Nina Hill has a tight schedule. Each week, each day, she sets out a schedule of what’s happening in her busy life. She works her schedule at the bookstore, she has her book clubs, she has her quiz team, and of course she schedules time to curl up and read. An introvert and an only child, Nina appreciates her solitude. She likes her life peaceful and without drama.
Unfortunate, life doesn’t work that way.
Instead, Nina finds herself attracted to her trivia quiz nemesis. The bookstore where she works is under threat of closing. And the father she never knew died and left her money in his will, which brings out a treasure trove of brothers, cousins, sisters, nieces, and nephews for her to deal with.
Nina finds herself at a crossroads. She can continue her small, well-planned, bookish life. Or she can open up to others and find a larger, scarier, louder, potentially more amazing life than she ever dreamed.
Abbi Waxman’s The Bookish Life of Nina Hill is a charming novel of growing up and making choices about the type of life you want to have, about the person you want to be.
Personally, I adored this book and treasured every word. This was exactly the kind of reading experience I was looking for, a heart-warming story about a bookish woman (something I can absolutely relate to) as well as the fun and excitement of a life full of new opportunities. I really highly recommend this one for all book nerds!
Galleys for The Bookish Life of Nina Hill were provided by Penguin Random House through their First To Read program, with many thanks.