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A Novel Summer
A Novel Summer: A Novel | Jamie Brenner
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"The perfect summer beach read! Rival bookshops, second chance romance, friend drama, it was the perfect book to curl up and escape to the Cape.” —Pamela Kelley, bestselling author of Bookshop by the Bay A bestselling author finds love and second chances in the stacks of a quaint beach town bookshop Author Shelby Archer found inspiration for her first novel while living on the picturesque shores of Provincetown on Cape Cod. When she comes to the town to celebrate her new bestseller, she is expecting a warm homecoming. But instead she is confronted with the cold shoulders of friends and neighbors who feel exposed and betrayed. Heartbroken, Shelby tries to move on and focus on her next novel. But then an unexpected call comes: her dear friend who owns the beloved Land's End bookshop needs help for the summer. Shelby reluctantly returns to the Cape to manage the store. Back at the beach, Shelby sets her focus on the tiny seaside shop, getting lost in the shelves of steamy romance novels and dusty classics and trying to right the wrongs of her past. With every page turned and every customer served, Shelby comes closer to gaining back the trust of those she hurt. But as her manuscript deadline nears, she is again forced to choose between her own success and a second chance at love and belonging.
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kspenmoll
A Novel Summer: A Novel | Jamie Brenner
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Mehso-so

#FortheLoveofBooks #LaborDayReadathon

Ambivalent about this book. I bought it as a beach read, for the setting: Provencetown on Cape Cod & a local bookstore.It is also a book about writers.But the main characters seemed immature & predictable to me.I cannot quite verbalize what I am feeling exactly, but I do know this was not the book for me.

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kspenmoll
A Novel Summer: A Novel | Jamie Brenner
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#weeklyforecast
My hopes & dreams!
~I do not have The Flight Portfolio, #sundaybuddyread- it should arrive tomorrow.
~Midnight at Malabar House I have just started-#bookedintime
~SH is. #libraryfind;
~As Death draws Near #audiobook;
~A Novel Summer- holding on to summer! Plus it‘s set on Cape Code, my happy place.

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angieinwonderland
A Novel Summer: A Novel | Jamie Brenner
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Mehso-so

This book had all the right fixings, but it didn't pull me in as much as I'd hoped. It had the setting, the friendship trope, and it centered around books and writing. But something that I can't explain was missing. I enjoyed the plot, and though the characters were all different enough, I didn't bond with any of them. I think if I read it on a beach vacation, it would boost my rating a bit more.