TITLE: The Christmas Bookshop
CHARACTERS: Carmen, Blair & Oke
AUTHOR: Jenny Colgan
PUBLICATION DATE: 11/16/21
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Perfect for the holidays! A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas at the Island Hotel.
When the department store she works in closes for good, Carmen has perilously little cash and few options. She doesn’t want to move in with her perfect sister Sofia, in Sofia’s perfect house with her perfect children and her perfectly ordered Edinburgh life.
Frankly, Sofia doesn’t exactly want Carmen there either. Her sister has always been sarcastic and difficult. But Sofia has yet another baby on the way, a mother desperate to see her daughters get along, and a client who needs a retail assistant for his ailing bookshop, so welcoming Carmen might still have some benefits for everyone.
At Sofia’s behest, Carmen is thrown into the daily workings of old Mr. McCredie’s ancient bookshop on the streets of the old dark city. Can she use her design skills to revamp the store and bring it back to popularity in time to benefit from Christmas shopping traffic? Can she choose between bad boy literary rock star Blair and quiet Quaker student Oke? And will she heal the rift with the most important people of all: her family?
REVIEW:
3.5 Hearts This is a very sweet story with a bit of romance but more about the story of two sisters finding their way back to each other.
Carmen has been set to the task of saving an old bookstore after her sister has found her the job. Carmen also has two men wooing her. How will Carmen choose between the good boy and the bad boy?
I really enjoyed the children in this book. So many times the children are written either too old or too young for the ages but not in this book. The kids are a great addition.
A charming book to sit by the fire with a cup of cocoa and enjoy during the holidays.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
C’mon, it’s a festive story with a bookshop on the cover – tempting for any bookworm. 😘