A review by iferkelly
Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady

emotional funny lighthearted 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

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for an advanced reader copy of this book. This book is a romance book lover’s dream! Ryan and Josie are the managers of their own book stores, with completely different vibes and genres. They are told their stores will be merging and only one of them will be hired as the new manager, leaving the other one out of a job. They compete with each other and get on each others nerves, but both retreat to their online book lover forum where they anonymously, unknowingly talk to each other. This book was hilarious, emotional, and just a delight to read. The amount of cliches spun my head, but overall I enjoyed it and had a lot of fun with it!