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ahart1's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
beccaj2180's review against another edition
4.0
All I'm going to say is that Nina is an INFJ.
Also, Walter Mitty comes to mind, who is also an INFJ. Just saying.
Also, Walter Mitty comes to mind, who is also an INFJ. Just saying.
lotje84's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
mdevlin923's review
3.0
After her library is closed due to budget cuts, Nina Redmond is jobless...and soon to be homeless because her roommate refuses to store any more of Nina's many, many books. So, Nina decides to do the unthinkable: she buys a van and she moves to a small village in Scotland to start her own business: Little Shop of Happy-Ever-After. At first, Nina is miserable; but she quickly adjusts to rural life and falls in love with the small village...as well as her attractive landlord, Lennox.
A quick and easy read that feels very cozy. Sometimes it was difficult to figure out how much time had elapsed during jumps in narrative, but it didn't really affect the story.
A quick and easy read that feels very cozy. Sometimes it was difficult to figure out how much time had elapsed during jumps in narrative, but it didn't really affect the story.
fezzik's review
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
thenovelbook's review against another edition
Not sure how to rate this one, as I loved the beginning but not so much the latter part. The plot is perfect: a 30-ish librarian out of a job takes to selling books out of a van in rural Scotland. The descriptions of the scenery and the people in the village are delightful.
But somewhere along the way, Nina's romantic entanglements take center stage and they're rather seedy by my standards, and, near the end, a little too PG-13. I generally recognize that this happens with modern books (and often prefer to avoid them) but the premise, reviews and beginning of this one were so sweet that I had higher expectations for it. Oh well!
But somewhere along the way, Nina's romantic entanglements take center stage and they're rather seedy by my standards, and, near the end, a little too PG-13. I generally recognize that this happens with modern books (and often prefer to avoid them) but the premise, reviews and beginning of this one were so sweet that I had higher expectations for it. Oh well!