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Book Review: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

Book Review: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

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Book Review: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi WaxmanThe Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Published by Berkley on July 9, 2019
Genres: Women's Fiction
TropesPages: 351
Format: Paperback
Source: Berkley
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four-stars

Meet Nina Hill: A young woman supremely confident in her own...shell.

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.

Review

This is my first time reading this Abbi Waxman and I really enjoyed this book. From the moment I started reading I was hooked! Nina is my spirit animal and I loved her character so much! ⁣

“Nina worried she liked being alone too much; it was the only time she ever fully relaxed . People were … exhausting. They made her anxious.” ⁣

Exactly! Nina gets me 100%!! ⁣

As I read this story I found myself laughing out loud several times. Nina is an anti social bookworm whose life has just been turned upside down. I could relate to Nina because I don’t like change and I prefer to plan everything out and know what’s going to happen the day before it happens. ⁣

Throughout this story we see Nina slowly evolve and I couldn’t help but root for my fellow bookworm! If you’re looking for a cute and charming story with a cast of vibrant characters look no further! This is a book that once you start reading you won’t be able to put down until the very end. ⁣

four-stars

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