A review by thxndxrstxrms
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

I feel like this book tried to be too many things at once and I think the romance subplot fell flat. I kind of forgot there was even a romance plot until about two thirds through the book. There's three plots really - the bookshop, Carmen's family and the love triangle. But the love interests are very flat as characters and I felt like we didn't get to know either of them. I would have liked this book more if it dropped one of the subplots and honestly this could've been a really cozy book about family and an old bookshop. It didn't need the romance plot and I think it meant the other aspects of the story got weakened.