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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
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‘she thought of books as medication and sanctuary and the source of all good things. nothing yet had proven her wrong.�
i relate to nina on so many different levels - as an introvert, as a lover of books, as a planner/list maker/routine follower, as a cat owner, as a trivia fanatic, and as a woman.
i think AW does a wonderful job at representing all of these great attributes in one complex and relatable character. i know i am not the only person who sees themself in nina and i think that is a beautiful thing.
while this truly is a heartwarming story, there are a few things which prevent me from rating this higher. i just couldnt quite get on board with the writings sense of humour - its just not my style. i also found many characters to be too quirky or too unique - it made the characterisation feel unnatural and gave the impression of trying too hard (which is never a good look). and i wanted more romance - tom and ninas connection feels both rushed and cut off.
overall, this is a lovely story and i wish i didnt find so many little things to nitpick at, but sometimes you just cant help it.
� 3 stars
i relate to nina on so many different levels - as an introvert, as a lover of books, as a planner/list maker/routine follower, as a cat owner, as a trivia fanatic, and as a woman.
i think AW does a wonderful job at representing all of these great attributes in one complex and relatable character. i know i am not the only person who sees themself in nina and i think that is a beautiful thing.
while this truly is a heartwarming story, there are a few things which prevent me from rating this higher. i just couldnt quite get on board with the writings sense of humour - its just not my style. i also found many characters to be too quirky or too unique - it made the characterisation feel unnatural and gave the impression of trying too hard (which is never a good look). and i wanted more romance - tom and ninas connection feels both rushed and cut off.
overall, this is a lovely story and i wish i didnt find so many little things to nitpick at, but sometimes you just cant help it.
� 3 stars
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February 22, 2020
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Mar 08, 2020 12:03AM
I get it Jessica, I gave this 3.5 stars, even though I really wanted to love it! The romance WAS really rushed, I think they could've left it out personally!
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i agree - this is definitely contemporary fiction, not romance. so just including it, only to leave it underdeveloped, is a little frustrating.
This was also a 3.5* for me, 100% agree on the love story being rushed - i felt like the author tried to do to much and everything was rushed...there was the bookstore storyline, the family storyline (my fav meeting all them and seeing the overlaps), the will an offshoot of meeting the fam and then Tom. It is a lot to tackle when quiz teams and book clubs added in 😅I did like the humour but agree with you on everyone being just a bit too quirky, hadn't noticed that before but now that you mention it *nods*
I was a little jarred by some of the formatting, switching PoV randomly within a chapter when most of the book was from Nina's perspective and her convos with the cat were weirdly confusing for me too...guess I'm too conditiomed by italics 🙈
i completely agree with everything you said. im glad you can relate!
Woops, sorry that was a long comment 🙊
haha. its totally fine! its always interesting to hear other readers thoughts!
Hope your next read will tick all the right boxes 🤞
aww. thank youuu! same to you! <3
