Mathilda 'Tilly' Nightingale's husband Joe died five months ago. One day she get's a call from her local London bookstore, Book Lane, that there is a birthday gift from her husband waiting for her there. The birthday gift is a handwritten letter from Joe every month she gets a new book from, specially selected by Joe for her, to help her cope with this first year of grief without him
The bookshop is owned and managed by Alfie, who took the store over from his late father. A friendship starts between Alfie and Tilly. The monthly books truly open a new chapter in her life, and also make her travel, for example, to Paris and other places. But mostly it are monthly travels to Alfie's bookstore, as she is looking forward to the next book each month.
But just as something beautiful and romantic is blooming up between Tilly and Alfie, the bookshop is in danger of being closed for good. The bookshop is an important part of the local community, can they come up with a plan to save it?
This Book Made Me Think of You is a fun, lighthearted and very charming read. I loved the storyline set around an independent and cozy bookstore (that also had a cute tabby cat living there..) . The characters of Tilly and Alfie where both so charming, I think they really where storybook perfect for each other, and I really liked how the bookstore and Alfie made Tilly step into a new chapter in her life. What is also a great and very original part in this book is that Tilly gets a new book every month from her late husband, so he is still in her life a little bit in a good way, I never have found something similar in any other story. When the store is in danger of closing, Alfie is heartbroken, but then, just as he was there for her, Tilly comes up with an idea to save it. This really was a perfect wrap up for an already very good novel. Overall, this book truly lived up my expectations this is a cute feel good book to escape with a cup of hot tea, and I recommend it!
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