Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review

This was a sweet, easy to follow romance full of books, bookshops, and booksellers. As a reader it is almost impossible not to root for the cause in this book, of course we want to save the bookshop and for everyone to have their happy ever after - so there were a number of positive elements there.

I didn't love the pacing and structure of the actual relationship itself, maybe I'm just a romantic but getting told (pretty firmly) to get out of someone's bed and go home first thing in the morning with no chance to communicate isn't really my cup of tea (and there's a lot of tea drinking in this book). For me, I think their romantic arc was slightly less than convincing - was it really rivals to lovers, did we need to repeat the same monologues over and over?

However, did really love the piano lessons plot line. I found it really refreshing to have a character who is so clearly wrapped up in so much (work, relationships etc) manage to find time for a newly discovered passion. As someone who loves to champion hobbies and arts whenever she can, I couldn't get enough of this.

Quite a mixed bag for me overall!