A review by tlcooperauthorpoet
The Bookstore Keepers by Alice Hoffman

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

The Bookstore Keepers by Alice Hoffman continues the story of Isabel's life after returning to the island she left in her young adulthood. In this story, Isabel must figure out how to support Johnny after life creates a change in him that she doesn't know how to approach. Add in her niece wanting a different life than expected causing a bit of upheaval for the whole family demonstrating how accepting change often means letting go of expectations and finding a way to find common ground. The Bookstore Keepers is a sweet story of family facing life and working through the challenges of failing to meet expectations, changing expectations, and creating a new path forward together.