As soon as I say the word BOOKISH on the cover I just knew I had to read it. And I’m happy to say, that The Bookish Life of Nina Hill was a sweet novel with romantic undertones.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Meet Nina Hill: A young woman supremely confident in her own…shell.
The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book.
When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! They’re all–or mostly all–excited to meet her! She’ll have to Speak. To. Strangers. It’s a disaster! And as if that wasn’t enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny, and deeply interested in getting to know her. Doesn’t he realize what a terrible idea that is?Nina considers her options.
1. Completely change her name and appearance. (Too drastic, plus she likes her hair.)
2. Flee to a deserted island. (Hard pass, see: coffee).
3. Hide in a corner of her apartment and rock back and forth. (Already doing it.)It’s time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell, but she isn’t convinced real life could ever live up to fiction. It’s going to take a brand new family, a persistent suitor, and the combined effects of ice cream and trivia to make her turn her own fresh page.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill – Abbi Waxman
My thoughts
For anyone that loves reading as much as I do, there are some similarities and relatable stories and situations that easily connect the reader with Nina. Not everything Nina does or thinks matches my feeling towards reading, because no reader is the same, and Nina is a bit of an extreme kind of bookworm. But overall there were many situations that just synced with me.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill was an endearing story. I think besides a very sweet romance, which maybe took 20% of the book, the real heart of this story is the relationships Nina establishes with her suddenly new and widespread family. I really enjoyed how she connected with some of her relatives, it felt real and was heart warming in the best kind of way.
The most endearing part is that in the end, Nina is able to see herself in most of her new relatives. Every of her new relatives has a bit of a trait that she can identify with. I really enjoyed that part a lot. Because you always hope that you have more in common with your family than just blood. The connections she made were wonderful. And the way she opened up, engaged in spontaneous and impromptu events, stepped out of her comfort zone, and found friends in unexpected places was what what I enjoyed the most about this story.
For someone that enjoys uplifting and heart felt stories, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill was just the right book.
The audiobook was very well narrated, easy to listen to, enjoyable from beginning to end.
4/5 Stars
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Oh this sounds so cute, I love books where the relationships are really well written and developed! Great review xo
Thank you – and they definitely were 😀
I agree. It’s more contemporary with only a little romance tossed in, but I really enjoyed it.
I enjoyed it too – but again, I was expecting something different. It’s been happening more and more lately.