The Bookshop of Forgotten Dreams

The Bookshop of Forgotten Dreams - Emily Blaine

Genre: Romance | Romantic Comedy | Adult Fiction

Release Date: Expected 18th June 2021

Publisher: One More Chapter | Harper Collins

Translated from French

Content Warning: Explicit Sexual Imagery, References to suicide, physical violence.

Sarah and Max live different lives in different worlds. She's hardly ever left her village and the quiet bookshop she spends all her time running - so there's no way she should ever have met Max. An actor with the whole world in front of him and adoring fans desperate to just look at him would never have even looked at the little book shop until he got into just a bit too much trouble and got stuck with community service helping Sarah repair the struggling store.

Pretty soon, Sarah realises that nothing she could've read would help her prepare for this. As her peace and quiet is shattered and Max becomes more abrasive by the second, she's starting to think they're never going to be on the same page about anything unless he can learn to think about someone for just one moment.

The Bookshop of Forgotten Dreams was a light summer read full of cuteness and fun. It was a classic retelling of the favourite troubled bad boy meets plain quiet girl but with plenty of books thrown in for good measure. Told from both their perspectives in an easily readable way, I found myself drawn to Sarah but at first hating reading any of the chapters told from Maximes point of view, and while I warmed to him I was always slightly unsure if I was ever on his side. Their relationship was very predictable and appeared almost out of nowhere so I found it very hard to get invested in their stories.

However, I loved hearing Sarah talk about books - her passion and her love for saving and rehoming stories was beautiful and I am a sucker for books about books. This was very much an easy summer, light read with some steamy romance thrown in for good measure.

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐

Thank you to Emily Blaine, One More Chapter and Netgalley for this ARC in return for an honest review.

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