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𝕋𝕚𝕥𝕝𝕖: The New Town Librarian
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𝔸𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕣: Kathy Anderson
𝕄𝕪 ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝕄𝕪 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤:
I am always attracted to books that have a bookish theme to them. Whether it be about a bookstore, Author, Authors retreats, etc. so naturally, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙏𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 peaked my interest!
It was a slow start for me, I had a difficult time vibing with the main character, Nan. She just is so unhappy and judgmental of EVERYONE. I felt at 50 years old she should have acted more mature…I mean what adult throws tomatoes at kids? I feel as a librarian, she should be more willing to come out of her comfort zone in regards to genres of books too - to be more knowledgeable of the different areas in the library. As a fantasy reader, I was a little put off by her distaste of the genre.
There were several times in the beginning that I had thoughts of DNF but what really kept me going were all of the side characters. The second half of the book was much better for me. I did enjoy her landlords and her book club members. I even really liked her sisters when they came to visit.
I am not sure that there is enough romance in this book to be classified as a romance novel. Overall, this book is good. The writing is good and the side characters are great. It was amazing how the community came together to improve their library! Even though I couldn’t find it in myself to like Nan, I commend her on her self development.
After reading this, I can’t help but wonder if the librarians at my local library have the same negative views as Nan?
𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕙𝕒𝕤:
Small town
Found family
Grumpy (Nan) vs Sunshine (everyone else)
LGBTQIA+ characters
Book about books
Thank you to NetGalley, Ninestar Press and Kathy Anderson for the Advanced Readers Copy of this book in exchange for my honest review!