Sixteen-year-old Paige Turner loves working at Bennet's Bookshop with her best friend Holly. However, Bennet's Bookshop, like so many other bookshops of the high street, is under threat of closing. Paige is determined to do whatever it takes to save Bennet's Bookshop. Along the way she encounters boys, feminism, naked bodies and friendship.
This is a light, uplifting, young-adult novel about a young girl and her quest to save the high street bookshop, and her place of work, from closure. The story tackles a number of themes including feminism, friendship and the sight we have seen a thousand times - the closure of independent bookshops.
I loved Paige's passion to save her beloved bookshop, not just as a place for her to work but also as a place for the people of her town to obtain books. I love how the book draws attention to the plight of our high street bookshops. There are some lovely parts to the book, particularly during her quest to save the bookshop and during her art classes. Unfortunately there were parts in the book where the author used "text message speak" such as "LOL" or "OMG" and I feel this was annoying at times, though may appeal to the younger intended audience. The first half of the book was enjoyable, and I admired young Paige's dedication to books and to the bookshop. However I didn't enjoy the second half of the book and the pace of the story was too quick and the ending abrupt.
The book is good for a quick, light-hearted read. In my opinion it may be better suited to the intended young adult readers, but most likely the younger teenage readers. The writing style wasn't suited to me and the pace of the book was too fast. Given the quality of young adult books released at a similar time, this wasn't quite on the same level.
This is a light, uplifting, young-adult novel about a young girl and her quest to save the high street bookshop, and her place of work, from closure. The story tackles a number of themes including feminism, friendship and the sight we have seen a thousand times - the closure of independent bookshops.
I loved Paige's passion to save her beloved bookshop, not just as a place for her to work but also as a place for the people of her town to obtain books. I love how the book draws attention to the plight of our high street bookshops. There are some lovely parts to the book, particularly during her quest to save the bookshop and during her art classes. Unfortunately there were parts in the book where the author used "text message speak" such as "LOL" or "OMG" and I feel this was annoying at times, though may appeal to the younger intended audience. The first half of the book was enjoyable, and I admired young Paige's dedication to books and to the bookshop. However I didn't enjoy the second half of the book and the pace of the story was too quick and the ending abrupt.
The book is good for a quick, light-hearted read. In my opinion it may be better suited to the intended young adult readers, but most likely the younger teenage readers. The writing style wasn't suited to me and the pace of the book was too fast. Given the quality of young adult books released at a similar time, this wasn't quite on the same level.