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First off, the audio is great. I'm all here for the Scottish accents. The dedication is beautiful as well, clearly the author has a deep love for reading, like we all do.
If you liked Guernsey, you'll like The Bookshop on the Corner.

When Nina loses her job, she decides to pull herself up by her bootstraps and buy a van to make a traveling bookshop. She dedicates her life to then giving everyone the perfect book to change their view on reading. Along the way, she begins to develop feelings for a certain train conductor. However, the romance felt super rushed (she met the guy twice and flung herself at him without even getting to know him.) Which is why I knocked a star off the review. But - that's not the overall point of the story, so it's no harm done to the actual storyline of Nina finding how to turn her life around.

I really do enjoy these fluffy quick page turners, the perfect charming story to read when in between more serious books.

librarydancer's review against another edition

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4.0

Sweet, warm story. This is like having a cup of tea on a cool night.

tjess's review

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lighthearted

4.0

tamagojin88's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

kimberussell's review against another edition

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4.0

This is another example of publisher cover/title shenanigans, because there is no bookshop on the corner in this book at all. Jenny Colgan wrote the Little Beach Street Bakery books, which I enjoyed. This is her most recent book and I loved it even more!

Nina is a laid-off librarian who decides to buy a van and run a mobile bookstore. She ends up doing just that … in a rural village in Scotland.

THAT MEANS KILTS! I didn’t expect kilts!!!

What I liked best about this book was that instead of Nina having problems that the big, strong, (kilted!!!!) man solves, Nina solves other peoples’ problems. That’s nice in a book like this.

Four stars and I want to be Jenny Colgan’s friend. And KILTS!

addy_rose's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

bookengulfer's review against another edition

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funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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