A review by beachgrlreads
The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

4.0

When I discovered that Jenny Colgan added another bookshop book to the series, I could not wait to read it. I loved the first two installments, and this one did not disappoint. This is the story of Carmen who has spent most of her life in the shadow of her very successful older sister, Sofia. The department store where Carmen has worked most of her adult life has recently closed, she is back at home with her parents and has no job. Enter Sofia who is a very successful lawyer in Edinburgh with a client that is about to lose his family inheritance unless he has a successful season at his book shop. So Carmen is off to Edinburgh to stay with her very pregnant sister, two nieces, one nephew and a very snarky nanny in order to help young Mr. McCredie save the family fortune. She arrives to find that she will be staying in the basement with the nanny, her sister is far more successful (and pregnant) than she anticipated, her nieces’ relationship is almost identical to the one she has with her sister, Mr. McCredie is not young at all and his shop is a mess. Despite all of this, Carmen is charmed by Edinburgh, Sophia’s beautiful house snd even the children. Per usual, there are visits from characters of past books (perfectly placed). I read this book in two days, and was charmed by the setting and the characters. If you are a fan of Jenny Colgan’s books, you will not be disappointed, if you have not yet read them, what are you waiting for???