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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

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jesswin's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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elysareadsitall's review

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emotional funny 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

3.0

"The Bookish Life of Nina Hill" is a fun story with a large variety of quirky characters. I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. A couple times it felt a little slow, and some of Nina's actions seemed over-the-top. Other than those things, I thought it was great, and I'm looking forward to book two and have already checked it out.

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lesseraliterary's review against another edition

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funny 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? Yes

5.0

this book was so cozy.. the third act breakup was believable and it made sense given the circumstances and what was going on. i really liked how her anxiety was portrayed and i felt it was accurate

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meredithamadee's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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

4.0

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lindsayerin's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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mswarning's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

Theoretically it would be nice to crave dense 5-star books all the time, but I was in the mood for a lighthearted palate cleanser I could speedread.

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romie_chat's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

oh boy, this was such a wholesome, comfort read! I loved Nina and found the way she experiences the world so deeply relatable, not just because of the anxiety but also because she's such an introvert but also loves to be with the people she loves. this was also such a funny read, as in I actually laughed out loud all the time!

this was a lovely book, with a bit of an abrupt ending, but still an instant 'have to re-read when feeling down' book!

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akolwicz's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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nothingforpomegranted's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

Nina Hill works at a bookstore and lives with her cat, Paul. She lives each day according to her carefully constructed schedule and has a vibrant social life, including competitive trivia on Wednesdays, solo movie night on Saturday evenings, and scheduled time to do "nothing" (aka read her book on her couch in peace) on Thursdays. Raised by a single mother--whose career as a photographer meant she spent most of Nina's childhood out of the country--and a remarkable nanny--who, in truth, was more of a mother figure in any traditional sense--Nina discovers her biological father's identity upon his death and is introduced to a massive, complicated family, including brothers, sisters, and even great-nieces! She also finds herself frustratingly attracted to the captain of an opposing trivia team and is not sure how to incorporate all of these new people into her life.

This is truly one of the best depictions of being an introvert that I ever read. Nina is quiet and bookish and loves her alone time, but she has friends and romantic relationships, and she is socially awkward only in the way that all humans can be at times. I loved the conflicts and connections Nina established with her newfound family, as well as the

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easypeasy17's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

I really wanted to like this book! I had been excited to read it for the past few years and the beginning started out great. However, as the book goes on I just got frustrated. It really felt the the characters were all one-dimensional caricatures. And then Nina, the main character, meets her extended family. This gave the author a great opportunity to explore this experience, but she just made the characters the same.

Everyone in her family is a massive reader. When she meets her brother, he also has anxiety. And when she meets her niece, she also likes random facts.

It was like the author thought that just because you are related, you have to have identical interests.

There were also moments where I thought there were some problematic elements. The main character has anxiety.

At one point she has a panic attack and the love interest helps her get home. He also makes her tea and does some other stuff while she’s in the bathroom. Once she emerges from the bathroom, she tells the love interest that she needs to be alone in order to process her anxiety. He proceeds to then not leave her alone and persistently asks her if he can stay and tells her that he just wants to take care of her. SIR, the best thing you could do to take care of her is to listen to what she is telling you she needs right now. She’s not telling you to leave her forever, just that she needs to process this experience. I was so annoyed! Then at the end of the book, NINA is the one who apologizes for that event. The love interest is the one that should be apologizing. And he proceeds to describe her panic attack as a “freak out” and says, “I don’t want to be with someone who’s ready to throw me under the bus every time she loses her composure.” This is just such a dismissive portrayal of anxiety!

Lastly, there were jokes throughout that were meant to be witty but they read to me as problematic which then took me out of the story. I was so disappointed by this story.

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