The Bookshop on the Corner

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An enjoyable and light read about a young mother wanting to change her life. Zoe is a likable character. She has a good heart, she works hard, and she puts her son first. Zoe does have a difficult time fitting in with the locals, but she stands her ground and finds her place. Nina Redmond is a librarian with a gift for finding the perfect book for her readers. But can she write her own happy-ever-after? Unsure what to do next, but knowing she still wants to work with books, Nina takes a leap and decides to operate a mobile bookstore. After traveling several hundred miles from her home to look at the perfect vehicle, she finds herself in a small village that makes her feel more at home than any other place ever has. I am happy that this title was more than the boy meets girl story typical of this genre. There was a thin veil of mystery that gave this book an edge over its peers, and it was highly enjoyable.

Nina Redmond is a literary matchmaker. Pairing a reader with that perfect book is her passion—and also her job. Time cleaning was less time reading, so I usually just did the minimal amount, and left it for another day, a day that would never come.” Basically, what I found annoying about this book is that no matter how awkward and idiotic Nina is, everything she does always works out. She loves literally everything about where she lives in Scotland--sorry, but there are down sides to everywhere. Her book recommendations, even when absurdly personal to the point of being potentially insulting, all turn out better than normal...it just goes on. It was still a pleasant enough read though, until about the last quarter.

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Maybe a customer would stumble across one of them today, run a hand lovingly across their covers, before selecting a book that caught their attention. Though my theory was books chose us, and not the other way around."

Zoe is a single mother living in London. She is struggling to make ends meet, and wants a better life for her and her son, Hari. With some help from Surinder, Hari's father's sister, Zoe gets an opportunity in the Scottish Highlands. Zoe will work as a nanny for a single father of three and will run Nina's bookmobile while Nina is on bedrest during her pregnancy. I rather enjoyed this tale of taking risks with some romance thrown in along with some beautiful Scottish scenery. Nina has been working at the city library for years when cuts come along, and her job is eliminated. Nina takes a chance to pursue her dream of opening a bookstore. Discovering that she can’t afford to rent a building, she decides to take her dream mobile and ends up with a former bread delivery van that she transforms into a bookmobile. As you all know we’re in Ashford, so this little town is probably familiar with some of you. Remember, Lily, CeeCee or Damon? Well, we get to read about them again here, which is great! I loved their story and didn’t want to leave it, it’s amazing the Rebecca created this connection. Now I really can’t wait for the next Lily and Damon step!!! This book was just comfort reading at it best, curled up on my sofa with a cup of tea and a supply of chocolate I just devoured it.

This story was based around a little bookshop owned by Sarah Smith and reading about her and the bookshop was like stepping straight inside a novel. The bookshop is more than just a job for Sarah it's her whole world, she spends more time there than anywhere else - going to work hours early just so she can sit amongst the books and read. She loves romance books and loses herself in every story so deeply when a tall, dark, handsome stranger turns up on her doorstep she's totally unprepared and finds it difficult to separate fact from fiction. Weirdly, reading the story was more like watching a play, it was like stepping inside a novel, with Sarah's friends tweaking the story to maximise the romance. I think every female in the town fell a little bit in love with Ridge and was egging Sarah on - giving her confidence when she needed it - never really expecting anyone to live up to one of her fictional 'Harlequin' heroes. This passage will tell you who Nina is. A desperate woman, who can't get anything right, not even driving a van. Every time she gets in she gets in trouble.

I listened to the audiobook, and there were roughly 10 minutes of the author discussing her love of books and where she enjoys reading. I found myself laughing at a few of her comments because, as a parent, I could totally relate. Just reading about this amazing bookstore with it's perfect setting and timeless inhabitants, would of been enough to keep me going for the entire story, but it's made all the more enticing in the form of Ridge. Just like the most coveted of book heroes. He's gorgeous, charming and incredibly interested in Sarah. Sarah has always been content in her life with her books and their dreamy, romance. She didn't want for anything else, when she had her books to keep her company. Yet she is starting to realise, maybe she should be wanting more. Her chance at a happy ever after. Not living vicariously through others. Perfectly timed, in walks Ridge. To bring out a hilarious amount of banter in Sarah, she never even knew she had in her. The rest of their story will most definitely have to be experienced personally, I wouldn't want to spoil it.

As tiny as the village sounds, how could Ainsley and Ben not draw more attention? Especially Ben? He’s, what 10? How did no one notice he was always dirty and not going to school? My Opinions I will absolutely read more of Rebecca Raisin's work. AWESOME. I want to go to Ashford. I'm off to read the Gingerbread Cafe books now!

Nina Redmond is a victim of Britain's branch library cuts - wee local libraries serving walk-in clientele within a neighbourly vicinity, from the stroller pushers to those with walkers. (I didn't know such places existed!). Found unsuitable for the high energy, high tech central system, Nina decides that she will operate a mobile bookstore. One thing leads to another - like the van is SO big for parking on Birmingham's city streets - and she ends up in Kirrinfief, Scotland. scenes of our protagonist decorating a van, which fulfilled all my childhood Boxcar Children desires

Colgan instantly transports the reader to the Scottish Highlands in this new book, with her delectable descriptions and faultless writing style. This is a skill I admire, and find in very few authors, the ability to show you a place/environment rather than telling you. I could clearly see and feel the haar in the mornings and the late afternoon sunshine glittering on the loch. Right, a book on, er....." It was a gift of mine to be able to garner what book a person was looking for just by their dress, and their mannerisms, but this guy had me stumped. All I could imagine was that little man crease thing, right where his jeans hung. Note to self: stop dropping gaze to his nether regions." Meet Sarah Smith, owner of a sweet little bookstore in Ashford, Connecticut. Sarah is addicted to romance novels: the gorgeous men, their swoon-worthy moments, the drama, and all the warm fuzzy feelings they give you. Really, what’s not to love? When Sarah realizes that all her close friends are in relationships, and she’s not, she begins to yearn for her very own love story. Just when she thinks there is no hope of her finding love in her tiny town, the handsome Ridge Warner, a New York reporter, walks right into her store (looking just like a guy off a cover from her romance novels). Sparks fly between these two right from the beginning. Sarah is hesitant to believe that Ridge has any romantic interest in her. She thinks he is only paying attention to her for a story he is trying to write. Sarah will have to learn to trust Ridge with her heart, or she may miss out on that once-in-a-lifetime love story.