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A review by bethbolton
The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin
1.0
I read this book for the Book Riot 2022 Read Harder Challenge, for the category of "Read a book set in a bookstore".
Unfortunately, this ended up being a DNF for me. I loved the premise - a woman who just moved to London from the English countryside right before the start of WWII, who finds a job in a local bookshop. The bookstore needs a lot of love, and our protagonist makes it her goal to help the bookstore prosper again. Meanwhile, there are bombs being dropped and England has officially entered the war.
When I read historical fiction books about war, I expect it to be...at least a little gritty. This book felt too light and fluffy for its content. I just found myself not connecting to the story or the characters in any way, so I decided to put it down. It might be worth picking back up again in the future, but for now it wasn't for me.
Unfortunately, this ended up being a DNF for me. I loved the premise - a woman who just moved to London from the English countryside right before the start of WWII, who finds a job in a local bookshop. The bookstore needs a lot of love, and our protagonist makes it her goal to help the bookstore prosper again. Meanwhile, there are bombs being dropped and England has officially entered the war.
When I read historical fiction books about war, I expect it to be...at least a little gritty. This book felt too light and fluffy for its content. I just found myself not connecting to the story or the characters in any way, so I decided to put it down. It might be worth picking back up again in the future, but for now it wasn't for me.