Review #491
I loved this fluffy contemporary (romcom-ish) standalone book that had female empowerment and the strength of the FMC thinking in zigzags instead of straight lines. I’ll give it a 4.8/5 stars overall but the romance with Malcolm was a little underwhelming and not the focus. I like how it touched on the different versions of feminism.
Written all in Maggie’s point of view, her internal battle is relatable and realistic.
Also… Vernon was my favorite character and he needs his own book
Anyways. Since Maggie can’t hold a career, she covers for her best friend by running a bookstore in a touristy town based around an old, dead, white male writer. (Insert your assumed plot twist here.) Maggie quickly breaks the rules and changes how the store is run while making new friends and keeping things lovely and fun. She’s aware her risky choices might be a problem later. Which is exactly what happened.
The plot is quite predictable but I enjoyed the comfy feeling.
Here’s my random notes I took while reading:
How is she expecting to NOT get caught when the secret rule-breaking book event is set in the one place where it shouldn’t be held?
At the halfway mark I’m loving the easy flow of this story and Maggie’s personality. Yes, she’s a big fat liar, but … yeah it’s gonna blow up in her face.
Ugh Ralph is the worst. Now Cynthia? Don’t even get me started.
Sometimes there were too many side characters names to keep track of but I understand why it was necessary.