Such a great book and I highly enjoyed the read! Honestly, I connected a lot with it. My mom was a librarian and she passed away recently so it was nice to kind of connect with the main character in the library aspect. We also have a little free library in honor of her. Do recommend.

This was a sweet story following a young women at a literal and figurative fork in the road. I liked the character development throughout the story but thought the romance between main chaecater and supporting interest felt flat, it needed more time to develop. A story of trying new things, and picking the road less traveled sometime leads to wonderful things.

I really enjoyed this cute book about a Librarian who loses her job and decides to move and start over. She ends up with a telephone booth that she turns into the littlest library. It was fun to watch her grow and settle in her new community.

This was a very fun read with a unique idea! The title and cover were attractive and drew me to the book. It was a fun read and I was drawn in in just the first couple of pages. I would read again and have already recommended it to some friends! I can’t wait to read more from this author.

Jess Mercalf recently lost her job as a librarian and her grandmother who was the closest person to her in the world. Struggling with grief and what to do next, she ends up buying a small property which houses a red phone box. She decides to turn the phone box into a little library for town to use stocking it with her grandmother's beloved books. She soon comes to love the town, its residents, and her grumpy single dad next door neighbor.

This was such a sweet story about friendship, grief, community and finding love in unexpected places. I loved Jess and her desire to make the library work. I love how she watched the library grow and thrive and helped people find the perfect book whether it was the older gentleman reading romance or her friends wanting to find the classics. Her relationship with her grumpy neighbor and his daughter is such a fun aspect of this story but really this felt like more of a women's fiction story about Jess and her growth. I loved seeing Jess struggle with her grief but also strive to move on with her life in a way that would make her grandmother proud. I also loved all the little signs of her grandmother that are woven through the book.

This was a delightful read and I definitely enjoyed the story and the characters. I would certainly recommend picking it up.

Thank you to Avon books for an EARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

The Littlest Library is about an old red telephone box turned into a little free library that brought together a community and gave its owner the place she was meant to be all along. Jess’s life changed in a blink of an eye with the passing of her beloved grandmother and losing her job when the library closed. It a drastic spur of the moment idea, she put her grandmother’s house on the market and took a drive and found herself in Middlemass in front of a house for sale.

In Middlemass, Jess found the life she’s always dreamed of but never took the steps to achieve. She found a community of friends, a place of belonging, and a way to share her love of books and reading. This book tackles the process of grief of losing a loved one and the life path you were on in a delicate way rooted in real life. The cast of characters is great, each are unique in their own way and brighten the lives of each other.

An enjoyable read about sharing the love of books and how they can help a community and aid in moving forward in life.


Thank you @avonbooks and @netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

''Jess Metcalf is perfectly content with her quiet, predictable life. But when her beloved grandmother passes away and she loses her job at the local library, Jess' life is turned upside down. Determined to pick up the pieces, Jess decides it's time for a new beginning. Unable to part with her grandmother's cherished books, she packs them all up and moves to a tiny cottage in the English countryside. To her surprise, Jess discovers that she's now the owner of an old red phone box that was left on the property. Missing her job at the local library, Jess decides to give back to her new community--using her grandmother's collection to turn the ordinary phone box into the littlest library in England.''

*SPOILERS*

What a fun, light and good reading! The story revolves around Jess after she loses her grandma and only companion and sets off to a new life. She moves into a new town, new house, new job and sees herself learning so many things about herself. *SPOILERS* Her new found taste for taking care of her new house and turning the red phone booth into a tinny library it's so cute and heart warming to read... it's amazing to read about people that like to read. The romance in the book it's also cute and overall, it's a fun and feel good reading that I'd recommend to everyone.

Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager, Avon and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

Having recently lost both the beloved grandmother who raised her and her not-as-beloved job at the local library, Jess decides on a whim to buy a decrepit cottage in an English village. To her surprise, the cottage includes the urine-soaked telephone booth in the front yard. She decides to convert it to a tiny library, reminding herself that she didn’t dislike being a librarian, she disliked where she worked.

Jess quickly builds a new life in her new community, making a very real difference in people’s lives, However, she can’t putter around her garden, drinking gin and tonics with her neighbor forever. She needs an income and the options in the village are slim to non-existent. And when her budding new romance is nipped by the threat of a custody battle, Jess fears she has no choice but to move.

I loved this book and read it one sitting. BRB, I’m looking at real estate listings in England. #TheLittlestLibrary #NetGalley

Jess was used to her perfect, quiet life. Everything was completely derailed when her grandmother passed away and she lost her job at the library.

Jess, ready for a new beginning, packed up her things and the boxes of books her grandmother left her and moved to a tiny cottage in the English countryside. A red phone box was left on Jess' property and she decided to use the books her grandmother left her to turn the phone box into a little library.

The little library started to bring the members of the village together and back to the close community they once were. It even managed to draw Jess' grumpy, handsome neighbor out of his shell. But was Jess ready to finally open her heart, let go of the past, and make the village her home?

The Littlest Library is the perfect novel about books being more than just words on a page. It's about how books can teach us life lessons, bring people together, and inspire us. I absolutely adored Jess. She was so caring and kind-hearted. Jess never hesitated to find a way to help others. I loved watching her character grow through the story and finally getting her HEA. The supporting characters are just as wonderful and well thought out as Jess and each play an important role in Jess' journey. Poppy Alexander's use of use of imagery in this novel is incredible. You can paint a picture of the setting in your head and just imagine yourself right there in the village. After reading The Littlest Library I find myself wanting to buy a cottage, move to the village, and become best friends with Jess and her amazing neighbors. If you want a book that inspires you to get out there, live life to its fullest (even when you're afraid), to try new things, and make new friends, The Littlest Library is the book for you. I was so sad when I got to the last page of this book. I never wanted it to end.

A charming read! The characters are lovely and the village sounds like perfection. An easy read but vastly enjoyable!

The Littlest Library is the first book that I have read by Poppy Alexander. It is a sweet story about how it is never too late to go after one’s dream. It is about a woman who is able help her new small community come together and truly flourish by breathing new life into it by way of transforming a neglected phone booth into a tiny library. I love how this book shows how important libraries are and how impactful they can be to people and communities no matter their size.
Library lovers everywhere need to check out The Littlest Library.

This is a really lovely book! And the main character being a librarian didn't hurt, as I happen to work at our local public library. There is grief in this story, and a lot of uncertainty, but there is also the joy of finding yourself in a new place and making the best of it. Wonderful character development.

A story about books is always welcome, particularly when the main character is a librarian. After losing her beloved grandmother, and excessed from her library position, Jess looks to make a change. Finding a little cottage in a small village is a start, but discovering that the red phone booth on her property could become a little library, Jess finds a way to give back to her new community. Problems arise, and Jess faces some challenges. A quick and enjoyable read, thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Books about books is my absolute favorite not-an-official-genre-but-should-be. The Littlest Library takes one of the old, iconic red English phone booths, some books and the magic of Jess to bring a struggling town together. My life has been dedicated to using the power of books to bring people together and this story is like the instruction manual to that philosophy, but delightfully and satisfyingly better. The appealing, sweet cover drew me in before even reading the book.

This was such a cute story. I enjoyed the main character, but I also loved the supporting characters in the neighbors and friends. The creation of the library was great, and I just thought this was a fun read!

This was a great little read!
the story was pleasant and uplifting!
I really enjoyed the characters and the growth made through the book.
and its a book about books, which definitely is a great start of a book for me
The story never dragged and i was constanly left wanting more

This was THE sweetest story and exactly what I hoped it would be. Books are books are some of my favorites, especially when the protagonist is a librarian! This is the perfect story for any book-lover that's looking for a light, sweet, simple read.

Thanks Netgalley for an ARC of this book!

I love books about books and how they bring people together and their ability to bring you back to yourself. The Littlest Library put a smile on my face and makes me wish I lived in a small community like the one in Middlemass.

This was definitely a feel good read. I personally had a hard time with separating my own experience with working in libraries and it felt like I was going to work. I really enjoyed the small town characters and setting.

What is it about a book featuring a charming English town with a quirky cast of characters that draws me in? Throw in a quaint cottage and a little library and I'm sold. This was a quick read, but I enjoyed every second of it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️