The Printed Letter Bookshop | 
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!
#ABookADay2023
pickThis book resonated with everything I love about books and stories about people making significant changes in their lives. Madeline Cullen inherits her aunt Maddie‘s home and bookshop in Chicago unexpectedly, after her aunt dies. Madeline has fond memories of spending time with her aunt and uncle at their bookshop during her childhood. To continue reading my review, please visit my book blog https://abookandadog.com 📚🐾
so-soI love a book about a bookshop but this one took a long time for me to get into. I found it worthwhile and teaching several lessons in the end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
bailedI rarely bail so I feel a bit like a quitter but I've tried three times now to dive into this one and I just can't sync with it. I didn't dislike the characters but It felt a bit too tell instead of show... 😊😕
It's been a long week. Ready for a reading weekend. 🐶 🤓❤️
📚 The Printed Letter Bookshop by Katherine Reay
✏️ Sinister
🍽 Leftover (me too, @MoonWitch94 !) applesauce pork loin from last night
#ThoughtfulThursday
pickThis is one of the best books I‘ve read in a while. Highly recommend if you‘re looking for an uplifting, beautifully written novel. I‘m dying to work at The Printed Letter Bookshop!
My #LLFS package is overflowing with so many great reads and cool bookish goodies. Wowie!!! Thanks so much @rsteve388 ! Big hugs to you! I can‘t stop smiling! 😊😊😊❤️🎉🙌🏻💃🏻📚
#LitsyLoveFallSwap
#LLFS
@Bookgoil
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I enjoyed this book overall, but...this book was a little too Hallmark-Movie-Channel for me. I found it almost entirely predictable, it occasionally got confusing bouncing between three different narrators, and the storyline was a little tired. The characters were fun though, and relatable. There were a couple of parts that were really touching. All in all I'd say this was a fun, easy, quick read that makes a great brain-break.
I so often need this reminder- then it appears. The past I can let go- worry about the future consumes toooo much of my time! Ongoing struggle for me.
#Librarybook #coffeeandbooks
Last lazy morning of a long weekend. Taking advantage of that by savoring reading & my coffee. When I am working, I am up at 5:30- and not being a morning person its all I can do to get ready to be at work on time. Even with laying out clothes etc night before, I am just so slow! So this morning, with no where to go, is blissful!
Kitty and I are getting ready to start this one. 😄 It‘s in the BN Buy one get one 50% sale section right now! It‘s about a book store and there‘s a cat and a cup of tea on the cover...it‘s already good. 😄👍🏻
pickThis was my first book of Reay‘s and though I enjoyed it, I wasn‘t blown away (though many say this isn‘t her typical book). I liked the book references, the varied pictures of the stages of women‘s lives/inner thoughts/challenges, and the character growths and truths. But the satisfying endings weren‘t my favorite, and the perspective jumps were jarring at times.
Enjoyable read - I‘ll read more of her backlist soon!
⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
pickTruth! "...to feel wired for others yet irrelevant; to need community but equally to be unable to find one; that cleaning, cooking, and caring for my family is a pleasure and a blessing, but it isn't the same as feeling connected to them; to do things for others isn't the same as being with them; that watching television...isn't always "spending an evening together." ...I wonder what within me is compelling enough that anyone would stay with me."
pickA sweet, gentle, and somewhat predictable read about three women coming to terms with their lives and the changes they want and need to make as they band together to try and save their bookstore. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2019/05/review-printed-letter-bookshop-by.html
@KarynGood thank you so much for the lovely birthday surprise!!! I‘m really looking forward to reading this! ❤️😍📚
Love, friendship, and family find a home at the Printed Letter Bookshop. The Printed Letter Bookshop is a captivating story of good books, a testament to the beauty of new beginnings, and a sweet reminder of the power of friendship.
I never get tired of this.
Sitting in my fav bakery for lunch while reading TPLB.
pick4.5 ☆ This is my 1st Katherine Reay novel and what a lovely read it turned out to be. It‘s centered around three women and a cherished small-town independent bookstore named Printed Letter Bookshop.
It overflows with many wonderful things—reconnecting with loved ones, having hope, trusting another and creating lifelong friendships. It‘s a great story!
This book is filled with little bits of fun like this quote. #frs
my current read and #LitsyLove headed out ~ love these Sesame Street stamps #frs
pickThis book was like reading a Hallmark movie! After reading a few reviews about it being a little slow I almost put it back on the shelf (I typically prefer adventure/mystery), but I'm so glad I determined to read it! I loved seeing the transformation of the 3 main character as they each navigated their way through a tough, life-changing season. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey!
I want to be crazy 🤪 ~ I'm 4 pages in and I love it!
@Jee_HookedOnBookz I think your #LitsyLove bookmark pairs perfectly with this book. I'm digging in tonight.
“Because I keep reading and feeling this yes, right here, again and again, and it‘s not that I‘m agreeing with anything—it feels like the opposite, that I‘ve gotten so much wrong, but yet I‘m loved and, if I ask for forgiveness, I can be forgiven and it can be spring. And that compels me to change. All the grace and mercy and love that‘s there for the asking, for the receiving, is not a fairy tale.”
so-soI wanted to like this book about 3 women trying to run a bookshop and learning about friendship along the way, but I really just found it to be only okay. This is mainly because the women aren‘t drawn finely enough to make them completely distinct characters, and some of the elements of the plot are predictable.
Only 2 hours left and not much has really happened.
The top picture is the university‘s rec center.
#bookfitnesschallenge results
Walking = 3.16 miles
Weight training = 25 minutes
#bfc #audiowalk @wanderinglynn
I think my problem is that I‘m listening to instead of reading this book, but I‘m having a little trouble keeping the three main characters apart in my head. Finally, at 3 hours in, they are beginning to separate out.
#bookfitnesschallenge results
Walking = 3.12 miles
Swimming = 1.14 miles
#bfc #audiowalk @wanderinglynn
Wandered down to the beach for a bit today; it wasn‘t for long enough, but, for me, it never is.
#bookfitnesschallenge results
Walking = 3.34 miles
#bfc #audiowalk @wanderinglynn
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This was a book about women. How we struggle, how we plan, how our plans go awry, how we stand fast against the trials of our lives, how we come through those trials stronger, how we count on family and friends, and how we sometimes use and abuse those relationships. Good story.
pickThe Printed Letter Bookshop is my first read of a Katherine Reay novel & I am blown away, so much so I bawled in my kitchen like a baby when I read the final word on the last page. This novel was the cathartic read I didn‘t even know I needed. The characters in The Printed Letter Bookshop are wonderfully crafted. This is a story about dynamic women living life as honestly and honorably as they can. The Printed Letter Bookshop is phenomenal.
pickHappy pub day to The Printed Letter Bookshop, 5/5 ⭐️
pickI absolutely loved this book! 5/5 ⭐️
I will be going to Baker Book House next week to buy this book!
I'm really looking forward to reading this book and meeting Katherine in August at the Fiction Readers Summit in Grand Rapids.
“Without wandering through her house tonight, I would never have known we owned many of the same books. Not books you put on display, but books you keep on your bedside table. Books you read. Books you love.”
Don‘t you just love the cover of this one? Started it today.
