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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
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.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Quick, light read. Did I like it? Somewhat. Did I love it? No. Would I recommend this? Eh. It was just so-so.
I really really enjoyed reading this book. It was fun. And it was full of references to books and movies.
Nina is smart, she loves books, she has a cat, she works in a bookstore, and she falls in love with an interesting/smart/nice guy. So there was nothing for me not to like.
Nina is also socially kinda awkward, and she has anxiety. When I read the part about anxiety being her anti-superpower I knew she will be one of my favorite fictional book nerds. Then The Hulk was mentioned and the version played by Mark Ruffalo was mentioned and I was 100% sold. I guess those couple of sentences were enough for me to identify with her on a whole new level.
I have to add that for me the cover alone is worth 10 stars. Not sure what that says about me.
Nina is smart, she loves books, she has a cat, she works in a bookstore, and she falls in love with an interesting/smart/nice guy. So there was nothing for me not to like.
Nina is also socially kinda awkward, and she has anxiety. When I read the part about anxiety being her anti-superpower I knew she will be one of my favorite fictional book nerds. Then The Hulk was mentioned and the version played by Mark Ruffalo was mentioned and I was 100% sold. I guess those couple of sentences were enough for me to identify with her on a whole new level.
I have to add that for me the cover alone is worth 10 stars. Not sure what that says about me.
How can you not like this book, it's filled with amazingly useless facts, a love interest who smells mysteriously of sawdust, a sordid array of maladjusted newly acquired family members and a main character who just wants to be left alone and read and listen to the voice of her judgmental cat Phil. Well, she doesn't quite want to listen to the cat, but being a cat - and a judgmental one at that- sorta gives Nine no real choice.
I have no real choice but to stan. Adorable cute and witty, love every bit of it.
I have no real choice but to stan. Adorable cute and witty, love every bit of it.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This might be more like 4.5 stars due to a few predictable moments and awkward sex references. Might be 4 stars compared to true 5 star favorite literature.
Yet, I enjoyed and related to this so thoroughly. I’m giving it 5 stars. If you are also “bookish,” have anxiety, and appreciate an interesting cast of characters, you will love it too!
Yet, I enjoyed and related to this so thoroughly. I’m giving it 5 stars. If you are also “bookish,” have anxiety, and appreciate an interesting cast of characters, you will love it too!