Best present my kids ever got me!
@Sharpeipup
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Feels decadent to read in a coffeeshop on a weekday!
Feels decadent to read in a coffeeshop on a weekday!
I‘ve been working on a big life change for several months… next month I‘m leaving my career in education after 19 years to open a bookstore!!!
I‘m soooo excited! I‘ve been taking classes so I‘m now a “certified frontline bookseller,” shadowing bookstore owners, and doing a deep dive into small business ownership. The store is called Bookish Notions and I‘m working to secure a storefront in southeastern PA! I‘m looking at Ambler at the moment. ⬇️
pickAn endearing book about how a bookstore brought people together during Covid in England, but it‘s quite sad at times. I loved the Book Pharmacy, what a fantastic idea!! Easy to read and beautifully written. I love my books and enjoyed reading about others who love reading also. I didn‘t realize this was a sequel and didn‘t feel like I missed anything in not reading the first book. Book #37 in 2024
bailedI had high hopes for “The Lost Bookshop” as I always love a bookish cozy read. However, all three of the main characters felt kind of bland and poorly developed. The main characters also made frustrating and very rash decisions, and the actual story itself fell flat.
pickA wonderfully magical book about 2 women separated by decades. Opaline is in 1921 fleeing her brother‘s attempts to arrange her marriage. Martha is our present day narrator fleeing an abusive husband. They are connected by a magical bookshop which appears then disappears. I very much enjoyed this book and it felt like a warm hug to all those who love literature. Even the dedication was special. “TO ALL THE BOOK LOVERS”
5 stars
panIt took me months to finish this historical, fatasy romance. There are two timelines in the novel. I figured out the twist well before the novel revealed the connection between the past and present. The writing was cliqued at times. I was not the right reader for this novel. 2 🌟
