Book Review - The Holiday Bookshop by Lucy Dickens - #Holidayreading Cruise

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Title: The Holiday Bookshop

Author: Lucy Dickens

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Penguin

Publication Date: 2nd May 2022

Rating: 5 Stars

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Role: Bookseller wanted! (3-month fixed-term contract)

Location: A luxury resort on the tropical island of Bounty Cove Cay.

Skills required: The ideal candidate will have experience in a retail environment, preferably within the book industry.

Desired qualities: This role will appeal to a book lover with an adventurous streak who is looking for an escape from their everyday life.

What to expect: Sun, sea, and a bookshop that is far from thriving. No one said it would be smooth sailing!

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This spoke to my inner armchair travel enthusiast, my inner booklover, my love of all things wonderfully escapist as it is a fantastic story that had perhaps a lot more going for it then you may first imagine. 

For I loved Marianne's storyline and adventure just as much as Jenny's.  They are best friends and business partners, but recently not being getting along as well as normal. 

When they go off in separate directions for a while, it is a real journey of self discovery for each of them as they realise more about themselves than they expected. 

I loved the setting of the Maldives for Jenna's new role, and I discovering the atolls through her eyes. 

I just couldn't get enough of this story, the various plot lines and as always top quality writing. 

Thank you to Penguin and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.