Bookishly Ever After
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- Author：Lucy Powrie
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Summary
The much anticipated third book in The Paper & Hearts Society series by Booktuber Lucy Powrie。 Will you be the next recruit for The Paper & Hearts Society book club？
Ed is excited。 He's just landed his dream job at beautiful independent bookshop， Woolf and Wilde， but he soon discovers being a bookseller is a very different game to being a customer - the hours of shelving books， logging ISBNs and dealing with customers is overwhelming。 So Ed does what Ed does best - smiles enthusiastically， fist pumps the air， and pretends that everything is totally under control。 He just hadn't bargained on his new colleague， Hannah， seeing through his façade。
Then Ed discovers that his mum is dating for the first time since splitting up with his dad。 He decides to distract himself by being the best bookseller Woolf and Wilde has ever seen， but will it be at the cost of his Paper & Hearts Society friendships？
If Ed can find a way to be himself， he might find making new friends and keeping old ones comes more naturally， and even get to know himself a little better in the process 。。。 Can Ed let his guard down for the love of books？
Ed is excited。 He's just landed his dream job at beautiful independent bookshop， Woolf and Wilde， but he soon discovers being a bookseller is a very different game to being a customer - the hours of shelving books， logging ISBNs and dealing with customers is overwhelming。 So Ed does what Ed does best - smiles enthusiastically， fist pumps the air， and pretends that everything is totally under control。 He just hadn't bargained on his new colleague， Hannah， seeing through his façade。
Then Ed discovers that his mum is dating for the first time since splitting up with his dad。 He decides to distract himself by being the best bookseller Woolf and Wilde has ever seen， but will it be at the cost of his Paper & Hearts Society friendships？
If Ed can find a way to be himself， he might find making new friends and keeping old ones comes more naturally， and even get to know himself a little better in the process 。。。 Can Ed let his guard down for the love of books？
Reviews
Tania
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I love this book！ It is a splendid ending to this series and I got this warm， fuzzy feeling - The Paper & Hearts Society is such a lovely group of characters。 This was such a light-hearted read， just like the other books in the series， and I love how Lucy Powrie adds a significant message to all her novels （i。e。 this one was to reach out for support and take care of your actions）。 Ed was such a funny character， and his embarrassing moments in front of Hannah and his friends were hilarious。 Hanna I love this book！ It is a splendid ending to this series and I got this warm， fuzzy feeling - The Paper & Hearts Society is such a lovely group of characters。 This was such a light-hearted read， just like the other books in the series， and I love how Lucy Powrie adds a significant message to all her novels （i。e。 this one was to reach out for support and take care of your actions）。 Ed was such a funny character， and his embarrassing moments in front of Hannah and his friends were hilarious。 Hannah was a realistic character; her change of personality from anxious to joyous reflected autistic teenagers today and I love how Ed dealt with it （view spoiler）[I'm so happy that Ed and Hannah got together at the end， and that Hannah joined The Paper & Hearts Society！ （hide spoiler）]。 I just wish that Lucy made 3 more books in the series - for Henry， Cassie and Hannah - so we see an adventure from each member。 Overall， this was a fun read！ 。。。more
hannah
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a cute final book 😌 it really cheered me up during my exam season！
Dreximgirl
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I loved this book。 Ed is such a wonderful character and I have to admit to getting tearful at a couple of points because my heart just went out to him so much。 His internal monologue is at times hilarious but then also heartbreaking。 I loved Hannah and am not afraid to admit that she challenged a few of my own beliefs/expectations which I was grateful for。 Overall a solid end to the series。 I am definitely going to miss these characters。
Laura
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I received an ARC of this book thanks to NetGalley and publisher Hachette Children's Group in exchange for an honest review。I was in serious need of sunshine in my life so I ended up binge-reading the entirety of the Paper & Hearts Society books in the space of about two weeks。 Bookishly Ever After is the final book of the series and it focuses on Ed， an exuberant member of the gang who has just started working at a bookshop。 He begins to bond with his new autistic co-worker and might even be ge I received an ARC of this book thanks to NetGalley and publisher Hachette Children's Group in exchange for an honest review。I was in serious need of sunshine in my life so I ended up binge-reading the entirety of the Paper & Hearts Society books in the space of about two weeks。 Bookishly Ever After is the final book of the series and it focuses on Ed， an exuberant member of the gang who has just started working at a bookshop。 He begins to bond with his new autistic co-worker and might even be getting a crush on her， but alas things never go entirely to plan in this world。Ed is one of my favourite members of the Paper & Hearts society so it was great to get a whole book focusing on him。 I will admit， I was a little confused about his romantic arc。 He is presented as being gay in the first book， comes out in the second and then has two sort-of flirtations throughout those two books。 His sexuality wasn't discussed at all in this book and he has a female love interest， which of course doesn't negate him being queer but it would have been nice to just have a line or two clarifying it， even if the character isn't sure of his identity yet。 Having said that， I loved Hannah as a character and her and Ed had such a great dynamic。 One of the strengths of this series as a whole is the way it explores different relationships between these lovable characters， and I liked how Ed and Hannah had a dynamic we hadn't seen before。 I am not autistic so can't speak for the representation， but there were no red flags to me and Hannah felt very real and very likeable。As a finale to the series， this was very well-handled。 I liked how details from Tabby's life from the first book came back， and I really loved how Tabby was the one who best understood Hannah from her own experiences with anxiety。 Having started the journey with Tabby， it was only right to have her play an important role in this book and it was great to feel like her story kept going and didn't just stop because we weren't focusing on her。Overall， if you love the series then this is a fantastic final addition to it。 It has all of the same character dynamics and representation that really make the series strong， whilst adding new kinds of scenarios and developing the characters we already know and love。 As a whole， this series is a love letter to friendship and being yourself and those themes can absolutely be found here。 This was a series created for people who love books and it has been a joy to live in this world for a little bit。Overall Rating: 3。5/5 。。。more
Sifa Poulton
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I'm not a big reader of contemporary generally （it's mid-May at the time of writing this and I'm at 85% SFF， horror， and dystopia）， but I adore this series。 They're some of the few contemporaries where I can really see myself in these characters who love books and that's brought them together into a close knit group。 They're a group of friends who are completely comfortable around each other to be themselves， even if others would call them odd。Ed is a great narrator。 The most enthusiastic and bo I'm not a big reader of contemporary generally （it's mid-May at the time of writing this and I'm at 85% SFF， horror， and dystopia）， but I adore this series。 They're some of the few contemporaries where I can really see myself in these characters who love books and that's brought them together into a close knit group。 They're a group of friends who are completely comfortable around each other to be themselves， even if others would call them odd。Ed is a great narrator。 The most enthusiastic and bombastic of the friends， he was always a complete laugh in the other books， and seeing him get centre stage was great， and a lot of giggles。 Plus， he loves Shakespeare， so how can he be bad？It's not all laughter though。 Lucy Powrie's books so far have all really stood out for being inclusive and tackling tricky topics， and BOOKISHLY EVER AFTER is no different。 Hannah， the love interest， is Autistic and Ed is dealing with the uncertainty around his mother dating again and his father pushing toxic ideals of masculinity onto him。We also get to see a m/f best friendship！ Yes to more YA books where a girl and a boy can be best friends without it turning into a romance。Like the previous entries， BOOKISHLY EVER AFTER is multimedia。 There group chats， DMs， and texts are back， but this time we also get entries from Hannah's blog。 Without every being site-specific， the multimedia aspect helps it feel more realistic as it is the way we communicate these days。 Hannah's blog also helped really get into her perspective， as she's not the narrator but a super important character and new to the cast。 The other characters have all had 2 books to be familiar， but she hasn't。The end of the trilogy！ I'm so sad to see it finish because I deeply， deeply love these books。 It's so nice to find a series all about books and friendship and parts of life that aren't always talked about。 。。。more
Briony2181
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Lovely ending to the series - these books are very heart warming:）
Claire
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This was such a lovely ending to the series and I just know how much I would have clung to this series when I was a teenager。 I love Powrie's writing - it feels very Jacqueline Wilson-esque - and the setting of the Paper & Hearts Society and it was so nice to see this series rounding off in the way it did。 It did read a little young for me， but I know that as a teen I would have loved this and looked up to these characters so much。 This was such a lovely ending to the series and I just know how much I would have clung to this series when I was a teenager。 I love Powrie's writing - it feels very Jacqueline Wilson-esque - and the setting of the Paper & Hearts Society and it was so nice to see this series rounding off in the way it did。 It did read a little young for me， but I know that as a teen I would have loved this and looked up to these characters so much。 。。。more
Zoë
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When I started this series I was a nervous and self conscious pre-teen trying to find herself， I'm now a fully fledged teenager with a little more confidence and a definite personality。 This series has been a huge part of that。 I have discovered classics through Lucy Powrie's YouTube and fallen in love with them， I've read so many amazing books thanks to that one day I picked up the paper and hearts society in Waterstones。 This series has meant more to me than any other and I shed a few tears co When I started this series I was a nervous and self conscious pre-teen trying to find herself， I'm now a fully fledged teenager with a little more confidence and a definite personality。 This series has been a huge part of that。 I have discovered classics through Lucy Powrie's YouTube and fallen in love with them， I've read so many amazing books thanks to that one day I picked up the paper and hearts society in Waterstones。 This series has meant more to me than any other and I shed a few tears coming to the end of it。 These characters mean more to me than any other and I've been on such a journey with them。 I've found who I am and who I want to be and that's down to this book。 It's given me a whole group of friends that love reading and are LGBTQ+ friendly， autistic considerate and who just care so deeply。 If I was granted wishes， one of them would be for the paper and hearts society to be real and to be my read friends。It's bittersweet to come to the end of this but I know that whenever I'm having a bad day， the paper and hearts society is waiting for me， now with three stories to choose from。 Fictional friends are the best ❣️More coming on my blog: zbestbooks。blogspot。com 。。。more
Denise Forrest
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This is the third & final book in the series about the members of The Paper and Hearts Society， five bookish nerds who find friendship through their book club。 Although I haven’t read the previous two books， this didn’t spoil my reading of this book as each of the stories focus on a different main character。In this book it was the turn of Ed， who gets a part time job at their favourite bookshop。 There he meets Hannah， who seems stand offish at first but as he gradually gets to know her， he begin This is the third & final book in the series about the members of The Paper and Hearts Society， five bookish nerds who find friendship through their book club。 Although I haven’t read the previous two books， this didn’t spoil my reading of this book as each of the stories focus on a different main character。In this book it was the turn of Ed， who gets a part time job at their favourite bookshop。 There he meets Hannah， who seems stand offish at first but as he gradually gets to know her， he begins to feel an attraction for her。 Hannah reveals that she is autistic and through this character we gain an insight into neuro divergency。 Although it is not specified how old the characters are， Ed can drive and they refer to attending college， therefore they must be at least seventeen。 This surprised me as I cannot imagine any seventeen year olds behaving the way these characters do。 They describe themselves as bookish nerds so this may explain why they act in what seems to me， quite immature ways。 I am not the target audience and the previous books have received good reviews but it wasn’t real enough for me。 I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Karen Barber
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Thanks to NetGalley for granting me access to the third instalment of the Paper and Hearts Society series。 This time round the group are dealing with some shifts in their relationships， but a love of books will get them through。Ed has got himself a job in a local book store。 He’s determined to give it his all。。。but he didn’t count on his new co-worker Hannah。 Though initially put off by his exuberance， Hannah finds herself falling for Ed。The book focuses on the developing relationship， offers so Thanks to NetGalley for granting me access to the third instalment of the Paper and Hearts Society series。 This time round the group are dealing with some shifts in their relationships， but a love of books will get them through。Ed has got himself a job in a local book store。 He’s determined to give it his all。。。but he didn’t count on his new co-worker Hannah。 Though initially put off by his exuberance， Hannah finds herself falling for Ed。The book focuses on the developing relationship， offers some insights into autism and shows some cute guinea pigs。 。。。more
Lucy Powrie
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This is my book， Bookishly Ever After， the third and final book in The Paper & Hearts Society series！ Bookishly Ever After is Ed's story and begins just as he starts working in an independent bookshop called Woolf and Wilde。 It's safe to say that Ed is extremely clumsy and awkward， and is always getting himself into funny mishaps when he's trying to be professional - which means he's not quick to make friends with his new colleague， Hannah！At the same time as starting his new job， Ed is dealing This is my book， Bookishly Ever After， the third and final book in The Paper & Hearts Society series！ Bookishly Ever After is Ed's story and begins just as he starts working in an independent bookshop called Woolf and Wilde。 It's safe to say that Ed is extremely clumsy and awkward， and is always getting himself into funny mishaps when he's trying to be professional - which means he's not quick to make friends with his new colleague， Hannah！At the same time as starting his new job， Ed is dealing with his Mum beginning to date again; a dad who doesn't seem to care for him; and overwhelming feelings of not being good enough。 But with the help of his friends and his cat， Mrs Simpkins， Ed might just learn to let his guard down for the love of books。I was inspired to write it after not seeing any autistic love interests in YA。 I wanted to write a cute bookshop romance with an autistic love interest - because it's so important to see characters like yourself on the page， something I hadn't had as a teen。 Hannah is a guinea pig obsessed bookworm who takes a little while to warm up to people， but afterwards will give you her whole heart， and I hope readers will be able to relate to her just as much as I do。 Bookishly Ever After has been my favourite book to write; I loved almost every second of it， and laughed and cried throughout writing the first draft。 I'm so sad to say goodbye to these characters， but they'll be a part of me forever and I think I've left them in just the right place。Happy reading - and don't forget to live your best bookish lives！ 。。。more
Kirsty
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This was lovely
Yasmin
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I'm going to keep this vague and avoid all the spoilers。。。This was just the most absolutely perfect ending to this wonderful series。 We've grown to love all the members of the Paper & Hearts Society over the past two books， and this book just makes us love them even more （who knew that was possible？！） Ed has always been my fave， so very much YAY to be getting a book about him。Powrie's writing shows such confidence and passion。 I'm in awe of how she manages to delve into such important， emotional I'm going to keep this vague and avoid all the spoilers。。。This was just the most absolutely perfect ending to this wonderful series。 We've grown to love all the members of the Paper & Hearts Society over the past two books， and this book just makes us love them even more （who knew that was possible？！） Ed has always been my fave， so very much YAY to be getting a book about him。Powrie's writing shows such confidence and passion。 I'm in awe of how she manages to delve into such important， emotional topics， without it getting TOO heavy or depressing。 She explores topics throughout all the books that are so so important to the audience， and are shown in such an accessible way。 Truly absolutely necessary books for the teen market。I don't want to give much away， so will leave it at that， but i must add that this book is literally HILARIOUS。 I dunno if it's just because Ed and I have the same kind of humour， but i was cackling my way through。 And then， obvs got a lil bit teary at the end。Truly an absolutely remarkable conclusion to a most beautiful series。 💙 。。。more
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