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A review by corrabelle4493
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was a fast post-christmas read. I took it out before christmas, started reading it after christmas but had to return it to the library so I borrowed the audio version.
The book was charming and I enjoyed the part I read out of the paper/physical book but the audio version was borderline fingernails to a chalkboard.
The narration of the main character's voice was like the Edinburgh version of a valley girl. She may as well have been cast in "clueless"... which I found strange, because the voice of everyone else in the book was absolutely fine.
Unfortunately, this shaped my view of the main character more than I'd imagined it would and probably more than is fair.
I usually like Jenny Colgan books but the story in this seemed to drag a bit and had far more profanity than necessary (especially for a Christmas book.)
The book was charming and I enjoyed the part I read out of the paper/physical book but the audio version was borderline fingernails to a chalkboard.
The narration of the main character's voice was like the Edinburgh version of a valley girl. She may as well have been cast in "clueless"... which I found strange, because the voice of everyone else in the book was absolutely fine.
Unfortunately, this shaped my view of the main character more than I'd imagined it would and probably more than is fair.
I usually like Jenny Colgan books but the story in this seemed to drag a bit and had far more profanity than necessary (especially for a Christmas book.)
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing