The Christmas Bookshop
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- Author：Jenny Colgan
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Summary
Perfect for the holidays！ A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas at the Island Hotel。
When the department store she works in closes for good， Carmen has perilously little cash and few options。 She doesn’t want to move in with her perfect sister Sofia， in Sofia’s perfect house with her perfect children and her perfectly ordered Edinburgh life。
Frankly， Sofia doesn’t exactly want Carmen there either。 Her sister has always been sarcastic and difficult。 But Sofia has yet another baby on the way， a mother desperate to see her daughters get along， and a client who needs a retail assistant for his ailing bookshop， so welcoming Carmen might still have some benefits for everyone。
At Sofia’s behest， Carmen is thrown into the daily workings of old Mr。 McCredie’s ancient bookshop on the streets of the old dark city。 Can she use her design skills to revamp the store and bring it back to popularity in time to benefit from Christmas shopping traffic？ Can she choose between bad boy literary rock star Blair and quiet Quaker student Oke？ And will she heal the rift with the most important people of all: her family？
When the department store she works in closes for good， Carmen has perilously little cash and few options。 She doesn’t want to move in with her perfect sister Sofia， in Sofia’s perfect house with her perfect children and her perfectly ordered Edinburgh life。
Frankly， Sofia doesn’t exactly want Carmen there either。 Her sister has always been sarcastic and difficult。 But Sofia has yet another baby on the way， a mother desperate to see her daughters get along， and a client who needs a retail assistant for his ailing bookshop， so welcoming Carmen might still have some benefits for everyone。
At Sofia’s behest， Carmen is thrown into the daily workings of old Mr。 McCredie’s ancient bookshop on the streets of the old dark city。 Can she use her design skills to revamp the store and bring it back to popularity in time to benefit from Christmas shopping traffic？ Can she choose between bad boy literary rock star Blair and quiet Quaker student Oke？ And will she heal the rift with the most important people of all: her family？
Reviews
Terri
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Jenny Colgan has written many books that involve books， bookshops， cupcakes， and bakeshops - all some of my favorite things。 I enjoyed reading The Christmas Bookshop and liked the characters。 I found that the story was not as much of a Christmas story as I originally thought。 Yes， Christmas was a part of the setting but not the focus。 If you enjoy reading a sweet romance set in places that take you away from your everyday life， I think you would enjoy this book。 You don't even have to read it at Jenny Colgan has written many books that involve books， bookshops， cupcakes， and bakeshops - all some of my favorite things。 I enjoyed reading The Christmas Bookshop and liked the characters。 I found that the story was not as much of a Christmas story as I originally thought。 Yes， Christmas was a part of the setting but not the focus。 If you enjoy reading a sweet romance set in places that take you away from your everyday life， I think you would enjoy this book。 You don't even have to read it at Christmas-time！ 3。5 stars 。。。more
Jeannine
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This is my first book by Jenny Colgan， so I cannot compare to her others， but I found it absolutely delightful from beginning to end。 I was concerned it might seem saccharine or formulaic， but there was no sign of either one。When Carmen is laid off from a dying department store， her seemingly perfect sister with her perfect family and her perfect life invites her to Edinburgh and a job helping a client salvage his bookshop business。 Seeing no other options to hand， Carmen swallows her pride and This is my first book by Jenny Colgan， so I cannot compare to her others， but I found it absolutely delightful from beginning to end。 I was concerned it might seem saccharine or formulaic， but there was no sign of either one。When Carmen is laid off from a dying department store， her seemingly perfect sister with her perfect family and her perfect life invites her to Edinburgh and a job helping a client salvage his bookshop business。 Seeing no other options to hand， Carmen swallows her pride and prepares to get along with her now enormously pregnant sister， and。。。 interesting things happen。 Lots of interesting things。 Full of lots of interesting people behaving like normal people （both sensible and silly， sometimes at the same time）。 Three children who behaved like children， and， like Carmen， you discovered that was just fine too。 Really， for a Christmas read it was quite ideal。 A touch of romance， but the relationship of the sisters was more important by far。 The Edinburgh setting was put to great use， and may set some readers to plotting their next vacation。 A lovely surprise。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Melissa （LifeFullyBooked）
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3。5 stars， rounded upAnother cute book by Jenny Colgan。 This is very loosely related to the Scottish Bookshop series， Ramsay， Zoe and the kids from The Bookshop on the Shore make some appearances， but mostly this novel is focused on Carmen and her family and can totally be read as a standalone。 Carmen has never felt like she measures up next to her sister Sofia。 Where Sofia is a successful lawyer with a big house， wonderful husband， three children and one on the way， Carmen still lives at home w 3。5 stars， rounded upAnother cute book by Jenny Colgan。 This is very loosely related to the Scottish Bookshop series， Ramsay， Zoe and the kids from The Bookshop on the Shore make some appearances， but mostly this novel is focused on Carmen and her family and can totally be read as a standalone。 Carmen has never felt like she measures up next to her sister Sofia。 Where Sofia is a successful lawyer with a big house， wonderful husband， three children and one on the way， Carmen still lives at home with her parents and is complacently working at the local department store。 When the store closes down， Carmen reluctantly moves in with her sister in Edinburgh to help one of Sofia's clients try to make his bookshop turn a profit by Christmas。 This book has a bit of romance， with Carmen trying to choose between two very different men， but overall this is really the story of two sisters trying to set aside their previous notions of each other and the lives each lives and learn to meet in the middle。 As I have mentioned in reviews of Colgan's previous books， she has a fantastic ability to write believable children's characters。 The kids are a perfect balance to the adult characters and add humor and heart to the tale。The one shortcoming with this book is the head hopping。 It was really noticeable to me and a bit distracting when we are reading from Carmen's point of view and then all of a sudden the narrative switches to someone else's POV for a short while and then switches back。 It's not a huge problem， as the strength of the story outweighs the problems。There's a strong sense of place and setting here， readers are immersed into Edinburgh at Christmastime， and if I didn't want to visit already I definitely would after reading this book。 It seems like a magical place with Edinburgh's Christmas （winter festival）， all of the shops decorated， and the sounds and smells of the season。 I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book， all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Toni
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Just a super happy book with all the feels with two sisters， one who does everything right and the other， who does the opposite。 They’re forced together when Sophia， Ms。 Perfect， but also likable， is close to deliver baby number four！ Carmen， funny and snarky， loses her job and goes to LIVE with her sister to help out with her other three children while her husband is away on assignment far from home。 What starts out at， ‘this will never work，’ ends up a miraculous， holiday miracle with a little Just a super happy book with all the feels with two sisters， one who does everything right and the other， who does the opposite。 They’re forced together when Sophia， Ms。 Perfect， but also likable， is close to deliver baby number four！ Carmen， funny and snarky， loses her job and goes to LIVE with her sister to help out with her other three children while her husband is away on assignment far from home。 What starts out at， ‘this will never work，’ ends up a miraculous， holiday miracle with a little romance thrown in for good measure。 Jenny writes the perfect Christmas story that has this reader smiling from ear to ear a half hour later！ Exquisite！ 。。。more
Clara
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Another fantastic book from Jenny Colgan。 The descriptions of walking through Edinburgh are so lovely and make wish I could go and visit and the setting of the book shop is perfection。 Absolutely wonderful！
Wendy Robey
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A wonderful warm Christmas story。 Edinburgh sounded picture perfect and I loved the descriptions of Carmen’s walk to work each day at the bookshop。 Her relationship with Mr McCredie was lovely and I found myself loving how Carmen opened up to Sofia and the children。
Donna
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This was a very charming book， it reminds me of those romance movies you see around Christmas time。 The setting was wonderful and I love how the author taught you a little about the cities history and sights。 It was a very lighthearted and quick read for me。
Phyllis Jones Pisanelli Reviews
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I rather liked The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan。 I will say it was probably not one of my favorites but， I still really liked it。 She writes about Scotland in this book and I've found myself reading several books based in Scotland in the last year。 I seem to be drawn to that area。 This story is about Carmen， a young woman who always feels like an outcast in her own family。 She doesn't go on to college like her sister and then loses the only job she's ever had during a bad economy。 I think I rather liked The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan。 I will say it was probably not one of my favorites but， I still really liked it。 She writes about Scotland in this book and I've found myself reading several books based in Scotland in the last year。 I seem to be drawn to that area。 This story is about Carmen， a young woman who always feels like an outcast in her own family。 She doesn't go on to college like her sister and then loses the only job she's ever had during a bad economy。 I think there are a lot of women that can sympathize with her。 Her sister is pregnant with number four。 She needs help and she has found a part-time job for Carmen。 I felt really bad for her but， good thing start to happen！I became immersed in her surroundings in Edinburgh。 I love the history and some of the characters。 Some of her many characters were not very developed but， they didn't need to be。 I liked Carmen and her eccentric boss Mr。 McCredie who owns a rare and antique bookshop。 He is pretty interesting。 We met a snobby author who was really kind of funny。 At least the circumstances were。 There are so many interesting happenings that keep this book interesting。 I would recommend this book for any Jenny Colgan fan or anyone that enjoys something a little different once in a while。 I received a complimentary copy of this book from #WilliamMorrow #CustomHouse and #Netgalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Gaye Teather
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This is a beautifully festive book set in Edinburgh with Christmas just around the corner and lots of snow and magic in the air。 Our leading lady， Carmen， took a while to grow on me 。 She was quite a negative person at the start with little social life， no job and no romance in her life and feeling quite sorry for herself。 When she is invited by her posh sister， Sophia， to move to Edinburgh to work in a local bookshop which is pretty much dead in the wood， she reluctantly takes up the offer。 The This is a beautifully festive book set in Edinburgh with Christmas just around the corner and lots of snow and magic in the air。 Our leading lady， Carmen， took a while to grow on me 。 She was quite a negative person at the start with little social life， no job and no romance in her life and feeling quite sorry for herself。 When she is invited by her posh sister， Sophia， to move to Edinburgh to work in a local bookshop which is pretty much dead in the wood， she reluctantly takes up the offer。 The Bookshop run by an elderly man who prefers reading in the backroom to selling in the shop is in urgent need of modernising and Carmen has the task of turning things around before Christmas arrives！ The bookshop owner is a lovely character and I enjoyed reading about him and his sad but fascinating back story。 Carmen， who has no idea of how to react with children soon finds herself being won over by her sister's three little ones and succeeds where the nanny， nasty Skyla， fails。 Also into the mix comes a famous but extremely selfish and egotistical author who shows an interest in Carmen - but is it genuine or selfishly motivated？ The mysterious， quirky but lovely Oke is a kind and gentle man and there are hints of romance throughout the book but will anything come of it？ It isn't until the final part of the book that this part of the story begins to unfold and I loved the latter part of the book more than the start - so much so that Id love there to be a follow up as I feel there is a lot more to Oke that readers would love to know。 As the story progressed I found myself warming to Carmen who began to blossom in her new surroundings and became a much nicer and more positive woman。 I enjoyed this story very much and would recommend it to anyone looking for a gentle， humorous and festive tale for Christmas reading。 My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in return for my honest and unbiased review。 。。。more
Jenna
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More Like 4 and ½ Stars！This was such an enjoyable read！A huge thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for my advanced copy of The Christmas Bookshop。This is maybe the third Jenny Colgan book that I've read and is by far my favorite。What I Loved-*The Setting- This book is set in a small bookshop in a historic part of Edinburgh。 So Charming。 *The Sisters- I loved Carmen and Sofia。 They're relationship seemed so realistic。 I enjoyed watching them getting to know each other and growing closer as More Like 4 and ½ Stars！This was such an enjoyable read！A huge thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for my advanced copy of The Christmas Bookshop。This is maybe the third Jenny Colgan book that I've read and is by far my favorite。What I Loved-*The Setting- This book is set in a small bookshop in a historic part of Edinburgh。 So Charming。 *The Sisters- I loved Carmen and Sofia。 They're relationship seemed so realistic。 I enjoyed watching them getting to know each other and growing closer as siblings。 *The Romance- I'm not going to say there was a definite love triangle but Carmen had her options and I am very happy with who she ended up with in the end。 *The Humor- This book had me giggling a whole heck of a lot and I really needed it。 Overall- Definitely recommend。 I look forward to picking up more of Jenny Colgan's backlist。 。。。more
Jamie McKinnie Williams
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I really wanted to love this book。 About 50 pages in， I was hoping to just like it， I didn't。 It was very hard to get though。 I would have put it down but I won it in a giveaway and felt obligated to finish it and review it。 It was funny at times but the main character was very annoying and childish。 I did like how she evolved through the book。 Maybe it was just my frame of mind， or I was not in the right place to read this book。 I really wanted to love this book。 About 50 pages in， I was hoping to just like it， I didn't。 It was very hard to get though。 I would have put it down but I won it in a giveaway and felt obligated to finish it and review it。 It was funny at times but the main character was very annoying and childish。 I did like how she evolved through the book。 Maybe it was just my frame of mind， or I was not in the right place to read this book。 。。。more
Susan Peterson
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I love Christmas stories， I love books and book stores， I love stories about sisters and families， and I love romance—this was book was perfect for me！ All of the characters were complex， all of them growing and learning and loving。 There were lovely scenes， there were funny scenes， there were scenes that made me tear up。 This is a lovely and endearing book to read for the holidays and any time！
Lynn J。
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I feel so terrible leaving such a low review， but I genuinely loathed this book。 Do not pick this up if you are looking for a magical Christmas book。 Don't pick this up if you're looking for a heartwarming romance。 And certainly don't pick this up if you want excitement， multi-dimensional characters or even just an interesting story。 I was completely bored by this book and not at all invested in any of the 1-note characters， or anything they were doing， really。 Thank you to #Netgalley and #Willi I feel so terrible leaving such a low review， but I genuinely loathed this book。 Do not pick this up if you are looking for a magical Christmas book。 Don't pick this up if you're looking for a heartwarming romance。 And certainly don't pick this up if you want excitement， multi-dimensional characters or even just an interesting story。 I was completely bored by this book and not at all invested in any of the 1-note characters， or anything they were doing， really。 Thank you to #Netgalley and #WilliamMorrow for a complimentary ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Sar Ah Horton
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I’m Dreaming of a…My first question is: where do I find a Spice Girls duvet？！ How did I not know these existed？In other news， The Christmas Bookshop is a coming of age story for our main character Carmen， but I also think it’s a coming of age story for a family。 When one central relationship is in turmoil， it can really divide a family。 The relationships in this book are interesting and at times sad。 I really enjoyed Mr。 McCredie’s character， he was probably my favorite！ His back story was inter I’m Dreaming of a…My first question is: where do I find a Spice Girls duvet？！ How did I not know these existed？In other news， The Christmas Bookshop is a coming of age story for our main character Carmen， but I also think it’s a coming of age story for a family。 When one central relationship is in turmoil， it can really divide a family。 The relationships in this book are interesting and at times sad。 I really enjoyed Mr。 McCredie’s character， he was probably my favorite！ His back story was interesting and I love his nostalgia。 Obviously from my question， I’m also a very nostalgic person （Yay Spice Girls）！ Plus， I love the idea of a Christmas bookshop。 It seems perfect for Edinburg。 And If you’re a fan of the Bookshop series’， you’ll see some familiar characters intertwined， which I always love！ The books are their own stories， but I still recommend starting at The Bookshop on the Corner and then continue through the rest。 。。。more
Amanda
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Jenny Colgan is such a reliable storyteller when it comes to delightful secondary characters and a plot drenched in all things books and reading。 Carmen’s development and growth as a human through this sweet novel was a joy to behold。 A perfect holiday novel for book lovers。
Andrea
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I received a proof copy of The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan through a Goodreads Giveaway。 The story is about two sisters， Sophie and Carmen， who couldn’t be more different。 Set in Edinburgh where Carmen goes to help out a client of Sophie’s。 Carmen transforms the bookshop in time for Christmas。 There is lots drama and romance。 A prefect holiday story。
Jamie
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Jenny Colgan’s The Christmas Bookshop is the story of Carmen who moves to Edinburgh to work and live with her sister’s family。 While there， Carmen works in a bookshop that is in great need of help。 From the bookshop to the characters， The Christmas Bookshop shows that first appearances aren’t always correct。 A lovely and well-written story that shows the magic of the Christmas season。
Lisa of Hopewell
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Avril Mcauley
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This book was very close to my heart as it was set in my home city of Edinburgh。It tells the story of Carmen and the rocky relationship she has with her sister Sophia。。 when a client of sophias needs help to save his bookshop and losing everything she suggests Carmen helps him to turn his business around。Carmen soon falls in love with the rundown bookshop as she brings it back to life， making friends with the other shop owners in Victoria Street。 Blair is a writer who asks to use the shop for pu This book was very close to my heart as it was set in my home city of Edinburgh。It tells the story of Carmen and the rocky relationship she has with her sister Sophia。。 when a client of sophias needs help to save his bookshop and losing everything she suggests Carmen helps him to turn his business around。Carmen soon falls in love with the rundown bookshop as she brings it back to life， making friends with the other shop owners in Victoria Street。 Blair is a writer who asks to use the shop for publicity。 Blair is very self centred and thinks everyone loves him。 Then Oke walks in to the shop and Carmens life changes。 Living in the centre of Sophias family she learns the value of being in a family and forming bonds with her nieces and nephew。 Even although Skylar （the live in nanny） tries to spoil everything she does。A beautiful book full of Christmas magic， made me fall in love with Edinburgh’s Christmas all over again。Thank you Little， Brown Book Group UK and Netgalley for an early copy of this book 。。。more
Peggy
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The Christmas Bookshop is a delightful story。 Carmen did not go to college， is not married ， lives at home and is working at a department store that is closing。 She has very few options in her small town and her Mother suggested that she move in with her sister， Sofia who is a successful attorney， has a successful husband， has 3 children and is expecting a fourth。 Neither sister wants this but Carmen agrees to move in with her sister and work at a Bookshop where Sofia has arranged for her to wor The Christmas Bookshop is a delightful story。 Carmen did not go to college， is not married ， lives at home and is working at a department store that is closing。 She has very few options in her small town and her Mother suggested that she move in with her sister， Sofia who is a successful attorney， has a successful husband， has 3 children and is expecting a fourth。 Neither sister wants this but Carmen agrees to move in with her sister and work at a Bookshop where Sofia has arranged for her to work。 When Carmen arrives， she finds a failing old bookstore。 While Carmen uses her skills to turn the bookstore around， she meets two gentleman that may hold her interest。 I received this book from Goodreads in exchange for a review。 。。。more
Jess
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Hallmark Christmas movie in book form… what’s not to love？！ Thanks to NetGalley and The publisher for the arc！
Heather
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This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by William Morrow and Custom House and #NetGalley for my honest opinion。 The third in a series， it was just like the others。 Enjoyable， lovely and an entertaining holiday read。
Susie Stangland
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Jenny Colgan has combined my two favorite things into one very enjoyable read！ Holiday season and bookshops！ Two sisters， Carmen and Sofia work out bumps in their relationship in a setting as charming as one found in the Christmas movie， The Holiday。 Of course my favorite “character” is the bookshop itself。 Highly recommend adding this to your list of books to give and even better？ Combine this book with a gift card to the recepient’s favorite bookshop！Merry Christmas！
Lisa Hart
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I won this ARC in a Goodreads giveaway， and I’m so glad I did！ A perfect holiday read， if a bit predictable but I’m a sucker for a happy ending。 It read like a Hallmark Christmas movie， which is another guilty pleasure。 4 stars because it was a little long and I really was hoping for a more satisfying way for things to wrap up with Skylar （trying not to give anything away） but an overall cute holiday read。 Thanks Goodreads！
Katie MB
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Thank you， NetGalley and William Morrow， for the ARC of this endearing novel。 Jenny Colgan delivers a heartwarming tale that would make for the most perfect Hallmark Christmas movie。 Set in picturesque Edinburgh， our fierce protagonist Carmen is down on her luck。 She’s lost her job， her flat，， and her hope。 With the love of her family and the support of the cast of the most lovable， quirky characters， we see Carmen transform her life。 The bookshop in the novel is enchanting， as is the snow， the Thank you， NetGalley and William Morrow， for the ARC of this endearing novel。 Jenny Colgan delivers a heartwarming tale that would make for the most perfect Hallmark Christmas movie。 Set in picturesque Edinburgh， our fierce protagonist Carmen is down on her luck。 She’s lost her job， her flat，， and her hope。 With the love of her family and the support of the cast of the most lovable， quirky characters， we see Carmen transform her life。 The bookshop in the novel is enchanting， as is the snow， the children， and Mr。 McCredie。 It’s so easy to fall in love with The Christmas Bookshop; I am hoping for a sequel！ 。。。more
Lois
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I received a proof copy of this book from a Goodreads Giveaway。Jenny Colgan always gives me a happy smile during and after reading her books， as she is a master at her craft。 This tale was sweet， sad， happy and heartwarming - and I found myself laughing at finding traits of myself and my family so aptly described in Jenny’s characters。 Give yourself a Christmas treat and read The Christmas Bookshop as soon as you are able。 You too will enjoy spending time with these folks during the holiday seas I received a proof copy of this book from a Goodreads Giveaway。Jenny Colgan always gives me a happy smile during and after reading her books， as she is a master at her craft。 This tale was sweet， sad， happy and heartwarming - and I found myself laughing at finding traits of myself and my family so aptly described in Jenny’s characters。 Give yourself a Christmas treat and read The Christmas Bookshop as soon as you are able。 You too will enjoy spending time with these folks during the holiday season， or during any season。 。。。more
Lisa
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When I discovered that Jenny Colgan added another bookshop book to the series， I could not wait to read it。 I loved the first two installments， and this one did not disappoint。 This is the story of Carmen who has spent most of her life in the shadow of her very successful older sister， Sofia。 The department store where Carmen has worked most of her adult life has recently closed， she is back at home with her parents and has no job。 Enter Sofia who is a very successful lawyer in Edinburgh with a When I discovered that Jenny Colgan added another bookshop book to the series， I could not wait to read it。 I loved the first two installments， and this one did not disappoint。 This is the story of Carmen who has spent most of her life in the shadow of her very successful older sister， Sofia。 The department store where Carmen has worked most of her adult life has recently closed， she is back at home with her parents and has no job。 Enter Sofia who is a very successful lawyer in Edinburgh with a client that is about to lose his family inheritance unless he has a successful season at his book shop。 So Carmen is off to Edinburgh to stay with her very pregnant sister， two nieces， one nephew and a very snarky nanny in order to help young Mr。 McCredie save the family fortune。 She arrives to find that she will be staying in the basement with the nanny， her sister is far more successful （and pregnant） than she anticipated， her nieces’ relationship is almost identical to the one she has with her sister， Mr。 McCredie is not young at all and his shop is a mess。 Despite all of this， Carmen is charmed by Edinburgh， Sophia’s beautiful house snd even the children。 Per usual， there are visits from characters of past books （perfectly placed）。 I read this book in two days， and was charmed by the setting and the characters。 If you are a fan of Jenny Colgan’s books， you will not be disappointed， if you have not yet read them， what are you waiting for？？？ 。。。more
Travelmaven
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Well this was just what I needed！ I won this on GoodReads （thank you！）。 It arrived this week and I read it in two nights。 Fun and interesting and characters I cared about and just right。 Thank you， Jenny Colgan， for yet another great story！
Janilyn Kocher
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Two sisters couldn’t be more different。 Sophie， an accomplished wife， mother， and career woman and Carmen who just lost her low paying job。 Carmen is sent to Sophie’s to，help，out a client in his bookshop。 It was fun to read the developing relationship between the sisters and for them each to realize value and worth in the other。 The children added comic relief。 The bookshop is inviting and books during the holiday season are especially magical。 Visit Edinburgh in Colgan’s latest and see what hap Two sisters couldn’t be more different。 Sophie， an accomplished wife， mother， and career woman and Carmen who just lost her low paying job。 Carmen is sent to Sophie’s to，help，out a client in his bookshop。 It was fun to read the developing relationship between the sisters and for them each to realize value and worth in the other。 The children added comic relief。 The bookshop is inviting and books during the holiday season are especially magical。 Visit Edinburgh in Colgan’s latest and see what happens to the sisters。 I love the festive cover。 Thanks to William Morrow and NetGalley for the early copy。 。。。more
Juliana | heyjulianahey
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Thank you Goodreads and William Morrow Paperbacks for the giveaway ARC。 The Christmas Bookshop will be published October 26， 2021。What I enjoyed: -The Edinburgh setting。 Jenny Colgan made the city and the Christmas season come alive。-The bookshop owner and his backstory。-The children。 What I didn’t like: -I didn’t buy the romance。 I get that it wasn’t the focus of the story， but I wish it wasn’t so lackluster。 -As someone who was born and raised in Brazil， I was puzzled by the author’s choice to Thank you Goodreads and William Morrow Paperbacks for the giveaway ARC。 The Christmas Bookshop will be published October 26， 2021。What I enjoyed: -The Edinburgh setting。 Jenny Colgan made the city and the Christmas season come alive。-The bookshop owner and his backstory。-The children。 What I didn’t like: -I didn’t buy the romance。 I get that it wasn’t the focus of the story， but I wish it wasn’t so lackluster。 -As someone who was born and raised in Brazil， I was puzzled by the author’s choice to have a Brazilian character who is a Quaker， seeing as there are less than 150 Quakers in a country of almost 215 million。 But okay， I guess。 -The writing is a little disjointed and repetitive。 There is a lot of going on tangents in the middle of sentences， grammar and punctuation errors， use of gendered pronouns for gender neutral words***， incorrect spelling of a city in Brazil where a Brazilian character is from， overuse of terms such as blah blah blah and higgledy-piggledy （to the point that it gets annoying and I have to mention it here）。I want to point out I read an uncorrected proof， and I’m hoping the copy editors will give this the attention it deserves before the release of the book next month。***I spotted this more than once and it really bugged me！ For example， “[…] a place where any sane human would want to spend her time or her money。”—instead of their time and their money。 Ugh。 Overall， this one was just okay。 But still worth picking it up if you’re looking for a cozy holiday read。 。。。more
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