will be very undeveloped, and some of the acting will be terrible. But! It'll be nice and you'll know the ending the whole time.
I do have a few minor issues. The ending felt oddly rushed. Everything else was good for the pacing, but the end felt weird to me. I don't exactly know why.
Apparently Nina and Tom break up? That was not clear to me when she was saying she needed a few days to be alone while having a panic attack. I can understand he might be upset if he doesn't understand anxiety, but I reread the scene and I couldn't see a breakup. So it seemed weird that they said it was.
And the fact that she and Lydia become such fast friends. I like that they become friends. But one afternoon of tea didn't really make sense.
Maybe that read the point of all these things? So much of the book flowed well. Then these things each just happened really quickly, so they stood out to me. But again, like a cheesy movie, it just needs to get done, and that's fine.
I really did enjoy it! She's a fun write!
I do have a few minor issues. The ending felt oddly rushed. Everything else was good for the pacing, but the end felt weird to me. I don't exactly know why.
Apparently Nina and Tom break up? That was not clear to me when she was saying she needed a few days to be alone while having a panic attack. I can understand he might be upset if he doesn't understand anxiety, but I reread the scene and I couldn't see a breakup. So it seemed weird that they said it was.
And the fact that she and Lydia become such fast friends. I like that they become friends. But one afternoon of tea didn't really make sense.
Maybe that read the point of all these things? So much of the book flowed well. Then these things each just happened really quickly, so they stood out to me. But again, like a cheesy movie, it just needs to get done, and that's fine.
I really did enjoy it! She's a fun write!
Cute, funny read. I did have to skim over/skip parts that were unnecessary, but I did think the story was entertaining.
Such a delightful, hilarious, heartwarming story. I think most of us book lovers have some parts of Nina Hill within us and that makes her so relatable to our tribe. I wanted to jot down so many quotes about love of reading and also about introvertedness. I think all my book loving, introverted friends will enjoy this story. Well done, Abbi Waxman.