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A review by hannahmariebrankley
Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
5.0
When I saw this in ASDA, I thought, don’t I have this? Before realising it was the sequel!
Carmen is about to throw everyone out of the bookshop. We start the story in the middle of summer, with a cheesy Christmas movie using the bookshop as a filming location.
Getting on Carmen’s nerves for sure, but then her sister decides she wants her out of her house, her boyfriend decides to fly halfway around the world and Mr McCredie wants to sell up!
The buyer is very much a “make a quick buck” kind of businessman. Selling mass-produced items and having no form of identity other than “tatt”.
Carmen decides that the bookshop can make the profit Mr McCredie needs, so he wouldn’t have to sell. It’s going to be hard work, but Carmen is up to it… she hopes.
Without spoiling too much, we do see Carmen develop stronger relationships, particularly with her nieces and nephews. I also liked how much more confidence in her working abilities Carmen gains. To see that contrast with her wavering in her personal life hits home to how people are not always 100% in every aspect of their lives.
With how Jenny writes, we do see extended chapters of other character’s lives and I like which moments she chooses. And how she places them with Carmen’s timeline. 4.5 stars.
Carmen is about to throw everyone out of the bookshop. We start the story in the middle of summer, with a cheesy Christmas movie using the bookshop as a filming location.
Getting on Carmen’s nerves for sure, but then her sister decides she wants her out of her house, her boyfriend decides to fly halfway around the world and Mr McCredie wants to sell up!
The buyer is very much a “make a quick buck” kind of businessman. Selling mass-produced items and having no form of identity other than “tatt”.
Carmen decides that the bookshop can make the profit Mr McCredie needs, so he wouldn’t have to sell. It’s going to be hard work, but Carmen is up to it… she hopes.
Without spoiling too much, we do see Carmen develop stronger relationships, particularly with her nieces and nephews. I also liked how much more confidence in her working abilities Carmen gains. To see that contrast with her wavering in her personal life hits home to how people are not always 100% in every aspect of their lives.
With how Jenny writes, we do see extended chapters of other character’s lives and I like which moments she chooses. And how she places them with Carmen’s timeline. 4.5 stars.