By Veronica Henry
4/5
This book is
utterly gorgeous. It made me laugh and cry in equal measures and it has
definitely enhanced by dream to open up my own bookshop. The story follows a
number of characters who are all linked by Nightingale Books, a lovely bookshop
owned by Julius Nightingale before he died (if you have seen the films
Valentine’s Day or New Year’s Eve, this book is kind of like those films in
that all the characters know each other in some way).
I adored all
of the characters in this book, especially Dillon and Jackson. However, due to
this following different characters perspectives, the author only scratches the
surface with her characters; we do not really find out too much about them.
Despite this, the book is still romantic and endearing and I will most
definitely be reading it again.
What I liked
most about this book is how much it understood me as a reader. I could pick out
many quotes that stand out for me in this book but this is one of my favourites;
“So that was why people read. Because books explained things: how you thought,
and how you behaved, and made you realise you were not alone in doing what you
did or feeling what you felt.” I think this quite perfectly captures what it is
to be a fan of literature, whether that be children or YA fiction, adult
fiction or even non-fiction to an extent, and how understanding this book is of
us as readers is what really made it so special. A definite must-read!
