A friend of mine was clearing out her book cases and I inherited this book. I love most chick-lits, not all. This one intrigued me and I started it the day before yesterday. Ignored my husband for two days and finished the book today. It was a wonderful read.
I enjoyed the clarity of writing. The author was able to touch on subjects that related to some of my own dreams and made them realistic without being soppy. The friendships were realistic and very moving. The only part that bothered me was the ending. For my taste it was too abrupt. As if the author couldn't find the proper way end an engaging story. Other than that it gets a 4.5/5 score.
Blurp: When Anna takes over Longhampton's bookshop, it's her dream come true. And not just because it gets her away from her rowdy stepchildren and their hyperactive Dalmaation.
As she unpacks boxes of childhood classics, Anna can't shake the feeling that maybe her own fairytale ending isn't all thaat she'd hoped for. But as the stories of love, adventure, Secret gardens and giant peaches breathe new life into the neglected shop, Anna and her customers get swept up in the magic too.
Even Anna's best friend Michelle..who categorically doesn't believe in true love and handsome princes..isn't immune.
But when secrets from Michelle's own childhood come back to haunt her, and disaster threatens Anna's home, willthe wisdom and charm of the stories in the bookshop help the two friends-and those they love-find their own happy ever afters?