Bookshop Girl by Chloe Coles5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() I hardly give books I finish reading 1 star, sadly it wasn't for me. It was also such a short length so quick for reading, I felt the pacing was too fast and could have been fleshed out longer. ![]() The writing style I really didn't like, the text messaging at times was childish. She sometimes was whiny and would act rather rudely towards people which I didn't appreciate. Although I admired how passionate she was about saving the bookshop, Paige as a character frustrated me. The decision is clear, she has to save it from closing down and keep the community heart strong. Paige is a young girl, that works in her local bookshop until the moment she learns that it is scheduled for closure. ![]() However, everything quickly fell downhill and nothing was enjoyable for me after the first 100 pages. This is such a frustrating review to write, since the premise for the storyline sounded incredible when I read the extract from Readers First. ![]() I won a copy of Bookshop Girl for review via Readers First and the publishers Hot Key Books, so a big thank you to them for picking me as one of the giveaway winners! ![]()
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