This was a sweet idea to follow the life of a widowed 44 year old woman who runs a small independent bookstores. The snapshots into different aspects of her life and the antics in the bookstore were fun! .

I love books about books, libraries, bookish people, librarians and bookstores. Its a world I like to be in. An automatic pick-up. I dove in heart first with this book. Sadly, it could not sustain my enthusiasm and eventually my interest. I could not relate to any character . My stars are for getting a behind the scenes on how to run a bookstore. That I enjoyed. Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC!

Thanks to #netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. I am drawn to books about books/bookish people so this was a no brainer for me to read. Set in an independent bookshop run by Sophie who seems to be losing her passion for her bookshop. There's a hidden room in the bookstore and she wants to move into it and hide away from the bookshop and her life. Clemi is the store's events coordinator and she books a controversial poet to come and speak at the bookshop. There have been protests and riots at other bookstores and all the US bookstores have cancelled his appearances. Clemi thinks the man might be her father, and she doesn't want to cancel even when Sophie tells her to do so. Jamal is the bookstore manager, but he is leaving for law school shortly so they will be shorthanded and need to replace him. Florence, an ex-employee who was fired, is causing problems. And there's an interested party who wants to buy the bookstore. There are quite a few characters but their personalities are all so different, I found it easy to follow who was who. I enjoyed the End-of-Day report at the end of each chapter that's full of strange things that happened at the bookstore. There's a pet tortoise, Kurt Vonnegut, who is owned jointly by Noah and Clemi who keeps smelling up the store. I loved the quirky book loving characters, it was a fun read. #susancoll #bookishpeople #goodreads #litsy #thestorygraph #amazonaustralia #tea_sipping_bookworm #chicklit #bookqueen #bookstagram

Bookish People by Susan Coll is described as a quirky laugh out loud book set in a DC bookstore ,and that as well as its cheerfully striking cover immediately caught my eye. As is the case for many readers, I love books about books, books set in bookstores etc and I was looking forward to a light entertaining read. Unfortunately this book just wasn't for me. I didn't find it remotely funny, definitely not laugh out loud. The characters were flat and one dimensional and I didn't really care for any of them, The plot seemed to have many threads that were never really fleshed out, the only one with the potential for some drama was Clemi's first meeting with her father, but that just sputtered out without any fanfare. One thing that I did like was the fact that the author included a multigenerational cast and I liked how some of the interactions between the generations played out.
I read and reviewed an ARC courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher, all opinions are my own.

Like many avid readers, I feel drawn to characters who like books, and that's what made me try Bookish People. Unfortunately, it just wasn't for be me. I didn't enjoy the story and disliked the writing.

Unfortunately this was a bit of a miss for me. I wasn't interested in any of the characters and the plot felt a little "meh" at times. Great premise but it could use a little more polishing.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I love a good book with bookish storylines but this book just wasn’t for me. I didn’t enjoy the writing and the story just wasn’t memorable for me. The way the story was going between different characters made it little hard for me stay focused on the story and harder for me to stay involved in the storyline.

This book was good, not great. I love a bookish story-line that indulges in a characters LOVE for books because, well who doesn't. But this just wasn't my cup of tea. The writing was not my favourite style, and the story felt mild. Nothing to excite me, or make me fall in love.

Thank you to Harper Muse and NetGalley for an e-ARC of this novel in exchange for a review. This novel released on Aug. 2,.2022.

I adore books about books as they're so relatable. But unfortunately Bookish people did not fit my expectations. I adore the cover and the premise seemed up my alley however the writing was not quite what I typically enjoy and the plot was mediocre.

Going between characters and many detailed subplots, at time I felt confused and some plots would've been better dropped and others better to be delved into more

Still, Bookish people is a fun, cute and wholesome novel

A lovely and engaging book; the NPR interview made me laugh so hard that tears ran down my face. That scene, and the struggle with the vacuum cleaner, definitely worth the price of admission.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Harper Muse for the eARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This was not what I was expecting. Sophia was almost always looking at things from afar-like she wasn't really there. I found this odd. It is one thing to get lost in a book, but she was lost in her life. Hiding in her bookstore in DC-where there are a million things to do. I wanted to like this because I adore books and bookstore, but I don't think I understood what the author was trying to say. I guess not my thing, but I didn't hate it. 3 stars

This was a mess of a book. A bunch of characters with tenuous links at best, a lot of filler about the most mundane things, uninteresting and one-dimensional characters. I'm guessing the author was attempting some sort of stream-of-consciousness writing at certain points, but never managed to actually land on what she wanted this book to be.

When the best thing about a book is its cover, you know it's time to move on.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review! This book spoke to me on a personal level and i highly recommend this!

This book is about a bookstore owner, who is going through a rough time, and decides she wants to shut herself off from society in a secret nook at the back of her bookstore. Well, say no more! I am in! I have always wanted to live in a bookstore!

This book is considered to be a screwball comedy with an intergenerational cast of characters who are problematic and flawed but ultimately have one thing in common: They all love good books!

Cute romance with a bookish storyline. It was ok. There are others that I'd recommend with more interesting characters and storylines. I finished it and enjoyed it.

This book wasn't necessarily for me, but that doesn't make it a bad book! People looking for a lighthearted book for bibliophiles will find a lot to enjoy here.

The cover of Bookish People was what drew me in. A quirky story set in a DC bookstore, we follow Sophie's journey through life. This story was just okay for me. It wasn't what I was expecting when I jumped in and unfortunately, it didn't hold my attention for long.

I couldn't figure out if the fact that the bookish people of the title being so high-strung and slightly neurotic is what was supposed to make it funny, but it didn't work for me. It just came across as one of those stories where things would have never gotten so out of hand if the leads just talked to someone else and asked for help when they were feeling overwhelmed.
Both Sophie and Clemie are too deep into the stresses of their lives and quickly moving towards chaos that's centered on Sophie's little bookstore in DC where it looks like everything that could possibly go wrong in one day will go wrong. It's a series of not-so-smart decisions made by two very competent women that lead to chaos simply because they both refuse to talk to anybody or ask for help.
There are a couple of chuckle-worthy moments and the ending is very satisfying, it's just that I never managed to really care about what happened to the characters.

Happy thanks to NetGalley and Harper Muse for the read!

The life of Sophie, a DC bookstore owner in her 50's, is getting to be a bit overwhelming. She is still grieving her husband, trying to have a grown up relationship with her son, manage her staff, deal with protests over a controversial author, and deal with employees hiding a turtle.

There is a lot going on in this book, but it was a fun read. It reminded me a bit of Anxious People. Not everyone's cup of tea but it was memorable!