The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
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Released July 9, 2019
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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.
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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill is a witty and charming romantic comedy that I couldn’t get enough of!
Nina is someone that every reader will relate to and her journey of discovering and meeting her family that she didn’t know existed for thirty years was beautiful and I loved seeing her growth. I honestly can’t say enough good things about Te Bookish Life of Nina Hill.
Nina is awkward, but brilliant. She has anxiety, which she sees as a pitfall, but it truly makes her more human and lovable. She is a heroine that will have introverts standing up to cheer her on in this journey.
In my opinion I’d say that The Bookish Life of Nina Hill leans strongly to the women’s fiction side of books and has less focus on the romance, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I mean hello, Nina just realized that she actually has a ton of relatives than she ever knew!
I was chuckling within minutes of beginning Nina’s story and I come away feeling smarter and knowing many new random facts. In fact, I loved The Bookish Life of Nina Hill I’d already recommended it to multiple friends before the story was over.
I devoured the story and finished in less than a day, this it’s a quintessential summer read. Light on the angst, but still emotional and moving. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill is a must read.
