Once Upon A Page
Bewertet mit 4.5 Sternen
A story about a bookshop and about the love of books always gets my attention. And if it is written by Jaimie Admans, one of my new favorite authors, I definitely have to read it.
Again it features a nice (single) girl with a good heart that's looking for a fresh start. She's never run a shop before - or any business come to that. But she loves books fiercly and has some good ideas on how to turn this failing old bookstore into a success. Help with all that comes in the form of Dimitri, a man that shares her love of all things book-ish. Together they hunt the shop for all the second-hand-books that have messages written into them, and search for the original owners. I sometimes come across such dedications in books as well, but mostly don't get as excited as Hallie does. On the other hand - I've never encountered a marriage proposal, a treasure hunt map or a declaration of love!
Although there are some things in here that seem unrealistic (like winning a bookshop in the first place), I didn't mind that very much in this case. Probably because the rest of the book is just so lovely. The characters, the writing style, the sense of humour, the original ideas, the cuteness of these two together. All of that made me overlook the cheesiness here and there.
And really, how could I not love a protagonist who is so much like me with her "addiction to buying more books when you already have so many, you could read twenty-four hours a day until your ninety-eighth birthday and you still wouldn't get through them all"