Netgalley: The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson

 

The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really liked this story which is about Maggie who is still in search of her true vocation in life, she is lost and doesn't know what she really wants to do and her family are not helping with the additional stress and guilt that they made her feel after she lost her last job and she got back to her old room at home, until her college friend calls her for help at her bookstore in the small town Bells River where are some strict rules to follow like selling only classics but will Maggie follows the rules when she doesn't even really like books.

It was such and inspiring enjoyable story and I liked Maggie's character and the humor. It is a story that might talk to a lot of people that are at the same point in life where you don't want to do a job that really doesn't suit your personality and emotional needs. We have different visions when it comes to work and I share Maggie's view on many points about that.

Also, Maggie's character doesn't find any interest in classics and doesn't hide her true feelings about it. Through her the author point out that we are not obliged to love the classics in order to love reading and books or to considered a "true reader". A lot of people don't want to read classic authors and it is their right and it doesn't mean that what they are reading like contemporary romances or Sci-Fi don't count as litereature. As long as people are reading and getting something good from it so where is the problem.

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