And so it begins!
For my first book I decided to read The Bookshop on the Corner by Rebecca Raisin. A book about a bibliophile who owns a book shop? It seemed like a fitting place to start.
The book started out promisingly enough. The author really captured what it is like to live through books, acknowledging the complete lie that is "one more chapter", something I know all too well. Sarah, the protagonist, loves her romance books and only ever has relationships with fictional characters (sounds familiar) when a roving reporter in the form of the handsome Ridge turns up and professes his love for her.
Even though I knew this was a short book and that it would be predictable, I hoped for a good plot twist or something a bit deeper, but I was sadly disappointed. It was a very superficial story with a romance that, as the main character kept saying, was like one of her fictional heroes but in reality didn't quite fit right. Even the comedic moments between friends fell short as I read about them having fits of giggles yet I barely cracked a smile.
Ultimately I was disappointed and can't say I'll be reading the rest of the series, but if you like fluff and you're looking for some light romance you might like to give it a go.
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