READING. RANTING. RAVING.
“I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read.”
- George R.R. Martin
- George R.R. Martin
“There's a book for everyone, even if they don't think there is. A book that reaches in and grabs your soul.” Start Date : August 11, 2016 End Date : August 12, 2016 Actual Rating : 4.3 / 5 Having the word "Book Shop" in the title is the only reason I decided to read this. This was not recommended to me by any of my friends nor by Goodreads. I just came across it and decided, what the heck... GO! And I was not disappointed. This book does not have any sexy scenes that is explicitly described but I find this book oooohhhh sooooo dammmnnn sexy. Why?! The words.... the writer uses beautiful words... words that conjures the right thought or emotion in a reader. Using the right word made a whole lot of difference. This is not the Jessica Rabbit type of sexy but the sexiness of a beautifully used word. Subtle and yet powerful. The book is centered on Nightingale Books. A quaint little book shop that I wish is right around the corner of my house. A type of book shop wherein the owner actually loves and knows books, takes time to talk to you about your life and make the right book recommendations because they know you so well. Think of Meg Ryan's book shop in the movie You've Got Mail. The story tells about how a book can change a life or a person can make a big difference in the community. It follows the different characters that walks into the book shop and the impact it made on their lives. You can expect a love stories of the characters are just sub-plots. Subtle effects of the bigger changes on the character's life. As I have said there is love STORIES in the plot, but that is not the only emotion it would trigger. I actually cried a few times while reading this. It covers the euphoria of young love, fierce, brave and loud... to the heart breaking, gut-wrenching, soul shattering loss of the someone important in your life. There is only a couple of things that I didn't like about the book. One is unfaithfulness/dishonesty. Being raised in a Catholic country, I believe in the sanctity of marriage. I believe in working your issues with your significant other. I also believe that you should be honest with your partner (especially if you are about to get married). This is really just a minor point and more of a personal preference. The second thing is that since there is too many characters there wasn't enough time/exposure to delve into their personality/life. The relevant items for the plot is mentioned and can be discussed but I feel that it is incomplete. I feel there was incomplete explanation on how the character got to that point. But since this is just a quick read (maybe 2 - 4 hours if I went at it straight) maybe other readers won't mind it that much. Overall, it is a good book that I would recommend.
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