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Lonely Hearts Bookshop #1
A Pequena Livraria dos Corações Solitários
Era uma vez uma pequena livraria em Londres, onde Posy Morland passou a vida perdida entre as páginas de seus romances favoritos.
Assim, quando Lavinia, a excêntrica dona da Bookends, morre e deixa a loja para Posy, ela se vê obrigada a colocar os livros de lado e encarar o mundo real. Porque Posy não herdou apenas um negócio quase falido, mas também a atenção indesejada do neto de Lavinia, Sebastian, conhecido como o homem mais grosseiro de Londres.
Posy tem um plano astucioso e seis meses para transformar a Bookends na livraria dos seus sonhos — isso se Sebastian deixá-la em paz para trabalhar. Enquanto Posy e os amigos lutam para salvar sua amada livraria, ela se envolve em uma batalha com Sebastian, com quem começou a ter fantasias um tanto ardentes...
Resta saber se, como as heroínas de seus romances favoritos, Posy vai conseguir o seu “felizes para sempre”.
Assim, quando Lavinia, a excêntrica dona da Bookends, morre e deixa a loja para Posy, ela se vê obrigada a colocar os livros de lado e encarar o mundo real. Porque Posy não herdou apenas um negócio quase falido, mas também a atenção indesejada do neto de Lavinia, Sebastian, conhecido como o homem mais grosseiro de Londres.
Posy tem um plano astucioso e seis meses para transformar a Bookends na livraria dos seus sonhos — isso se Sebastian deixá-la em paz para trabalhar. Enquanto Posy e os amigos lutam para salvar sua amada livraria, ela se envolve em uma batalha com Sebastian, com quem começou a ter fantasias um tanto ardentes...
Resta saber se, como as heroínas de seus romances favoritos, Posy vai conseguir o seu “felizes para sempre”.
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First published January 1, 2016
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February 12, 2022
I am so appalled by this book I don't know where to begin. It kept me glued to the pages—but mostly because I was too horrified to look away. I couldn't even skim.
The story should be a book lover's dream. Posy Morland inherits a vintage bookshop and, motivated by her love of Georgette Heyer, decides to turn it into a specialty romance shop. Unfortunately, the woman who bequeathed the store to her has a grandson (Sebastian) who thinks he should have some say in this. And he wants a specialty crime bookstore.
And since Posy is too much of a wet noodle to say no, she pretends she is going along with his crime bookstore while secretly preparing a romance bookstore.
It just gets worse from there.
Posy made me physically ill with her incompetence. Having finally finished this book, I will admit that probably is a choice on the part of the author to bring some character growth. But that doesn't make it better. She is a slob who barely cooks, barely cleans, drinks far too much, whines incessantly, lies frequently, emotionally blackmails her brother, avoids conflict like the plague, and flops around helplessly when given a modicum of responsibility. She makes Sophie Kinsella's heroines look pulled together.
And she writes the most awful Regency fanfiction. I know it was supposed to be awful, but somehow that doesn't make it better.
But at least she does grow and process through some of her emotional hang-ups. Sebastian on the other hand...
Human trash.
Let's review some of his greatest hits, shall we?
*Gropes Posy on more than one occasion
*Mansplains everything, including his stupid bookstore idea because if he had actually done a modicum of research, he would know that book money is in ROMANCE not crime. And also that painting the interior of your store black is a terrible idea.
*This quote: "No disrespect to my [suffragette] great-grandmother, but you're the poster child for why women should never have got the vote, Morland...Since you got the vote, you've all got ideas above your station."
*His full-on TANTRUM when he doesn't get his way (literally shouting: "No! No! NO!" and turning "a full three hundred and sixty degrees" before stabbing the air with his index finger.)
*This line after Posy has a genuinely traumatizing event happen to her: "You're not a pretty crier, so I suggest you stop right now."
*THIS LINE: "We have to have children otherwise it would be a waste of your childbearing hips!"
*The fact that he excuses his behavior because he "doesn't know how to talk to women" so he's just mean to them. Because apparently never maturing past 2nd grade is a viable reason to be a jerk.
He's intolerable.
As if realizing her romantic hero is an unredeemable jerk, the author throws in a smarmy villain who behaves HORRENDOUSLY and says even worse things about women. I can see no purpose for his character than perhaps to shine the hero in a better light by comparison. But just because you introduce a creep into the story does not make the creepy behavior of the hero any more tolerable. It just means you have two creeps in the story.
And then there is that ending. That absolutely horrid, no-no-NO ending.
Truly, this book was a train wreck with horrendously unlikable characters and a romance I vehemently opposed the entire time. And I say that as someone willing to overlook a lot of flaws in light of this book's obvious love for Georgette Heyer and Helene Hanff and Dorothy L. Sayers and all my other favorite authors. But what else should I expect from an author who admits at the back of the book that she loves Mr. Darcy because he looks like Colin Firth?
The story should be a book lover's dream. Posy Morland inherits a vintage bookshop and, motivated by her love of Georgette Heyer, decides to turn it into a specialty romance shop. Unfortunately, the woman who bequeathed the store to her has a grandson (Sebastian) who thinks he should have some say in this. And he wants a specialty crime bookstore.
And since Posy is too much of a wet noodle to say no, she pretends she is going along with his crime bookstore while secretly preparing a romance bookstore.
It just gets worse from there.
Posy made me physically ill with her incompetence. Having finally finished this book, I will admit that probably is a choice on the part of the author to bring some character growth. But that doesn't make it better. She is a slob who barely cooks, barely cleans, drinks far too much, whines incessantly, lies frequently, emotionally blackmails her brother, avoids conflict like the plague, and flops around helplessly when given a modicum of responsibility. She makes Sophie Kinsella's heroines look pulled together.
And she writes the most awful Regency fanfiction. I know it was supposed to be awful, but somehow that doesn't make it better.
But at least she does grow and process through some of her emotional hang-ups. Sebastian on the other hand...
Human trash.
Let's review some of his greatest hits, shall we?
*Gropes Posy on more than one occasion
*Mansplains everything, including his stupid bookstore idea because if he had actually done a modicum of research, he would know that book money is in ROMANCE not crime. And also that painting the interior of your store black is a terrible idea.
*This quote: "No disrespect to my [suffragette] great-grandmother, but you're the poster child for why women should never have got the vote, Morland...Since you got the vote, you've all got ideas above your station."
*His full-on TANTRUM when he doesn't get his way (literally shouting: "No! No! NO!" and turning "a full three hundred and sixty degrees" before stabbing the air with his index finger.)
*This line after Posy has a genuinely traumatizing event happen to her: "You're not a pretty crier, so I suggest you stop right now."
*THIS LINE: "We have to have children otherwise it would be a waste of your childbearing hips!"
*The fact that he excuses his behavior because he "doesn't know how to talk to women" so he's just mean to them. Because apparently never maturing past 2nd grade is a viable reason to be a jerk.
He's intolerable.
As if realizing her romantic hero is an unredeemable jerk, the author throws in a smarmy villain who behaves HORRENDOUSLY and says even worse things about women. I can see no purpose for his character than perhaps to shine the hero in a better light by comparison. But just because you introduce a creep into the story does not make the creepy behavior of the hero any more tolerable. It just means you have two creeps in the story.
And then there is that ending. That absolutely horrid, no-no-NO ending.
Truly, this book was a train wreck with horrendously unlikable characters and a romance I vehemently opposed the entire time. And I say that as someone willing to overlook a lot of flaws in light of this book's obvious love for Georgette Heyer and Helene Hanff and Dorothy L. Sayers and all my other favorite authors. But what else should I expect from an author who admits at the back of the book that she loves Mr. Darcy because he looks like Colin Firth?
September 30, 2016
Once upon a time, A BOOKISH GIRL INHERIT A BOOKSHOP! What will happen, then?
This is funny! Posy inherit 'Bookend' a bookshop after Lavinia dies ( They not involve by blood, but they both love books! ). Posy, as a booklover, have to turn this old bookshop to become sucessful and alives.
However, her plan not that go smooth sine Sebastien, Lavinia's nephew aka. The Rudest man in London try to interfere her plan, her thought and goshhh how he bully her to no end! ( but why she has crush on him sine her childhood and still now? ) gosh damn it! But that's it! Their romance is just so funny, I even laugh my ass off! LOL
It so great to read the story about bookshop with the protagonist who is booklover like me. ( She even organize her books on the bookshelf by their spine's colour ) hahaha love this girl! Posy and Sebastian bickering is just witty and fun to read! That smut! Hahaha no need to tell you more than this, just read this easy book for your easy day! ;)
This is funny! Posy inherit 'Bookend' a bookshop after Lavinia dies ( They not involve by blood, but they both love books! ). Posy, as a booklover, have to turn this old bookshop to become sucessful and alives.
However, her plan not that go smooth sine Sebastien, Lavinia's nephew aka. The Rudest man in London try to interfere her plan, her thought and goshhh how he bully her to no end! ( but why she has crush on him sine her childhood and still now? ) gosh damn it! But that's it! Their romance is just so funny, I even laugh my ass off! LOL
It so great to read the story about bookshop with the protagonist who is booklover like me. ( She even organize her books on the bookshelf by their spine's colour ) hahaha love this girl! Posy and Sebastian bickering is just witty and fun to read! That smut! Hahaha no need to tell you more than this, just read this easy book for your easy day! ;)
August 28, 2017
Sweet, lighthearted read that brought a smile to my face. Yes, it is a bit predictable and I knew right from the word go how things were going to pan out but it didn't stop me from enjoying reading it. Annie Darling created a lovely cast of characters, each individual with their own little quirks and I'm looking forward to reading more about them in the future books in the series.
February 9, 2019
Song for summary: Somebody Like You by Keith Urban
An adorable read! The characters are charming, sweet, and unique; while the plot is an amusing and lighthearted romance. Brimming with cute and quirky personalities, Jane Austen references, witty banter, and lots and lots of books; The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts is a fun and quick love story that will keep you entertained and smiling all the way to the end.
An adorable read! The characters are charming, sweet, and unique; while the plot is an amusing and lighthearted romance. Brimming with cute and quirky personalities, Jane Austen references, witty banter, and lots and lots of books; The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts is a fun and quick love story that will keep you entertained and smiling all the way to the end.
January 28, 2020
Ha sido una lectura amena sin más para pasar un rato pero sin nada que te impresione... esperaba más de este libro pero me ha decepcionado un poco .... hasta la mitad del libro me estaba gustando pero luego me dejo de interesar ya no me daba ganas de seguir 😒
December 6, 2017
Well...it was alright. Still thinking Sebastian is less charming and more of an asshole.
June 28, 2017
Maratona de férias: livro 01 de ?.
Espera, eu posso explicar. Não que a explicação seja grande coisa, mas eu posso explicar.
"Mas Gabriela, olha o título do livro. Olha a capa."
Eu sei, eu sei. Eu posso explicar, mas é fundamentalmente minha culpa mesmo.
Tudo começou por causa de uma reprise de You've got mail que assisti esses dias. Sim, a comédia romântica da era de ouro das comédias românticas: anos 90, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, uma livraria, os primórdios da internet discada e muito capitalismo predatório (mas dane-se por motivos de amor?) no roteiro da inigualável Nora Ephrom. (RIP Nora Ephrom, o amor acabou no mundo e nos filmes depois que você morreu, e agora estamos todos secos por dentro).
Então. Em dado momento de You've got mail a Meg Ryan cita 84 Charing Cross Road, que é um livro que eu adoro. E eu me lembrei que, a certa altura da vida, eu fazia coleções de histórias que envolviam livrarias, bibliotecas ou mesmo livros.
Estava quase de férias e pensei: por que não fazer uma maratona temática? Sim tô ligada que, em geral, são livros curtos, açucarados, sem grande valor nutricional (84 Charing Cross Road é muito bom, no entanto, vou ver se consigo reler) mas tudo o que ando precisando é de distração sem grande complexidade emocional ou intelectual. Reuni uns ebooks e comecei.
Eu havia até me proposto a escrever resenhas sem avaliar os livros em questão com estrelinhas, já que não são exatamente o meu tipo de leitura.
Mas aí veio essa bomba. Meu deus.
É ruim como romance.
É ruim como comédia romântica.
É ruim como livro sobre uma livraria.
É ruim como livro que referencia literatura inglesa.
Uma das únicas coisas que se salva é um rant sobre a fetichização de cupcakes - e nem é feito pela protagonista. A protagonista adora cupcakes. É claro que ela adora.
Posy é uma órfã que está chegando aos 30, tem um irmãozinho adolescente e trabalhou a vida inteira na mesma livraria que não é exatamente um lugar que dá lucro, mas o playground de uma rica excêntrica. (Nada contra ricos excêntricos, inclusive gostaria de ser uma). Quando a rica excêntrica morre, deixa a livraria para Posy, na condição que ela faça o negócio dar lucro em dois anos, ou o estabelecimento vai voltar para as mãos de Sebastian, o neto dela - o sujeito mais mimado, mal educado, man-child e sem noção de todos os tempos. (E que porra de herança é essa que você dá e tira? Qual a legalidade disso?) Escroque, abusivo, praticante de gaslighting, eu podia ficar aqui até amanhã. Eu entendi que o modelo era um Mr Darcy da vida, ou mesmo um Edward Rochester, mas, olá, século XXI. Se a Posy fosse minha amiga eu já teria mandado essa música pra ela. [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBpyz... ] Miga, pelamordedeus, você é uma personagem fictícia mal construída, mas até você merece coisa melhor.
É claro que Posy é apaixonada pelo sujeito desde que eram crianças e o fato dele ter trancado ela num porão cheio de ratos quando ambos eram pequenos não modificou o que ela sentia lá no fundo do coraçãozinho dela, embora, é claro, desde então eles tenham brigado ao longo dos anos - em vez da família da Posy chamar a assistente social pra dar conta do moleque. Nada! Boys will be boys.
Mas enfim, Posy resolve transformar a livraria deficitária em um sucesso com uma repaginada: a livraria passará a ser chamada Finais Felizes e se especializará em vender em romances românticos: de Jane Austen às Brontë e aos Diários de Bridget Jones da vida. Achei maneiro. Go, Posy! Pode não ser meu tipo favorito de leitura, mas é claro que há um nicho pra isso, e as livrarias independentes precisam achar e cativar exatamente seu público para não sucumbirem diante das grandes cadeias (que por sua vez têm sido ameaçadas pela Amazon). Eu tenho certeza de que se houvesse um subtexto explorando o mercado, nem que fosse por umas duas páginas, esse livro já seria 37% melhor.
Não ajuda que a caracterização da Posy seja a de uma mocinha atrapalhada com a cabeça nas nuvens, que vive com o nariz enfiado nos livros e não sabe fazer uma planilha de excel. Nem que Sebastian apareça a cada duas páginas para mandar, desmandar e injetar dinheiro na bagaça, contanto que as coisas sejam feitas do jeito dele. Também não ajuda que as outras pessoas que trabalhem no lugar sejam tão sem sal.
Diz Posy, a certa altura do livro (quando Sebastian tá querendo transformar o projeto de livraria de romances em um projeto de livraria de thrillers): "Não há nada errado com chick lit - ela declarou - O único problema é que romances escritos essencialmente para mulheres, sobre mulheres e por mulheres são desdenhosamente chamados de "chick lit", como se não tivessem nenhum mérito."
Mais uma vez: go, Posy! Eu tô tentando torcer por você, menina, e você tem uma ideia ou outra que parece ir no caminho certo. É um troço que eu advogo desde sempre. Não é porque um assunto é majoritariamente feminino que não é de interesse geral já que, veja, mulher não é exatamente um nicho, mas 50% da população mundial.
Acho maneiro pra caramba que você queira abrir uma livraria só de romances sentimentais.
Acho maneiro pra caramba que você se orgulhe disso, que entenda o mercado, que saiba que mulheres com perfis diferentes os leem.
Acho maneiro pra caramba que você, na impossibilidade de enfrentar Sebastian, finja seguir os planos dele para se aproveitar de recursos como a gerente de projetos que ele está oferecendo. Isso é esperto num nível Elizabeth Bennett de esperteza, isso é furar o sistema por dentro, isso é não ter a personalidade mais combativa do mundo e ainda assim arranjar um jeitinho de se fazer o que quer.
Só eu que estou vendo que, com um pouquinho de trabalho, esse livro poderia ter saído MUITO MELHOR?
Mas não acho nada maneiro que a recompensa da heroína seja a livraria & o amor desse traste (que é um brucutu com bom coração, aham, sei). E no final a gente ainda descobre um troço que desconfia desde o início (sim, estou dando spoilers, pq não é como se fosse fazer diferença): a rica excêntrica estava planejando o tempo todo que os dois ficassem juntos. Mermão, a gente tá aqui falando de uma criança potencialmente cruel que trancou a outra no armarinho de carvão e jamais fez terapia pra isso. Um sujeito que sempre a desqualificou pelas roupas, pelo modo de se portar, pela condição da casa, pelo jeito que criava o irmão - eu não consigo ver uma qualidade redentora nesse sujeito.
Tem uma parada bacana: uma tentativa de fanfic de época-romântico erótica da Posy sobre, é claro, a situação vivida com Sebastian. (Imagine aquelas capas de Harlequin com o Fábio na capa). É, como se pode esperar, ridícula, mas gera uma risada ou outra.
De resto, Nora Ephrom tá se revirando no caixão.
E eu tô aqui me perguntando como um livro que peguei para ler pra NÃO ME ATAZANAR AS IDEIAS conseguiu me irritar tanto.
Eu prefiro os livros sobre livros em que as pessoas não pegam ninguém? Talvez. Ou que pegam com expectativas realistas - nada contra pegar alguém, muito pelo contrário. Ou protagonistas que não dão trela para possíveis sociopatas em pleno 2013? Jane Eyre tinha a desculpa de ter 19 anos e ter passado a vida inteira em Lowood antes de Thornfield Hall. E mesmo assim ela enfia a viola no saco e diz "Comigo não, violão", quando finalmente descobre a esposa no sótão. Qual a sua desculpa, Posy?
Enfim. O projeto começou mal. Vamos adiante. Minha mãe, ao me ver irritada com esse livro, mandou um: "Gabriela, você está sempre se divertindo errado". Ela tem razão, porque OLHA O TAMANHO DESSE RANT.
Espera, eu posso explicar. Não que a explicação seja grande coisa, mas eu posso explicar.
"Mas Gabriela, olha o título do livro. Olha a capa."
Eu sei, eu sei. Eu posso explicar, mas é fundamentalmente minha culpa mesmo.
Tudo começou por causa de uma reprise de You've got mail que assisti esses dias. Sim, a comédia romântica da era de ouro das comédias românticas: anos 90, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, uma livraria, os primórdios da internet discada e muito capitalismo predatório (mas dane-se por motivos de amor?) no roteiro da inigualável Nora Ephrom. (RIP Nora Ephrom, o amor acabou no mundo e nos filmes depois que você morreu, e agora estamos todos secos por dentro).
Então. Em dado momento de You've got mail a Meg Ryan cita 84 Charing Cross Road, que é um livro que eu adoro. E eu me lembrei que, a certa altura da vida, eu fazia coleções de histórias que envolviam livrarias, bibliotecas ou mesmo livros.
Estava quase de férias e pensei: por que não fazer uma maratona temática? Sim tô ligada que, em geral, são livros curtos, açucarados, sem grande valor nutricional (84 Charing Cross Road é muito bom, no entanto, vou ver se consigo reler) mas tudo o que ando precisando é de distração sem grande complexidade emocional ou intelectual. Reuni uns ebooks e comecei.
Eu havia até me proposto a escrever resenhas sem avaliar os livros em questão com estrelinhas, já que não são exatamente o meu tipo de leitura.
Mas aí veio essa bomba. Meu deus.
É ruim como romance.
É ruim como comédia romântica.
É ruim como livro sobre uma livraria.
É ruim como livro que referencia literatura inglesa.
Uma das únicas coisas que se salva é um rant sobre a fetichização de cupcakes - e nem é feito pela protagonista. A protagonista adora cupcakes. É claro que ela adora.
Posy é uma órfã que está chegando aos 30, tem um irmãozinho adolescente e trabalhou a vida inteira na mesma livraria que não é exatamente um lugar que dá lucro, mas o playground de uma rica excêntrica. (Nada contra ricos excêntricos, inclusive gostaria de ser uma). Quando a rica excêntrica morre, deixa a livraria para Posy, na condição que ela faça o negócio dar lucro em dois anos, ou o estabelecimento vai voltar para as mãos de Sebastian, o neto dela - o sujeito mais mimado, mal educado, man-child e sem noção de todos os tempos. (E que porra de herança é essa que você dá e tira? Qual a legalidade disso?) Escroque, abusivo, praticante de gaslighting, eu podia ficar aqui até amanhã. Eu entendi que o modelo era um Mr Darcy da vida, ou mesmo um Edward Rochester, mas, olá, século XXI. Se a Posy fosse minha amiga eu já teria mandado essa música pra ela. [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBpyz... ] Miga, pelamordedeus, você é uma personagem fictícia mal construída, mas até você merece coisa melhor.
É claro que Posy é apaixonada pelo sujeito desde que eram crianças e o fato dele ter trancado ela num porão cheio de ratos quando ambos eram pequenos não modificou o que ela sentia lá no fundo do coraçãozinho dela, embora, é claro, desde então eles tenham brigado ao longo dos anos - em vez da família da Posy chamar a assistente social pra dar conta do moleque. Nada! Boys will be boys.
Mas enfim, Posy resolve transformar a livraria deficitária em um sucesso com uma repaginada: a livraria passará a ser chamada Finais Felizes e se especializará em vender em romances românticos: de Jane Austen às Brontë e aos Diários de Bridget Jones da vida. Achei maneiro. Go, Posy! Pode não ser meu tipo favorito de leitura, mas é claro que há um nicho pra isso, e as livrarias independentes precisam achar e cativar exatamente seu público para não sucumbirem diante das grandes cadeias (que por sua vez têm sido ameaçadas pela Amazon). Eu tenho certeza de que se houvesse um subtexto explorando o mercado, nem que fosse por umas duas páginas, esse livro já seria 37% melhor.
Não ajuda que a caracterização da Posy seja a de uma mocinha atrapalhada com a cabeça nas nuvens, que vive com o nariz enfiado nos livros e não sabe fazer uma planilha de excel. Nem que Sebastian apareça a cada duas páginas para mandar, desmandar e injetar dinheiro na bagaça, contanto que as coisas sejam feitas do jeito dele. Também não ajuda que as outras pessoas que trabalhem no lugar sejam tão sem sal.
Diz Posy, a certa altura do livro (quando Sebastian tá querendo transformar o projeto de livraria de romances em um projeto de livraria de thrillers): "Não há nada errado com chick lit - ela declarou - O único problema é que romances escritos essencialmente para mulheres, sobre mulheres e por mulheres são desdenhosamente chamados de "chick lit", como se não tivessem nenhum mérito."
Mais uma vez: go, Posy! Eu tô tentando torcer por você, menina, e você tem uma ideia ou outra que parece ir no caminho certo. É um troço que eu advogo desde sempre. Não é porque um assunto é majoritariamente feminino que não é de interesse geral já que, veja, mulher não é exatamente um nicho, mas 50% da população mundial.
Acho maneiro pra caramba que você queira abrir uma livraria só de romances sentimentais.
Acho maneiro pra caramba que você se orgulhe disso, que entenda o mercado, que saiba que mulheres com perfis diferentes os leem.
Acho maneiro pra caramba que você, na impossibilidade de enfrentar Sebastian, finja seguir os planos dele para se aproveitar de recursos como a gerente de projetos que ele está oferecendo. Isso é esperto num nível Elizabeth Bennett de esperteza, isso é furar o sistema por dentro, isso é não ter a personalidade mais combativa do mundo e ainda assim arranjar um jeitinho de se fazer o que quer.
Só eu que estou vendo que, com um pouquinho de trabalho, esse livro poderia ter saído MUITO MELHOR?
Mas não acho nada maneiro que a recompensa da heroína seja a livraria & o amor desse traste (que é um brucutu com bom coração, aham, sei). E no final a gente ainda descobre um troço que desconfia desde o início (sim, estou dando spoilers, pq não é como se fosse fazer diferença): a rica excêntrica estava planejando o tempo todo que os dois ficassem juntos. Mermão, a gente tá aqui falando de uma criança potencialmente cruel que trancou a outra no armarinho de carvão e jamais fez terapia pra isso. Um sujeito que sempre a desqualificou pelas roupas, pelo modo de se portar, pela condição da casa, pelo jeito que criava o irmão - eu não consigo ver uma qualidade redentora nesse sujeito.
Tem uma parada bacana: uma tentativa de fanfic de época-romântico erótica da Posy sobre, é claro, a situação vivida com Sebastian. (Imagine aquelas capas de Harlequin com o Fábio na capa). É, como se pode esperar, ridícula, mas gera uma risada ou outra.
De resto, Nora Ephrom tá se revirando no caixão.
E eu tô aqui me perguntando como um livro que peguei para ler pra NÃO ME ATAZANAR AS IDEIAS conseguiu me irritar tanto.
Eu prefiro os livros sobre livros em que as pessoas não pegam ninguém? Talvez. Ou que pegam com expectativas realistas - nada contra pegar alguém, muito pelo contrário. Ou protagonistas que não dão trela para possíveis sociopatas em pleno 2013? Jane Eyre tinha a desculpa de ter 19 anos e ter passado a vida inteira em Lowood antes de Thornfield Hall. E mesmo assim ela enfia a viola no saco e diz "Comigo não, violão", quando finalmente descobre a esposa no sótão. Qual a sua desculpa, Posy?
Enfim. O projeto começou mal. Vamos adiante. Minha mãe, ao me ver irritada com esse livro, mandou um: "Gabriela, você está sempre se divertindo errado". Ela tem razão, porque OLHA O TAMANHO DESSE RANT.
January 4, 2019
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Wuuuaa... No era lo que me esperaba para nada, la sinopsis me apuntaba para otro lado, un poco más romántico, pero pensándolo bien me gustó mucho más la dirección que tomó.
Fue novedosa, divertida, adictiva y tuve bastantes momentos donde me reía sola leyéndolo, además de otros momentos que me daban vergüenza ajena jajajaja pero eso quiere decir que trasmitía sensaciones el libro.
Quedé totalmente enamorada con el final, me dieron ganas de leer más de la historia o de la autora.
Wuuuaa... No era lo que me esperaba para nada, la sinopsis me apuntaba para otro lado, un poco más romántico, pero pensándolo bien me gustó mucho más la dirección que tomó.
Fue novedosa, divertida, adictiva y tuve bastantes momentos donde me reía sola leyéndolo, además de otros momentos que me daban vergüenza ajena jajajaja pero eso quiere decir que trasmitía sensaciones el libro.
Quedé totalmente enamorada con el final, me dieron ganas de leer más de la historia o de la autora.
March 31, 2019
Honestly not entirely sure why I enjoyed this as much as I did! I have so many nitpicky complaints but overall I actually got caught up and, even predicting everything that was going to happen, I still enjoyed the story. I think I might be coming down with something. Hmm.
So here's the plot: Posy works at this adorable little bookshop, and suddenly finds herself the owner of it when her dear friend passes away. Lavinia had been like a second mother to Posy and her brother, Sam - who have been living above the shop - since their parents passed away years earlier in a car accident. But ownership of the bookshop comes with the pressure of turning it into a profitable business, and the frustrating interference of Lavinia's grandson, Sebastian, who's the totally-rude-but-secret-heart-of-gold love interest.
Cue shenanigans.
Character-wise, there's not really anything new here. Posy is the cute, awkward protagonist who does dorky things and has trouble standing up for herself but is a genuinely thoughtful person who looks out for her friends and loved ones. I didn't mind her, but she frustrated me a lot with the amount she lied and hid things and just her general awkwardness. Also, she totally got off light with the 'I used to be your colleague but now I'm your boss' drama. She just took right over and that was that and I'm not sure it was totally believable because she was so uncertain in everything else.
Her ragtag band of fellow workers/friends are cool but pretty simple, and though they are a diverse cast, they're never really a big part of the story. I liked Nina and Verity, but Tom didn't really rate and I kind of forgot who Little Sophie was? At least they were different enough that I remembered who was who, though!
Now where do I even begin to talk about my feelings towards Sebastian.
We all knew where this was gonna go just from reading the blurb (and if you don't foresee romantic hijinks, do you even read?) but the whole 'jerk with a heart of gold' shtick was too much jerk and not enough gold for me. I mean, Sebastian really is a total dick at times. He says totally horrible things and Posy is humiliated but still falls for the guy? I tell you what, if a guy starts flinging around insults that cover my weight, size, hair and general appearance, he's gonna cop a black eye , not a feel. But he also did the typical helpful things like pay for everything Posy could possibly need because of course the man is always the rich one.
I mean, this story is quite obviously influenced heavily by Pride and Prejudice (which I actually loved. Sue me.) but because it's set in present day it just made for a lot of sexism and maybe I'm overreacting but that kind of bothered me. Darcy acts cold and indifferent but his actions are just misinterpreted by Elizabeth. So she only thinks he's been a jerk when he's actually being a total hero. Whereas Sebastian is not only acting like a jerk but speaking like a jerk and that kinda makes him a jerk. Plus, the whole deal with him not hearing no just infuriated me.
So why was I still shipping them?!!
Not gonna lie, I'm slightly depressed by my warm reception of this novel. It makes me wanna feminist-rant to myself about how women just let themselves be treated like crap and how that should not be romanticised etc but I liked it and I hate myself a little for it.
Darling's writing is okay and pretty typical, but Posy's writing is utter trash. I could not help cringing at the smut she wrote! But hey, at least she kind of realised it? I appreciated her giving herself crap for it because that echoed my sentiments.
It was such a predictable book with a familiar romcom plot, and I knew every single plot development before it happened, but I still enjoyed the way it all played out. I don't know if this book is gonna rate higher with lovers of chick-lit because they appreciate the genre more than me, or if they'll rate it lower because it's such a familiar story. It's definitely frustrating and there's so many parts I want to criticise but I gotta own up to how much I actually enjoyed reading it. God help me.
So I guess I'd recommend it to lovers of chick-lit? It's a nice trashy piece of fluff and it's centred on a bookstore so who could get mad about that, right?
So here's the plot: Posy works at this adorable little bookshop, and suddenly finds herself the owner of it when her dear friend passes away. Lavinia had been like a second mother to Posy and her brother, Sam - who have been living above the shop - since their parents passed away years earlier in a car accident. But ownership of the bookshop comes with the pressure of turning it into a profitable business, and the frustrating interference of Lavinia's grandson, Sebastian, who's the totally-rude-but-secret-heart-of-gold love interest.
Cue shenanigans.
Character-wise, there's not really anything new here. Posy is the cute, awkward protagonist who does dorky things and has trouble standing up for herself but is a genuinely thoughtful person who looks out for her friends and loved ones. I didn't mind her, but she frustrated me a lot with the amount she lied and hid things and just her general awkwardness. Also, she totally got off light with the 'I used to be your colleague but now I'm your boss' drama. She just took right over and that was that and I'm not sure it was totally believable because she was so uncertain in everything else.
Her ragtag band of fellow workers/friends are cool but pretty simple, and though they are a diverse cast, they're never really a big part of the story. I liked Nina and Verity, but Tom didn't really rate and I kind of forgot who Little Sophie was? At least they were different enough that I remembered who was who, though!
Now where do I even begin to talk about my feelings towards Sebastian.
We all knew where this was gonna go just from reading the blurb (and if you don't foresee romantic hijinks, do you even read?) but the whole 'jerk with a heart of gold' shtick was too much jerk and not enough gold for me. I mean, Sebastian really is a total dick at times. He says totally horrible things and Posy is humiliated but still falls for the guy? I tell you what, if a guy starts flinging around insults that cover my weight, size, hair and general appearance, he's gonna cop a black eye , not a feel. But he also did the typical helpful things like pay for everything Posy could possibly need because of course the man is always the rich one.
I mean, this story is quite obviously influenced heavily by Pride and Prejudice (which I actually loved. Sue me.) but because it's set in present day it just made for a lot of sexism and maybe I'm overreacting but that kind of bothered me. Darcy acts cold and indifferent but his actions are just misinterpreted by Elizabeth. So she only thinks he's been a jerk when he's actually being a total hero. Whereas Sebastian is not only acting like a jerk but speaking like a jerk and that kinda makes him a jerk. Plus, the whole deal with him not hearing no just infuriated me.
So why was I still shipping them?!!
Not gonna lie, I'm slightly depressed by my warm reception of this novel. It makes me wanna feminist-rant to myself about how women just let themselves be treated like crap and how that should not be romanticised etc but I liked it and I hate myself a little for it.
Darling's writing is okay and pretty typical, but Posy's writing is utter trash. I could not help cringing at the smut she wrote! But hey, at least she kind of realised it? I appreciated her giving herself crap for it because that echoed my sentiments.
It was such a predictable book with a familiar romcom plot, and I knew every single plot development before it happened, but I still enjoyed the way it all played out. I don't know if this book is gonna rate higher with lovers of chick-lit because they appreciate the genre more than me, or if they'll rate it lower because it's such a familiar story. It's definitely frustrating and there's so many parts I want to criticise but I gotta own up to how much I actually enjoyed reading it. God help me.
So I guess I'd recommend it to lovers of chick-lit? It's a nice trashy piece of fluff and it's centred on a bookstore so who could get mad about that, right?
August 20, 2018
La verdad que esperaba que me gustara más este libro, pero no es solo el libro sino la forma de narrar de la autora. El argumento pintaba muy bien y si lo hubiera desarrollado de otra manera quizás me hubiera hecho más tilín. Sin duda me quedo con Sesbastian, es lo mejor del libro, las 3 estrellitas son para su personaje. Me he reído y muchas de las situaciones entre Sebastian y Posy son graciosas y desesperantes y su intercambio de pullas me gustó, es lo que puedo salvar de esta lectura.
Edito: después de un tiempo decido bajarle puntuación porque con el tiempo se descinchó lo poco que me había gustado :/
Edito: después de un tiempo decido bajarle puntuación porque con el tiempo se descinchó lo poco que me había gustado :/
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August 14, 2018Abandonado en la página 252. Ha sido una decepción. Tenía muchas expectativas con este libro. Me esperaba una comedia romántica pero ha resultado ser un chick-lit, no soy muy fan de este subgénero, auque en algunas ocasiones he disfrutado de libros de ese género, pero no ha sido en este caso. La protagonista tiene todos los tópicos de los personajes femeninos de chick-lit que tanto odio.
Intentando dejar de lado mis gustos, tengo que reconocer que el libro es fácil de leer y probablemente los fans de chick-lit lo disfrute más.
No le pongo puntuación porque no creo que sea justo hacerlo sin haberlo terminado.
Intentando dejar de lado mis gustos, tengo que reconocer que el libro es fácil de leer y probablemente los fans de chick-lit lo disfrute más.
No le pongo puntuación porque no creo que sea justo hacerlo sin haberlo terminado.
June 25, 2018
Un librito feelgood, una comedia romántica clásica no apta para devoradoras de romántica adulta porque su verdadera fortaleza está en la relación dialéctica entre los protagonistas, más allá de la física, con mucha carga de humor.
May 17, 2016
Guys, really. I don't remember when I adored a book so much - "The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts" is one of the most gorgeous, sweet, charming stories EVAH. Though the beginning of it was not so promising, I must say it - I had a feeling it drags on too much and that actually nothing is happening there, and you know, I've already started to panic and wonder what's going on? I had such good feeling about this book, and I wanted to love it so much and Oh. My. Word. The cover. THE COVER. It is gorgeous! It is more than gorgeous and I love it with my whole heart and if I saw such a book shop somewhere on the street I'd go there and beg them to either give me a job or let me live there, and yet I had some problems to get into it. But. Guys. Those were only some difficult beginnings and soon, very soon, I found this book unputdownable.
First of all, it is a perfect book for such book - freaks like yours truly. It is full of books, mentions of books and authors and bookish things and it was lovely. Secondly, the characters. Thirdly, the humour. The humour - the bloody humour! Just my kind of humour, full of sarcasm, having distance from oneself and I was snorting with laughter almost all the way through it. Fourthly, the brilliant way the plot mixes some more serious issues with light - heartedness. Yes, it reminded me a little of Bridget Jones, but there is nothing wrong with this as I think I am the biggest Bridget's fan in the world. The way Posy was, so helpless when it came to men, so willing to crying, and especially the one scene with Sebastian and Piers when they were fighting - I could so see Mark and Daniel and hear "It's Raining Men" in the background. And I loved it!
But let's get back to the second point. Characters. Oh Jesus, how brilliant the characters were. First of all, welcome Posy, who loves books above all, especially romances, and after inheriting the bookshop Bookends and getting a job of bringing it back to life she decides that romance is the future of the shop (though Sebastian, "the rudest man in London" who was ordered by his grandmother to keep an eye on Posy and to help her in a way that she doesn't know he helps her, thinks that romance is meeeeh and wants to re - organize the shop into selling only crime. Who is going to win this duel?) To be honest, Posy has never thought about being Bookends' owner - she loves book but being her own, and her colleagues, boss... well... it's not her thing. But what must be done, must be done, right? So yes, Posy loves books above all and I love people who love books so no wonder that I immediately fell for Posy, right. But it was not only her love of books that made me like her so much. She was just so believable in all what she did and the way she acted, she had her ups and downs, she had better and worse days, she doubted in herself and wasn't sure if she's cut to be the owner of Bookends, she was not a long - legged size 0 sex - bomb, she was prone to accident and she more than often found herself in embarrassing situations and life was not a bed of roses for her, and this all, plus her inner warmth, sense of humour, loyalty made her so realistic and normal and I think you just can't not like Posy.
But now enter Sebastian, "the rudest man" in London, and oh my word, he really took the rudeness to another level! He was telling the things just like he saw them, no matter if it was going to hurt the recipient. He was obsessed with his suits and he didn't react to the word "no", which I personally find not such a bad feature, I'd also love to be able to resist the word "no" :) He, in contrast to Posy, was not having his head in the clouds but was a having his feet on the ground entrepreneur and he had a little different to Posy's idea what to do with Bookends, and while Posy wanted to paint the shop pink and specialise in romance, he saw it in red and black, selling crime only. But you know what, even with his rudeness, that I, by the way, found not irritating only entertaining (maybe because it was not directed to me personally, haha) and I loved the scenes with Sebastian - they were so full of sarcasm and you needed to take them with a pinch of salt, but it was just my kind of humour and I'd personally love to pat him on, and cry softly into, the lapel of his jacket.
At the first sight Posy and Sebastian were like chalk and cheese, full of contrasts, but you know what they say, right? That opposites attract, and these two were like two peas in a pod, and they complemented each other brilliantly. I adored the banter between them, I adored Posy`s "Fine. Whatever" and its consequences and there is one more aspect that I loved this book so much, and it is Posy's historical novel that she's writing. I'm not going to tell anymore but guys, you will understand me when you read this book. I WOULD LOVE to read "Ravished by the Rake" as a novel, absolutely, haha. This was a very unusual romance, I'd say, especially at the end, and I loved the way it was written.
There were of course some other characters, like Posy's younger brother Sam or her colleagues from the book shop, or people that Sebastian brought with him, and oh my word, they were all brilliant. Just brilliant. Full of warmth, each of them with a very distinctive voice and their own personalities, and they added tons to this story. Tons of warmth, action and fun. All of them vivid and larger than life, even if they were present only in few scenes, but I grow to love all of them.
The plot is a brilliant mix of fun with some more serious issues and the author has wonderfully balanced those things. The way Posy was still grieving over the death of her parents was realistic and tugged at the right heart - strings, and it was the same with the way she tried to cope with the fact that suddenly she was the owner of the Bookends, responsible now not only for her younger brother but also for her colleagues. Then we have humour. Annie Darling has one of the finest sense of humour and I so GOT all her jokes, the irony, the sarcasm and I begged for more. Absolutely, totally my kind of humour, thank you Annie!
"The Little Bookshop of Happy Ever After" is an uplifting, funny story with fantastic, larger than life characters that I was rooting for and wanted to be a part of their gang. My heart went to Posy so many times, and when she cried because she missed her parents I wanted to comfort her. Life didn't spoil her bur she was still so good and she saw only good in other people. Yes, there were moments that she was too tearful and too naive but this all was a part of her and made her so exceptional and likeable. She must have dealt with so many things in her short life but she never lost faith and went for what she believed is right.
It is a lovely story to escape from the world and when I got into it after my initial problems, I didn't want to leave the characters and the bookshop for a single moment. You know this feeling, when the book is so good that you want to race through the pages and see how it's going to end but on the other hand you want it to go on for ever - this is this kind of a book. It's humorous and hilarious but also realistic and relatable and even though there is going to be Happy Ever After, the author complicates characters' way to it. Annie Darling's writing style is fun, warm and I had a feeling it's embracing me in a hug - she has incredible way with the words and can describe the most normal situation in a hilarious, entertaining way, but she can also made you shed a tear or two. If you don't believe in Happy Ever After, after reading this book you'll start to believe in it, such convincing the author is. I highly, highly recommend this novel to all, not only book - lovers. Loved it!
Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for a review.
July 12, 2018
3,75 ⭐️
Me ha sorprendido mucho, me imaginaba una novela bastante empalagosa, pero ha sido una novela divertida y ágil. Las páginas pasaban volando viendo a una protagonista que quería luchar por sus sueños, con un chico que, aunque estaba ahí todos los días, le decía las cosas bien claras y a veces para molestarla. Me ha faltado un poco más de romanticismo, por lo que digo, pensaba que tendría más, pero el final ha sido sorprendente, me ha encantado como lo ha resuelto todo, sobretodo ese último capítulo que te saca la sonrisa al instante.
Me ha sorprendido mucho, me imaginaba una novela bastante empalagosa, pero ha sido una novela divertida y ágil. Las páginas pasaban volando viendo a una protagonista que quería luchar por sus sueños, con un chico que, aunque estaba ahí todos los días, le decía las cosas bien claras y a veces para molestarla. Me ha faltado un poco más de romanticismo, por lo que digo, pensaba que tendría más, pero el final ha sido sorprendente, me ha encantado como lo ha resuelto todo, sobretodo ese último capítulo que te saca la sonrisa al instante.
September 2, 2017
wat een grappig (!!) verhaal is dit. meerdere malen hardop gelachen. natuurlijk wilde ik alle grappige opmerkingen overschrijven, maar daar gunde ik me de tijd steeds niet voor. heerlijk zorgeloos leesplezier en oehhhhhhh wat wil ik graag naar die boekhandel toe!
January 13, 2019
What would you do if a bookshop was dropped in your lap?
Okay, okay.
What would you do after frolicking through the shelves and smelling all the books? What if that bookshop came with its very own antagonist that was hellbent on telling you how to run it?
Ah yes. There we go.
After all, running a business is a big deal and it is a lot of pressure, especially if the shop is already leaking money.
Posy Morland, parent to her younger brother and just one step above destitute, is now living that reality. A dark bookshop in a hidden corner of London has been bequeathed to her by her former boss and the shop's owner, Lavinia, who passed away after living a long life among the pages of books. The only caveat is that she has to make is a success or ownership reverts back to the family in the form of Lavinia's grandson, Sebastian.
Sebastian is heavy handed, sarcastic, and very much used to getting his way. His spoiled attitude makes it difficult to get a word in edgewise when he is around and his favorite pastime has always been annoying Posy with sly remarks. But in order for the bookshop to be a success, Posy must rely on her annoying neighbor in order to pay for the renovations.
After all, Sebastian is going to be the owner of the shop if it fails so whatever renovations done might as well be done right.
It doesn't help that he is sinfully attractive and is worming himself even deeper into her day to day life. When Posy had only seen him occasionally before Lavinia's death, Sebastian is now showing up nearly every day in an effort to micromanage the hell out of the project.
With the help of her brother, friends, and reluctantly Sebastian, will Posy be able to get the shop up and running?
Gosh this book is just so cute.
What I loved the most about this book is that there is always the element of hope. No situation is completely devoid of it and Posy never truly gives up despite the many hurdles. I am not a reader of books that are sad just to be sad. There is enough of that in life and I don't want it in my literature. I like books that show that there is always light somewhere in the world, even if you have to search for it.
Posy is strong willed and admirable but not flawless. She makes mistakes and doesn't quite know what she is doing with her 15 year old brother. She has never gotten over the deaths of her parents and has allowed past trauma to keep a firm grip on her day to day life. Since Posy had to take over her family so quickly, she never had a chance to mourn properly and keeps all of that baggage bottled up inside.
But Posy dear, don't you know it is not baggage if you don't carry it around.
I love how she learns to stand up for herself. I love that she doesn't learn that on her own but has to rely on friends to do so. She has to branch out and get out of her safe little corner to make it in the world. Posy has to make bold decisions and be confident in herself that she is capable of following through.
Yes, this is a love story but it is also a belated coming-of-age as Posy learns what it is like to be an adult and stand firm.
Okay, okay.
What would you do after frolicking through the shelves and smelling all the books? What if that bookshop came with its very own antagonist that was hellbent on telling you how to run it?
Ah yes. There we go.
After all, running a business is a big deal and it is a lot of pressure, especially if the shop is already leaking money.
Posy Morland, parent to her younger brother and just one step above destitute, is now living that reality. A dark bookshop in a hidden corner of London has been bequeathed to her by her former boss and the shop's owner, Lavinia, who passed away after living a long life among the pages of books. The only caveat is that she has to make is a success or ownership reverts back to the family in the form of Lavinia's grandson, Sebastian.
Sebastian is heavy handed, sarcastic, and very much used to getting his way. His spoiled attitude makes it difficult to get a word in edgewise when he is around and his favorite pastime has always been annoying Posy with sly remarks. But in order for the bookshop to be a success, Posy must rely on her annoying neighbor in order to pay for the renovations.
After all, Sebastian is going to be the owner of the shop if it fails so whatever renovations done might as well be done right.
It doesn't help that he is sinfully attractive and is worming himself even deeper into her day to day life. When Posy had only seen him occasionally before Lavinia's death, Sebastian is now showing up nearly every day in an effort to micromanage the hell out of the project.
With the help of her brother, friends, and reluctantly Sebastian, will Posy be able to get the shop up and running?
Gosh this book is just so cute.
What I loved the most about this book is that there is always the element of hope. No situation is completely devoid of it and Posy never truly gives up despite the many hurdles. I am not a reader of books that are sad just to be sad. There is enough of that in life and I don't want it in my literature. I like books that show that there is always light somewhere in the world, even if you have to search for it.
Posy is strong willed and admirable but not flawless. She makes mistakes and doesn't quite know what she is doing with her 15 year old brother. She has never gotten over the deaths of her parents and has allowed past trauma to keep a firm grip on her day to day life. Since Posy had to take over her family so quickly, she never had a chance to mourn properly and keeps all of that baggage bottled up inside.
But Posy dear, don't you know it is not baggage if you don't carry it around.
I love how she learns to stand up for herself. I love that she doesn't learn that on her own but has to rely on friends to do so. She has to branch out and get out of her safe little corner to make it in the world. Posy has to make bold decisions and be confident in herself that she is capable of following through.
Yes, this is a love story but it is also a belated coming-of-age as Posy learns what it is like to be an adult and stand firm.
September 30, 2018
LE DOY UN 8,5
May 18, 2017
Da ich die meisten der Bücher aus dem Penguin Verlag bislang sehr mochte, war ich schon sehr auf "Der kleine Laden der einsamen Herzen" von Annie Darling gespannt, denn das Buch klang nach einer schönen und romantischen Geschichte für zwischendurch, sodass ich das Buch direkt nach Erhalt gelesen habe. Auch hier wurde ich zum Glück nicht enttäuscht, denn die Geschichte konnte mich gut unterhalten.
Die Geschichte liest sich nicht nur sehr angenehm leicht und oftmals viel zu schnell, sondern überzeugt auch mit unterhaltsamen Dialogen und sympathischen Figuren, die man schnell ins Herz schließt. Die Figuren sind allesamt gut ausgearbeitet und besitzen die nötigen Tiefe, sodass ich mich sehr häufig in sie hineinversetzen konnte.
Erzählt wird hierbei die Geschichte von Posy, die am Anfang der Geschichte noch oftmals orientierungslos und unsicher wirkt, sich jedoch immer mehr steigert, sich für ihre Wünsche und Träume einetzt und unbedingt die - doch leider sehr heruntergekommene - Buchhandlung, die sie geerbt hat, so umsetzen möchte, wie sie es sich wünscht. Sie, die selbst gerne liest, liebt nichts mehr als Geschichten mit einem Happy End, sodass sie in ihrem Laden nur Bücher verkaufen möchte, die selbst auch ein Happy End beinhalten.
Leider macht ihr jedoch Sebastian, der Enkel der verstorbenen Lavinia, der der Laden zuvor gehört hat, einen Strich durch die Rechnung, denn dieser hat ganz andere Pläne mit dem Laden, sodass Posy über sich hinauswachen muss, um ihr Ziel zu erreichen. Dass Sebastian jedoch auch verdammt attraktiv ist und charmant sein kann, macht die Sache jedoch umso schwerer...
Was mir an der Geschichte besonders gefallen hat, ist die Tatsache, dass es hier nicht nur um die Liebe an sich geht, sondern auch Bücher im Vordergrund stehen. Dabei wurde auch so oft wie möglich auf die typischen Klischees in dem Genre verzichtet, sodass ich hier oftmals gut unterhalten wurde. Dazu tragen auch die sehr unterhaltsamen Gespräche zwischen Posy und Sebastian bei, die sich nichts schenken und somit beide auf ihre Art sehr sympathisch wirken.
Das Cover ist hübsch anzusehen und passt hervorragend zum Genre, sodass ich mir dieses immer wieder gerne ansehe. Auch die Kurzbeschreibung konnte direkt mein Interesse wecken, sodass ich "Der kleine Laden der einsamen Herzen" gerne eine Chance gegeben habe.
Kurz gesagt: "Der kleine Laden der einsamen Herzen" ist eine süße Geschichte für zwischendurch, die mich aufgrund der sympathischen Figuren und den oftmals sehr gelungenen Dialogen voll und ganz für sich einnehmen konnte. Somit habe ich die Geschichte sehr genossen und kann sie nur empfehlen.
Die Geschichte liest sich nicht nur sehr angenehm leicht und oftmals viel zu schnell, sondern überzeugt auch mit unterhaltsamen Dialogen und sympathischen Figuren, die man schnell ins Herz schließt. Die Figuren sind allesamt gut ausgearbeitet und besitzen die nötigen Tiefe, sodass ich mich sehr häufig in sie hineinversetzen konnte.
Erzählt wird hierbei die Geschichte von Posy, die am Anfang der Geschichte noch oftmals orientierungslos und unsicher wirkt, sich jedoch immer mehr steigert, sich für ihre Wünsche und Träume einetzt und unbedingt die - doch leider sehr heruntergekommene - Buchhandlung, die sie geerbt hat, so umsetzen möchte, wie sie es sich wünscht. Sie, die selbst gerne liest, liebt nichts mehr als Geschichten mit einem Happy End, sodass sie in ihrem Laden nur Bücher verkaufen möchte, die selbst auch ein Happy End beinhalten.
Leider macht ihr jedoch Sebastian, der Enkel der verstorbenen Lavinia, der der Laden zuvor gehört hat, einen Strich durch die Rechnung, denn dieser hat ganz andere Pläne mit dem Laden, sodass Posy über sich hinauswachen muss, um ihr Ziel zu erreichen. Dass Sebastian jedoch auch verdammt attraktiv ist und charmant sein kann, macht die Sache jedoch umso schwerer...
Was mir an der Geschichte besonders gefallen hat, ist die Tatsache, dass es hier nicht nur um die Liebe an sich geht, sondern auch Bücher im Vordergrund stehen. Dabei wurde auch so oft wie möglich auf die typischen Klischees in dem Genre verzichtet, sodass ich hier oftmals gut unterhalten wurde. Dazu tragen auch die sehr unterhaltsamen Gespräche zwischen Posy und Sebastian bei, die sich nichts schenken und somit beide auf ihre Art sehr sympathisch wirken.
Das Cover ist hübsch anzusehen und passt hervorragend zum Genre, sodass ich mir dieses immer wieder gerne ansehe. Auch die Kurzbeschreibung konnte direkt mein Interesse wecken, sodass ich "Der kleine Laden der einsamen Herzen" gerne eine Chance gegeben habe.
Kurz gesagt: "Der kleine Laden der einsamen Herzen" ist eine süße Geschichte für zwischendurch, die mich aufgrund der sympathischen Figuren und den oftmals sehr gelungenen Dialogen voll und ganz für sich einnehmen konnte. Somit habe ich die Geschichte sehr genossen und kann sie nur empfehlen.
May 20, 2016
I received a copy of this via NetGalley and Harper in return for a fair and honest review - thankyou!
What a treat this was to read! Anyone who loves books knows what a truly magical place a bookshop can be, and 'BookEnds' that is featured in this book is one of those special places! And to Posy it is more than just where she works, as she basically grew up there. Her father used to manage the bookshop and her mother ran the teashop that adjoined it, so the bookshop is her link to the past and holds such special memories for her.
When the owner Lavinia passes away, Posy, her younger brother Sam, and Nina and Tom who work there are suitably worried about their future. But Lavinia knows how much it means so she leaves the bookshop to Posy and gives her two years to turn the bookshops' fortune around, and if she fails then it will pass on to Lavinia's only grandson, Sebastian. He's an extremely wealthy individual and seems to revel in the title the press give him as the 'rudest man in London' and doesn't seem to share the optimism that Posy does on how she can transform the fortunes of the shop so he's already planning on selling up. Can she prove him wrong?
This was such a delightful read that captures the essence of all that is a bookshop and the people it brings under its' spell! The pace of the story was so well judged that you never felt it drag and you were just eager to read 'one more chapter' just to see if it would all become too much for Posy. the relationship between her and Sebastian was always quite touching despite the dodgy, but funny, banter at times as they shared a past in the shop through Lavinia and it never felt fake or too over the top.
Posy had never had life easy and it was touching to see the different sides to her throughout - good times and bad - and this was a wonderful way of always pulling for her to get her 'happy ever after' despite the challenges thrown in her way
Loved the additional glimpse we saw of Posy and her attempts at writing her own novel in the style of a regency romance! Her love for romance novels was second to none and it was lovely to catch glimpses of many classics throughout the book
An absolutely wonderful book! Go read it! NOW!!
What a treat this was to read! Anyone who loves books knows what a truly magical place a bookshop can be, and 'BookEnds' that is featured in this book is one of those special places! And to Posy it is more than just where she works, as she basically grew up there. Her father used to manage the bookshop and her mother ran the teashop that adjoined it, so the bookshop is her link to the past and holds such special memories for her.
When the owner Lavinia passes away, Posy, her younger brother Sam, and Nina and Tom who work there are suitably worried about their future. But Lavinia knows how much it means so she leaves the bookshop to Posy and gives her two years to turn the bookshops' fortune around, and if she fails then it will pass on to Lavinia's only grandson, Sebastian. He's an extremely wealthy individual and seems to revel in the title the press give him as the 'rudest man in London' and doesn't seem to share the optimism that Posy does on how she can transform the fortunes of the shop so he's already planning on selling up. Can she prove him wrong?
This was such a delightful read that captures the essence of all that is a bookshop and the people it brings under its' spell! The pace of the story was so well judged that you never felt it drag and you were just eager to read 'one more chapter' just to see if it would all become too much for Posy. the relationship between her and Sebastian was always quite touching despite the dodgy, but funny, banter at times as they shared a past in the shop through Lavinia and it never felt fake or too over the top.
Posy had never had life easy and it was touching to see the different sides to her throughout - good times and bad - and this was a wonderful way of always pulling for her to get her 'happy ever after' despite the challenges thrown in her way
Loved the additional glimpse we saw of Posy and her attempts at writing her own novel in the style of a regency romance! Her love for romance novels was second to none and it was lovely to catch glimpses of many classics throughout the book
An absolutely wonderful book! Go read it! NOW!!
July 7, 2017
Another 3.5 stars. This is fun. I enjoyed a lot of it. The discussion of romance novels is great, there are some truly awesome details in this thing. Seriously, detail-work is strong.
I just, look, I get the point of Sebastien. He is a lovely man who does lovely things, but says really terrible things. Underneath the rudeness, there is a heart of gold, etc., etc. I just, I felt like it went to far. It went past rude straight into dismissive. Dismissive with good intentions yes, and the plot does have the side-benefit of meaning Posy eventually has to stand up to him.
BUT. But for a lot of this, I just found him genuinely unlikeable, SO.
I just, look, I get the point of Sebastien. He is a lovely man who does lovely things, but says really terrible things. Underneath the rudeness, there is a heart of gold, etc., etc. I just, I felt like it went to far. It went past rude straight into dismissive. Dismissive with good intentions yes, and the plot does have the side-benefit of meaning Posy eventually has to stand up to him.
BUT. But for a lot of this, I just found him genuinely unlikeable, SO.
June 29, 2018
3,5 en realidad. Una novela perfecta para pasar un rato divertido. Con un tono general de lo más irónico te adentrarás entre los libros de la pequeña librería Marcapáginas. Posy me ha encantado, es fuerte, llena de complejos, pero con una meta soñada que no piensa dejar escapar. Sebastian es el anti héroe, borde, maleducado, pero en el fondo tiene un buen corazón aunque no los deje ver muy poco. Reseña completa en http://www.lanarradora.com/2018/06/re...
March 3, 2020
My 5 Thoughts:
1. Sebastian was just too damn irritating for me to particularly like him.
2. Due to Sebastian doing my head in for 90% of the book, I didn't really care if him and Posy finally got together.
3. I cared more about the bookshop than the main characters.
4. What was the point of the Piers Brocklehurst character?
5. Posy needs to grow a backbone stat.
1. Sebastian was just too damn irritating for me to particularly like him.
2. Due to Sebastian doing my head in for 90% of the book, I didn't really care if him and Posy finally got together.
3. I cared more about the bookshop than the main characters.
4. What was the point of the Piers Brocklehurst character?
5. Posy needs to grow a backbone stat.
October 8, 2016
reason why i bought it:
* adorable cover
* a sebastian hero
reason why i loved it so much:
* all the romance references LIKE THEY ARE ALL THERE and the way the author wrote them was so funny
* the brother sinister serie was mentionned like PLEASE IT WAS MENTIONNED
* sebastian was the most supreme deep idiot and OH MY WORD i was writing Posy's dirty fanfiction myself before she even started it
* so there is a dirty period romance fanfiction... and it's HILARIOUS (it's a mix between the mood of jane eyre and northanger abbey)
* there's a little bro and he's the best puppy in the world
* there's an old granny and she's the best kitty in the world
* it's a london romance
* and Posy could almost be an annoying heroine but she isn't?? by some miracle?? i don't know why but she was good (not the best, far from it, but she was still good)
on that note, i'd say i wouldn't read more than the first book because i think all the things that make it so good for me are for this story and i won't find them again in the other love stories that will happen in the serie.
* adorable cover
* a sebastian hero
reason why i loved it so much:
* all the romance references LIKE THEY ARE ALL THERE and the way the author wrote them was so funny
* the brother sinister serie was mentionned like PLEASE IT WAS MENTIONNED
* sebastian was the most supreme deep idiot and OH MY WORD i was writing Posy's dirty fanfiction myself before she even started it
* so there is a dirty period romance fanfiction... and it's HILARIOUS (it's a mix between the mood of jane eyre and northanger abbey)
* there's a little bro and he's the best puppy in the world
* there's an old granny and she's the best kitty in the world
* it's a london romance
* and Posy could almost be an annoying heroine but she isn't?? by some miracle?? i don't know why but she was good (not the best, far from it, but she was still good)
on that note, i'd say i wouldn't read more than the first book because i think all the things that make it so good for me are for this story and i won't find them again in the other love stories that will happen in the serie.
September 21, 2018
Un libro con un romance muy atípico, con personajes muy británicos. Posy la protagonista es bastante fría en su modo de actuar, pero se hace muy cercada por todo lo que ha pasado y se entiende su modo de ser.
La historia gira en torno a una librería en Londres donde ocurren situaciones muy divertidas. Es un libro liviano que se lee en una sentada
Reseña completa: https://megarybookss.blogspot.com/201...
February 21, 2019
Pésimo. Mala escritura, personajes vacíos, historia predecible y una mini historia dentro de la historia que bien podría haber sido el libro vaquero.
No puedo creer que haya mas de uno, no lo recomiendo en lo absoluto. En serio. No pierdas tu tiempo leyendo esto.
No puedo creer que haya mas de uno, no lo recomiendo en lo absoluto. En serio. No pierdas tu tiempo leyendo esto.
October 15, 2016
Mmmmm was one of those books where your like oh I wish I could skip a few pages , not really funny bit of a disappointment but will I read the follow on , probably
April 16, 2017
Leitura facil e descontraida, com um Final Previsivel, mas romântico sem ser muito lamechas. Gostei.
May 9, 2016
Pretty much all I need to say is if you love books, bookshops and a hint of romance with a man that needs reforming, then you will love The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts, so just pick up a copy now, and start reading, you won't be disappointed. I certainly wasn't....
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...Oh you're still here? What do you mean you want a proper review? Really do I have to?...
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Seriously I have already summed up that I think its a brilliant book, it was a delight to read, and loves of romance books will love Posy's plan's for Bookends. Then again if you love crime you will love Sebastian's plans for the shop, and lets just say neither person is particularly willing to back down.
It is clear from the start that Posy loves her books, as does the author, as it really shines through to her characters, and I love novels set in bookshops. This is a bookshop that is in a reasonably familiar to me part of London, and I could really picture what it looked lie, and what a treasure trove of goodies it must contain.
Of course nothing is going to be smooth sailing so the presence of Sebastian Thorndyke, who Posy had a crush on as a child, who is now the rudest man in London, who so happens to have inherited the rest of Lavinia's estate and is trying his hardest to out maneuver Posy for the bookshop. However as they exchange witty banter on multiple occasions, Posy starts to have fantasies about him, in regency style.
I'm sorry to say I didn't really read the fantasy pages as I could guess what they would say but not a huge fan of that style, and I don't think I missed out on any part of the story, just by skipping it. I did though read every single word in the rest of the book and found the whole experience was like having a big hug, its a warm hearted, comforting sort of stories, and really will appeal to book lovers.
It is the sort of book that I was very upset that my lunch break was over, as I would have much rather spent the rest of the day, reading this story, as it was I made the decision to read while holding onto my kindle, while standing up on the rush hour tube, as I needed to continue with the story. And it's rare that I read and stand at the same time!
This is a very accomplished debut story and I can't wait for the next book of the series, although I feel I may have to!
Thanks to Netgalley and Harper for this review copy. This was my honest opinion.
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...Oh you're still here? What do you mean you want a proper review? Really do I have to?...
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Seriously I have already summed up that I think its a brilliant book, it was a delight to read, and loves of romance books will love Posy's plan's for Bookends. Then again if you love crime you will love Sebastian's plans for the shop, and lets just say neither person is particularly willing to back down.
It is clear from the start that Posy loves her books, as does the author, as it really shines through to her characters, and I love novels set in bookshops. This is a bookshop that is in a reasonably familiar to me part of London, and I could really picture what it looked lie, and what a treasure trove of goodies it must contain.
Of course nothing is going to be smooth sailing so the presence of Sebastian Thorndyke, who Posy had a crush on as a child, who is now the rudest man in London, who so happens to have inherited the rest of Lavinia's estate and is trying his hardest to out maneuver Posy for the bookshop. However as they exchange witty banter on multiple occasions, Posy starts to have fantasies about him, in regency style.
I'm sorry to say I didn't really read the fantasy pages as I could guess what they would say but not a huge fan of that style, and I don't think I missed out on any part of the story, just by skipping it. I did though read every single word in the rest of the book and found the whole experience was like having a big hug, its a warm hearted, comforting sort of stories, and really will appeal to book lovers.
It is the sort of book that I was very upset that my lunch break was over, as I would have much rather spent the rest of the day, reading this story, as it was I made the decision to read while holding onto my kindle, while standing up on the rush hour tube, as I needed to continue with the story. And it's rare that I read and stand at the same time!
This is a very accomplished debut story and I can't wait for the next book of the series, although I feel I may have to!
Thanks to Netgalley and Harper for this review copy. This was my honest opinion.
June 19, 2018
3,5 "Conoce la dulzura de Posy y en qué momento saca su genio, las inseguridades que jamás pensarías que tuviera Sebastian y cómo un sueño puede convertirse en realidad. Viaja a Londres y enamórate de esta librería tan especial."
Reseña completa:
http://saraalectora.blogspot.com/2018...
Reseña completa:
http://saraalectora.blogspot.com/2018...
August 15, 2016
I have just finished reading this in the garden on a lovely warm sunny day and it is just the perfect kind of book for summer reading. I must admit that since I got my Kindle I don't read as many physical copies of books as I used to but I do still love a wander round a good bookshop. Bookends, soon to become Happy Ever After, is the kind of small, independent bookshop which are increasingly difficult to find these days.
Posy Morland lives above the bookshop which has been her home almost all her life. Her parents worked for the owner Lavinia and when they were tragically killed in a car accident, Lavinia vowed that Posy and her younger brother Sam would always have a home there. Now Lavinia has died and true to her word, has left the bookshop to Posy. However, like many independent bookshops, Bookends is struggling and Posy is going to have to work hard to make the business a success. She decides to transform it into a shop selling only romantic novels - Happy Ever After. She hasn't reckoned on Lavinia's grandson Sebastian though, one of the rudest, most arrogant men who also happens to be a very successful business men and infuriatingly handsome-and-he-knows-it! Sebastian wants to turn the shop into a crime bookshop and refuses to listen to Posy.
The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts was a lovely read as we follow Posy's plans to transform the bookshop. It was also entertaining watching her and Sebastian circling around each other and clashing time and again. I think it would be hard not to warm to Posy. She's had such a difficult time losing her parents, losing Lavinia and facing the real possibility that she may lose her beloved bookshop, and therefore her home. It was touching to see the dedication she had to her teenage brother Sam and how she put her own ambitions of a writing career on hold to give him as stable a life as she could. Throughout the book she begins to learn to put herself first and becomes a lot more assertive. The Regency novel she begins to write as she explores her complicated relationship with Sebastian, while not a style I would normally read, was quite amusing and poor Posy became very confused about her feelings. Could she write a happy ever after for her characters that might be mirrored in real life?
I'd just like to finish with a quotation. There are lots of bookish quotes throughout the book, which if you are an avid reader you will enjoy spotting, but this one stood out for me. It's from the letter Lavinia has left for Posy explaining why she has given her the bookshop and one I think all booklovers will identify with:
"..you, my dear, of all people know what a magical place a bookshop can be and that everyone needs a little magic in their lives."
Thanks to the publishers for my review copy.
Posy Morland lives above the bookshop which has been her home almost all her life. Her parents worked for the owner Lavinia and when they were tragically killed in a car accident, Lavinia vowed that Posy and her younger brother Sam would always have a home there. Now Lavinia has died and true to her word, has left the bookshop to Posy. However, like many independent bookshops, Bookends is struggling and Posy is going to have to work hard to make the business a success. She decides to transform it into a shop selling only romantic novels - Happy Ever After. She hasn't reckoned on Lavinia's grandson Sebastian though, one of the rudest, most arrogant men who also happens to be a very successful business men and infuriatingly handsome-and-he-knows-it! Sebastian wants to turn the shop into a crime bookshop and refuses to listen to Posy.
The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts was a lovely read as we follow Posy's plans to transform the bookshop. It was also entertaining watching her and Sebastian circling around each other and clashing time and again. I think it would be hard not to warm to Posy. She's had such a difficult time losing her parents, losing Lavinia and facing the real possibility that she may lose her beloved bookshop, and therefore her home. It was touching to see the dedication she had to her teenage brother Sam and how she put her own ambitions of a writing career on hold to give him as stable a life as she could. Throughout the book she begins to learn to put herself first and becomes a lot more assertive. The Regency novel she begins to write as she explores her complicated relationship with Sebastian, while not a style I would normally read, was quite amusing and poor Posy became very confused about her feelings. Could she write a happy ever after for her characters that might be mirrored in real life?
I'd just like to finish with a quotation. There are lots of bookish quotes throughout the book, which if you are an avid reader you will enjoy spotting, but this one stood out for me. It's from the letter Lavinia has left for Posy explaining why she has given her the bookshop and one I think all booklovers will identify with:
"..you, my dear, of all people know what a magical place a bookshop can be and that everyone needs a little magic in their lives."
Thanks to the publishers for my review copy.
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