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The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
4.0

I’m a big Jenny Colgan fan and this book was just charming!

4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Carmen loses her job and has to move back in with her parents. When her sister, Sofia, finds her a job with one of her clients in Edinburgh. Sofia and Carmen don’t really get a long, but she does need Carmen’s help with her 2 kids since she’s also pregnant. The job is to help a struggling bookstore make a profit during the Christmas season. Carmen finds herself enjoying the job and the people she’s meeting, but must work out a few kinks.

Everything about this book is so sweet! The setting is extremely Christmasy and cozy. The characters are lovely and the sister relationship was done so well. I also thought the character development was well done.

I listened to the audio and did find the main character to come off a little annoying, but I don’t think it would have been that way if I read it.

Overall, I’d totally suggest this book!