The Book Charmer
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- Create Date：2020-12-07 04:11:07
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Karen Hawkins
- ISBN：9781982143534
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Editor Reviews
"Set in a small Southern town filled with both extraordinary and ordinary magic， this novel sparkles with quirky， endearing characters， dialogue and setting。 Fans of women's fiction will love this sometimes whimsical， often insightful， always absorbing story。"
Reviews
shaytibbs
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“Don't you think that's the beauty of a book？ It can take you places you can't visit on your own， lets you meet people and see things you can't in real life。” Cue the sighs for best quote of the book， right？！ I absolutely loved this absolutely charming novel， and hope to see more from the characters of Dove Pond！ I am SO thankful to have gotten to read an excerpt from bookishfirst， and then receive an advance copy of The Book Charmer thanks to Netgalley！ It was nothing but pleasant with well thought out characters after my own heart， full of personalities with relatable issues & a bit of magic we all need！ In my opinion any book lover will instantly fall for this one， and the main character and Dove Pond resident librarian， Sarah。
Echo
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3。5 stars。 I liked this book， it was nice and light and super cute。 I had no idea this was going to be a series but I am excited to read the other books。
Jennifer Pletcher
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This is the story of Sarah Dove and her family。 Sarah always had a way with books。 When she was young， she visited the library and a book spoke to her。 Actually spoke。 She grows up to be the town librarian， handing out books based on who needs to read them。 The books tell her that they are to help a certain person， and Sarah lends them the book。 The towns people come to rely on Sarah and her way of knowing exactly what they need and never turn down a book they get from her。One day Grace and her This is the story of Sarah Dove and her family。 Sarah always had a way with books。 When she was young， she visited the library and a book spoke to her。 Actually spoke。 She grows up to be the town librarian， handing out books based on who needs to read them。 The books tell her that they are to help a certain person， and Sarah lends them the book。 The towns people come to rely on Sarah and her way of knowing exactly what they need and never turn down a book they get from her。One day Grace and her small family show up in Sarah's town。 Grace is in charge of her young niece and her mother who has fast progressing dementia。 She is looking for a calmer job and life so that she will have the time she needs to look after her family。 Sarah quickly latches onto Grace and feels that Grace was sent to the town for a reason。 Grace isn't so sure and doesn't plan to stay in town long。 Sarah and her group of friends will do everything in their power to change that。This is a sweet story。 I have been working for hours on end at our house and so this was a great audio book to pass the time。 It is a sweet story and the characters are all very likable。 I was drawn into the story of Grace and her past and Sarah and her small town。 It is a story of friendship， love， and trials in a well written book。 I didn't love the ending only because it wrapped up so quickly！ I wish they would have taken the story just a little further。 。。。more
Karen
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I really enjoyed this book set in the whimsical small town of Dove Pond。 The Dove sisters all have some magic in them and Sarah's ability to hear books was interesting。 I enjoyed seeing how different people in the town accepted her ability。 Grace was an interesting character and I enjoyed her growth through the novel， I felt like the way she dealt with her suddenly being thrust into the roles of a caretaker and a mother was very honest and real。 I look forward to reading the other books in the I really enjoyed this book set in the whimsical small town of Dove Pond。 The Dove sisters all have some magic in them and Sarah's ability to hear books was interesting。 I enjoyed seeing how different people in the town accepted her ability。 Grace was an interesting character and I enjoyed her growth through the novel， I felt like the way she dealt with her suddenly being thrust into the roles of a caretaker and a mother was very honest and real。 I look forward to reading the other books in the series。 。。。more
Renata
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Hmm。。。。 this one was a bit of a mixed bag for me。 One of those times when the charm of the cover exceeded the charm of the story。 There were moments that caught me， heart and soul， yet other parts that I almost wanted to skip through but plodded on anyway。 The end was predictable， as was most of the plot。
Michele
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Perfect cozy book for when Im in tired teacher mode。 I really loved the small town of Dove Pond and Sarahs book talking ability。 Grace was a really good character along with Trav and Mama G。 Now Im still left wondering about what happened with Sarah and Blake？ Plus， Ava needs a little more story！ Perfect cozy book for when I’m in “tired teacher” mode。 I really loved the small town of Dove Pond and Sarah’s book talking ability。 Grace was a really good character along with Trav and Mama G。 Now I’m still left wondering about what happened with Sarah and Blake？ Plus， Ava needs a little more story！ 。。。more
Rebecca Miller
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I really enjoyed this book。 A fun read during a ridiculously challenging time。
Barbara
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A good book and quick read。 Full of wisdom， love， and power of friends。 The Book Charmer was on a recommended read list & though having books speak to you is somewhat bizarre and almost stopped me from reading， it does play a role in the story。 I loved several quotes from the book about a small town and how everyone comes together to make things happen。 Love cant cure a broken heart， but it can hold the two sides together while they heal。After a difficult childhood in foster care， Grace A good book and quick read。 Full of wisdom， love， and power of friends。 “ The Book Charmer” was on a recommended read list & though having books “speak to you” is somewhat bizarre and almost stopped me from reading， it does play a role in the story。 I loved several quotes from the book about a small town and how everyone comes together to make things happen。 “Love can’t cure a broken heart， but it can hold the two sides together while they heal。”After a difficult childhood in foster care， Grace finds home with a special lady that shows her what family is all about。 And after moving back to their small town， Mama G shares her bits of wisdom in between her struggles with Alzheimer’s。 “It’s sad， but life is not fair。 I sometimes think it was never supposed to be。 Life is made up of moments， good and bad。 But while you don’t get to pick all the moments， you do get to pick which ones you cling to。” 。。。more
Nika Sepec
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*4 zvezdice*Ena boljših oseb v tej knjigi je defenitivno Sarah， velik knjižni molj， ki komunicira s knjigami。 Dela kot knjižničarka v majhem mestecu Dave Pond in ljudem dostavlja knjige - najboljše pri tem pa je， da ji knjiga pove， kateri od prebivalcev Dave Ponda jo bo bral。 Je tudi posebna， prijazna in ima veliko srce。 Zaljubljena je v majhno mestece v katerem živi in bi naredila vse， da bi ga rešila pred propadanjem。V Dave Pond se preseli Grace s svojo krušno mater in nečakinjo， kateri je *4 zvezdice*Ena boljših oseb v tej knjigi je defenitivno Sarah， velik knjižni molj， ki komunicira s knjigami。 Dela kot knjižničarka v majhem mestecu Dave Pond in ljudem dostavlja knjige - najboljše pri tem pa je， da ji knjiga pove， kateri od prebivalcev Dave Ponda jo bo bral。 Je tudi posebna， prijazna in ima veliko srce。 Zaljubljena je v majhno mestece v katerem živi in bi naredila vse， da bi ga rešila pred propadanjem。V Dave Pond se preseli Grace s svojo krušno mater in nečakinjo， kateri je postala mati zaradi smrti svoje sestre。 Za razliko od Sarah， je Grace sprva zaprta vse in ne dovoli， da bi ji kdo stopil nasproti。 Odriva vse od sebe in se boji （ali izogiba） človeške bližine。 A kmalu ji Sarah s svojo vztrajnostno skupaj z ostalimi prebivalci zleze pod kožo in prvič v svojem življenju Grace pomisli， da bi lahko v tem malem mestecu ostala za vedno。 Dogajanje je postavljeno v majhno， izmišljeno mestece， ki ga pisateljica oživela z opisi in simpatičnimi prebivalci。 Morda se ti zdi， da je to lahkoten roman in po eni strani je。 Pa vendar se dotika tudi težkih tem， kot so: rejništvo， odvisnost， življenje vojaka po nesreči na misiji in življenje z Alzheimerjevo boleznijo。 Vse skupaj da romanu neko globino。 Vseeno pa knjiga vsebuje tudi delček čarovnije （le kdo lahko komunicira z bitji in knjigami ali je zelo pronicljiv？）， zato se pripravi na cozy branje， ki te bo očaralo。 Ali je knjiga vredna branja？ Po mojem mnenju je。 Knjigo ti priporočam， če imaš rad sicer lahkotno branje， a z malo težjimi podtoni in zgodbami， ki jih piše življenje。 Če potrebuješ malo knjižne čarovnije， je pa knjiga prava izbira zate。 。。。more
Rachel Isaacs
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I really liked this book！ Its not entirely what I was expecting， but I liked that。 I love Sarah and the way she loves her town。 And Travis。。。 my goodness。 And Grace， Daisy， Mama G。 （Even if Grace annoyed me at first a little， it was understandable and she grew out of it eventually）。 Cant wait for the second book to come out。 I want to see if anything will ever happen with Blake。 And if something else is going to happen that requires Sarahs help to keep her Dove Pond going strong。 I really liked this book！ It’s not entirely what I was expecting， but I liked that。 I love Sarah and the way she loves her town。 And Travis。。。 my goodness。 And Grace， Daisy， Mama G。 （Even if Grace annoyed me at first a little， it was understandable and she grew out of it eventually）。 Can’t wait for the second book to come out。 I want to see if anything will ever happen with Blake。 And if something else is going to happen that requires Sarah’s help to keep her Dove Pond going strong。 。。。more
Angelique Simonsen
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Sweet story。 A read that pulls you in and wouldn't let go til the end
Stephanie Fitzgerald
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I had high hopes for this one。 Got to pg。 170 and decided it just wasnt holding my interest。 I had high hopes for this one。 Got to pg。 170 and decided it just wasn’t holding my interest。 。。。more
Andrea Johnson
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Sweet book about a small town， Dove Pond， that is struggling。 Grace Wheeler moves her family there and they are also struggling。 Her niece， Daisy， recently lost her mother and Graces foster mom， Mama G， has Alzheimers。 The town embraces them and as they meet new friends they fall in love with the town and the special people who live there。 The book deals with some tough issues， but is mostly about friendship， books， and people coming together to help each other。 Sweet book about a small town， Dove Pond， that is struggling。 Grace Wheeler moves her family there and they are also struggling。 Her niece， Daisy， recently lost her mother and Grace’s foster mom， Mama G， has Alzheimer’s。 The town embraces them and as they meet new friends they fall in love with the town and the special people who live there。 The book deals with some tough issues， but is mostly about friendship， books， and people coming together to help each other。 。。。more
Grace
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a really cute， feel-good book。 I gave it four stars， though， because the longer descriptions were definitely more telling than showing， and the last chapter was a little bit lazily written。 The last chapter was comprised of two pages that were just a quick summary of subsequent events， which was very disappointing。 Also， the festival was supposedly epic， but there were maybe five pages written as it took place？ So， the end was disappointing in general， but I have to say the dialogue This was a really cute， feel-good book。 I gave it four stars， though， because the longer descriptions were definitely more “telling” than “showing，” and the last chapter was a little bit lazily written。 The last chapter was comprised of two pages that were just a quick summary of subsequent events， which was very disappointing。 Also， the festival was supposedly epic， but there were maybe five pages written as it took place？ So， the end was disappointing in general， but I have to say the dialogue between characters， especially between the town residents who’d known one another their whole lives， rang true。 。。。more
Lia
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Very Hallmarky
Myra Hill
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This was my first book by this author， so I was a little wary， but the synopsis sounded cute。 I'm so glad I blazed ahead！ I enjoyed this book immensely。 The setting and characters had me hooked from the minute we met Grace and Mama G。 Trav and Sarah were just the icing on the cake。 And the town itself was so lovely！ I want to crawl into the book and visit myself。 So overall， if you're looking for a cozy little book to snuggle up with at night， early in the morning， and any time in-between， I'd This was my first book by this author， so I was a little wary， but the synopsis sounded cute。 I'm so glad I blazed ahead！ I enjoyed this book immensely。 The setting and characters had me hooked from the minute we met Grace and Mama G。 Trav and Sarah were just the icing on the cake。 And the town itself was so lovely！ I want to crawl into the book and visit myself。 So overall， if you're looking for a cozy little book to snuggle up with at night， early in the morning， and any time in-between， I'd recommend this one。 Will definitely be reading the rest of the series！ 。。。more
Susan
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Check out this premise: You are a librarian and books speak to you and tell you who needs to read them。 Is that amazingly cool or what？！？ I just loved the idea of books speaking to someone and knowing who needs to read them and when。 This book isn't going to prompt people to march for World Peace， but it was a very enjoyable read。 The librarian mentioned is the 7th of 7 sisters in a family with a history of having "special gifts。" There are a lot of entertaining characters in the book and it all Check out this premise: You are a librarian and books speak to you and tell you who needs to read them。 Is that amazingly cool or what？！？ I just loved the idea of books speaking to someone and knowing who needs to read them and when。 This book isn't going to prompt people to march for World Peace， but it was a very enjoyable read。 The librarian mentioned is the 7th of 7 sisters in a family with a history of having "special gifts。" There are a lot of entertaining characters in the book and it all takes place in a small town that I would want to live in if it really existed。 I am already on the library waiting list for book number 2 when it is released。 。。。more
Mari
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A very cozy book through and through。Sipping on a cup of tea while listening to this audiobook was just a wonderful experience。This book made me laugh， cry， feel all warm and love for my own family and much more。Maybe a bit predictable at times， but I didn't mind as I usually do with "too predictable stories"。It's a real feel-good book。 I really recommend it。
Michelle
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Heartwarming， quiet， deep。 I enjoyed the change of pace this book brought to my reading - slow but steady like a Sunday stroll。 Quirky small-town residents， magical realism， and a very realistic portrayal of the experience of caregiving for a loved one with dementia/Alzheimer's。 The friendship between Sarah and Grace was lovely and I enjoyed Grace's character arc。
Angelene
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Basically a Hallmark movie。。。 not my thing。
Annie
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I chose this book purely based on it's cover （who can really blame me？！） and it was as darling as I thought it would be！ Nothing shocking or dark or dirty but an enchanting， little tale about a girl turned woman who can hear from books。 She lives in a small， struggling town that needs help and when the prodigal daughter turned financial guru returns to help her early onset Alzheimer's mother have a few， happy， last memories in her own home， it solves everything， naturally！ A little romance， a I chose this book purely based on it's cover （who can really blame me？！） and it was as darling as I thought it would be！ Nothing shocking or dark or dirty but an enchanting， little tale about a girl turned woman who can hear from books。 She lives in a small， struggling town that needs help and when the prodigal daughter turned financial guru returns to help her early onset Alzheimer's mother have a few， happy， last memories in her own home， it solves everything， naturally！ A little romance， a little conflict， and a little bit of a palette cleanse from the usually deeper， longer， and more mentally trying books I tend to get myself into！ 。。。more
Sandra
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A charming story of a woman who allows books to speak to her。 That says it all。 😍
Linda
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Delightful easy read。 Just what we need in these difficult times。 A nice escape
Jo
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Sweet lovely story！
Becky Porter
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A lovely， cozy read with hints of magical realism woven into a tale of friendship and family and small-town life。
Ginger
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Heartwarming and absolutely charming！ Hoping for a sequel。
Roxanne
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I was not sure about this book at first but I was pleasantly surprised about the story and the characters that touched the heart。 Sarah Dove is a woman who can hear the whispers of the books of the library that she works in。 Instead of people checking out books; it is the books that check out people。 Enter Grace。 Grace， a smart lady from the world of commerce， finds herself caring for what is left of her family。 Her niece Daisy and her foster mother Mama G。 After being affected by the death of I was not sure about this book at first but I was pleasantly surprised about the story and the characters that touched the heart。 Sarah Dove is a woman who can hear the whispers of the books of the library that she works in。 Instead of people checking out books; it is the books that check out people。 Enter Grace。 Grace， a smart lady from the world of commerce， finds herself caring for what is left of her family。 Her niece Daisy and her foster mother Mama G。 After being affected by the death of her sister Hannah， Grace struggles to pick up the pieces of her life and that of her family。 Grace is determined to only stay for a year in Mama G's hometown。 However， Dove Pond and it's people have other ideas。Throughout the book， I was touched by the people of the town who went out of their way to welcome and aid Grace。 The writing was well paced and well thought out。 。。。more
Brandy
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I liked this book a lot， though I didnt care for the character of Grace。 I understand why her character is the way she is but she just was not a likeable person。 The other characters saved the story。 I do wish there had been some real romance， not just the smallest， most teensy-weensy hint of it。 Rating of 3。5 rounded up to 4。 I liked this book a lot， though I didn’t care for the character of Grace。 I understand why her character is the way she is but she just was not a likeable person。 The other characters saved the story。 I do wish there had been some real romance， not just the smallest， most teensy-weensy hint of it。 Rating of 3。5 rounded up to 4。 。。。more
Julie
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Fluffy， cutesy， but nothing too deep。 I guess it was a nice， light read when I needed it！ Beautiful themes of family， friends， and how those relationships heal heartsand a whole town， in the process。 Fluffy， cutesy， but nothing too deep。 I guess it was a nice， light read when I needed it！ Beautiful themes of family， friends， and how those relationships heal hearts—and a whole town， in the process。 。。。more
AmandaMagdic Magdic
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As a reader we all feel like books " speak" to us。 But for Sarah Dove that is her reality and has been since she was a younger girl。 Part of the Dove family， founders of the town Dove Pond， Sarah and her sisters have always been magical。 History states that when seven sisters are born into the family good things happen。 For Sarah she has a connection with books， and getting them to the people that need them most whether they know it or not。 So when an old archived family journal tells her As a reader we all feel like books " speak" to us。 But for Sarah Dove that is her reality and has been since she was a younger girl。 Part of the Dove family， founders of the town Dove Pond， Sarah and her sisters have always been magical。 History states that when seven sisters are born into the family good things happen。 For Sarah she has a connection with books， and getting them to the people that need them most whether they know it or not。 So when an old archived family journal tells her newcomer Grace Wheeler will be the one to save the town she sets out on a mission to befriend her and make the prophecy true。 But Grace won't come easy。 A former foster child who has recently suffered a great loss in the death of her younger sister and the burden of now caring for her 8 year old niece and aging foster mother who is succumbing to alzheimer's， she has a chip on her shoulder for the life she's lost。 But Grace is soon pulled into this small towns charm and the people she finds there and begins to care for。 Where she finally finds the family and friendships she's been looking for all her life。 You'll be drawn into this heartwarming tale with likeable characters， and enchanting feel。 I love how Hawkins represented some lesser talked about mental health issues （ alzheimer's and ptsd） and showed them in an educated light and with compassion。 Overall a great， fun read 。。。more
Jennifer Netherton
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