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Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop
by Jenny Colgan
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3 stars, Cute Story
MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP
by Jenny Colgan
Carmen Hogan, the thirty-year-old woman with a Brazillian Quaker boyfriend named Oke managed McCredie's Bookshop at the foot of the castle in Edinburgh. McCredie is getting wooed by shyster Jackson McClockerty who wants to turn all of the quaint little shops into a mockery of cheap souvenirs. Carmen doesn't want to see that happen, so it falls to her to get McCredie's Bookshop in the black again.
She gives the okay for a kooky Christmas movie to be filmed there. She wants to reorganize the shop to encourage shoppers once they have entered.
The story would have been great for me if it were simply a story without the woke elements. I'll be happy when books go back to telling a story without all of that added in. You should be able to find books about it if you want it, but you should be able to find books without it if you want that as well.
..."His fat bum sticking out in the plaid"... That one is hilarious! So easy to picture.
..."She was short of leg and fat of tum"... The English put their words so eloquently. I like reading them.
..." When she was small, the idea of living in a bookshop would have been a dream come true"... This rings true with me. When I was a child, or even now at age 50!
I received a complimentary copy of #MidnightattheChristmasBookshop from #Avon #NetGalley #HarperVoyager #HarperCollinsPublishers I was under no obligation to post a review.
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MIDNIGHT AT THE CHRISTMAS BOOKSHOP
by Jenny Colgan
Carmen Hogan, the thirty-year-old woman with a Brazillian Quaker boyfriend named Oke managed McCredie's Bookshop at the foot of the castle in Edinburgh. McCredie is getting wooed by shyster Jackson McClockerty who wants to turn all of the quaint little shops into a mockery of cheap souvenirs. Carmen doesn't want to see that happen, so it falls to her to get McCredie's Bookshop in the black again.
She gives the okay for a kooky Christmas movie to be filmed there. She wants to reorganize the shop to encourage shoppers once they have entered.
The story would have been great for me if it were simply a story without the woke elements. I'll be happy when books go back to telling a story without all of that added in. You should be able to find books about it if you want it, but you should be able to find books without it if you want that as well.
..."His fat bum sticking out in the plaid"... That one is hilarious! So easy to picture.
..."She was short of leg and fat of tum"... The English put their words so eloquently. I like reading them.
..." When she was small, the idea of living in a bookshop would have been a dream come true"... This rings true with me. When I was a child, or even now at age 50!
I received a complimentary copy of #MidnightattheChristmasBookshop from #Avon #NetGalley #HarperVoyager #HarperCollinsPublishers I was under no obligation to post a review.
#Contemporary #Christmas #ReligiousExclamations #Woke #Diverse #JennyColgan #Edinburgh #Brazil #MentalIllness
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness