The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Published: July 9, 2019
Publisher: Berkley Books
Format: via NetGalley
Rating: 4/5
Synopsis
The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book.
When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! They're all—or mostly all—excited to meet her! She'll have to Speak. To. Strangers. It's a disaster! And as if that wasn't enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny, and deeply interested in getting to know her. Doesn't he realize what a terrible idea that is?
Nina considers her options.
1. Completely change her name and appearance. (Too drastic, plus she likes her hair.)
2. Flee to a deserted island. (Hard pass, see: coffee).
3. Hide in a corner of her apartment and rock back and forth. (Already doing it.)
It's time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell, but she isn't convinced real life could ever live up to fiction. It's going to take a brand-new family, a persistent suitor, and the combined effects of ice cream and trivia to make her turn her own fresh page.
My Thoughts
Nina Hill is fully content with her life of working at the bookstore, reading and her trivia team. She has lived her whole life being raised by her nanny while her mother traveled the world and now at nearly thirty, she discovers who her father was and that she has a large family she never knew of.
Nina is the classic introvert, she likes to be alone and she wants the simple things in life. However one night at trivia she sees a fellow trivia nerd and finds herself kind of attracted to him. She tries to deny her feelings but she can't help herself, but she doesn't know exactly how to express herself and her feelings. With everything in her life turned upside down Nina soon learns that learning new things is okay. She learns to give into these new experiences and with that she gains a family and a new relationship.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill is a fun and quirky novel one that touches your heart and makes you laugh. Nina is someone we all can relate to and you feel for her and want her to come out of her shell and get the things she deserves. This is one novel that has a main character that you will root for and you want her to expand her horizons and enjoy life to the fullest. Nina Hill will make you laugh and this is one feel-good novel that is a joy to read.
This has been on my radar since I first saw the ARC cover! I really want to grab a copy and enjoyed your thoughts. I'm actually glad to see that you liked it and that it was quirky because that's what I was hoping for from it.
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