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A review by bill_wehrmacher
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
5.0
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill found its way on to my reading list by methods unknown. I am glad it did. I think it might have been on the new book display shelf in my library and the cover image and the title caught my attention. I like books about books and libraries.
Nina Hill is a very quirky character, about whom Abbi Waxman spends a lot of time developing. She is very smart, loves books (as one can guess from the title), has a cadre of friends and coworkers who are similar, and is a trivia champion. Her team loses to a team on sports questions the answers to which are supplied by an appropriately handsome guy. Thus begins a typical romance: Hate the guy for two-thirds of the book, fall in love, split apart, and then crash back together. Don't you just love it?
Nina was raised fatherless and nearly motherless only to find when she is 29 that her father has died. She meets her new, very large family, most of whom like her. You see, Father had three wives in addition to a one-nightish-stand with Nina's mother. From here, the story gets complicated, and very enjoyable.
All the characters are well-formed and likable, save one, and even she turns out likable in the end. There are two minor characters I just fell in love with. They are young girls, Claire, age six, and Millie, age 10. They are absolutely adorable and smart as whips.
This is one of the few books that I bother recommending to my wife as she automatically dislikes any book I like. I think she may try this one.
I wholeheartedly recommend The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. In fact, I am going to test the waters on another Abbi Waxman book.
Enjoy, and keep reading
Nina Hill is a very quirky character, about whom Abbi Waxman spends a lot of time developing. She is very smart, loves books (as one can guess from the title), has a cadre of friends and coworkers who are similar, and is a trivia champion. Her team loses to a team on sports questions the answers to which are supplied by an appropriately handsome guy. Thus begins a typical romance: Hate the guy for two-thirds of the book, fall in love, split apart, and then crash back together. Don't you just love it?
Nina was raised fatherless and nearly motherless only to find when she is 29 that her father has died. She meets her new, very large family, most of whom like her. You see, Father had three wives in addition to a one-nightish-stand with Nina's mother. From here, the story gets complicated, and very enjoyable.
All the characters are well-formed and likable, save one, and even she turns out likable in the end. There are two minor characters I just fell in love with. They are young girls, Claire, age six, and Millie, age 10. They are absolutely adorable and smart as whips.
This is one of the few books that I bother recommending to my wife as she automatically dislikes any book I like. I think she may try this one.
I wholeheartedly recommend The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. In fact, I am going to test the waters on another Abbi Waxman book.
Enjoy, and keep reading