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Many thanks to Elisha at Berkely for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review




Thank you, Abbi Waxman for all the goodies!!!!!!

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”Tomorrow would be better. At the very least, tomorrow would be different.��

(note: I read this a couple weeks ago and I just started school so my brain is all over the place and I can’t guarantee that this review will have any worthwhile content.) There is nothing more fun than reading a book about a book lover. It’s both enjoyable and a bit strange. It almost feels like looking into a mirror. Seeing your own reflection is both a pleasant and harrowing experience.

So, what’s this book about?
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill follows�� Nina Hill.
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Nina is like everyone else on this site. Anxious, awkward and smart. Now, there are two types of people reading this review. 1. Those who are thinking OMG, that’s totally me! and 2. Liars. I don’t know why social anxiety and bookishness tend to go together- (I’m sure there is some sort of science behind that. If not, someone should totally do a study on that. Maybe that can be my senior thesis.) -but here we are. Nina is happy in her safe and controlled home but when she her father that she didn’t know about dies and bequeaths to her an enormous family, she has to learn to step outside of her comfort zone.

�� Nina - Book lovers and worries rejoice! Abbi Waxman has created and nurtured a character that everyone who comes into contact with will love! Nina Hill loves books and works in a bookstore (Because of course). She is also socially anxious, which was honestly my favorite parts. I mean, I’m not happy that she’s anxious but I am eternally grateful for the anxiety rep. We don’t see them as much as we should.

�� Tom - Surprisingly, Tom didn’t make it onto my fictional crushes list. Not to say that he was unpleasant or anything; he was charming and funny but my brain just didn’t click with him. How strange.

Minor spoiler �� While we’re on the note of Tom and Nina, I was honestly kind of more than kind of disappointed at the lack of smut and sex. I know that’s not what this book was about at all. I am also going to go out on a limb here and assume that sex scenes are not Abbi’s forte. I get it. I was just disappointed. Oh, well! �� End of minor spoiler

I, as most people did, absolutely adored all the bookish and non-bookish pop culture! It filled me with so much joy! One thing I wished this book (and really all books about books) would do is talk about more recent titles. I feel like most of the titles discussed were classics like The Hunger Games or Jane Eyre. Not that I have a problem with those books, I’d just love to see newer titles like The Hate U Give or Caraval.

But, surprisingly, the books were not the best part of this novel. It was actually Nina’s family. I really enjoyed her meeting her new found family and I absolutely loved everyone. Well, almost everyone. They honestly reminded me of my own extended family. Messy, slightly insane and very, VERY big.

Overall, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill will bring joy to every reader, bookish, anxious or not. You’ll be smiling from page one and on!

Bottom Line:
4.5 Stars
Age Rating: [ PG-13 ]
Content Screening (Spoilers) - Educational Value (2/5) - [Learning how to create family trees in a correct manner] ~ Positive Messages (4/5) - [Tons of valuable discussion of social anxiety, OCD and perfectionism. There is also lots of discussion of honesty, family and love.] ~ Violence (1/5) - [Brief rioting scene. No one is severely injured.] ~ Sex (1/5) - [Brief kissing scenes and off page sexual intercourse.] ~ Language (1/5) - [Brief and mild cursing] ~ Drinking/Drugs (0/5) - [None]
Trigger Warning: [Anxiety, OCD]
Reps: [Anxiety, OCD]
Cover: 5/5 ~ Characters: 4/5 ~ Plot: 4/5 ~ Audio: 3/5
Publication Date: July 9th, 2019
Publisher: Berkley
Genre: Romance/Contemporary
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Me starting this book:


Me every time Nina talked about books, anxiety and pop culture:


Me shipping Tom and Nina:


Me at every funny scene:


Me when I realized I had finished this (splendid) book in 2 hours and it was over:


Review to come y'all

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