Book Review - Something New at the Borrow A Bookshop by Kiley Dunbar

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Title: Something New at the Borrow A Bookshop

Author: Kiley Dunbar

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Hera Books

Publication Date: 23rd March 2023

Rating: 5 Stars

A fairytale ending isn’t just for fiction…

The Borrow-a-Bookshop is recovering, seven months on from the winter flood that destroyed all its stock, and the latest temporary bookseller, Joy Foley, arrives in Clove Lore with her daughter, five-year-old Radia Pearl. As a tech expert, she’ll be working on dragging the Bookshop into the twenty-first century.

But what no one knows is that Joy is running from Radia Pearl’s father. She can’t settle down here or anywhere … moving on is how she stays safe. So when Radia befriends Monty Bickleigh, ex-fisherman and the new cook at The Siren’s Tail pub, despite herself, Joy finds herself growing closer to him, and the quirky community of Clove Lore.

While Joy settles in to the bookshop, Araminta Clove-Congreve, local lady of the Manor, is finding running her new wedding business harder than anticipated. She needs to hire a chief wedding planner, and fast - and Joy’s family may have the answer.

As Joy finds her heart softening by the magic of Clove Lore, can her new friends – and Monty – be enough to convince Joy to stop running and find a new life?

An uplifting, gorgeously romantic read that will warm your heart; fans of Jenny Colgan and Trisha Ashley won't be able to put this down. Bookworms everywhere, escape to the magic of Clove Lore today...

Have I mentioned recently how much I absolutely adore this series, and this is yet another wonderful addition to it. 

I can't get enough of my time in Clove Lore and I'm already hoping this won't be the last time we get to visit this rather special little town, that seems steeped in romance, books and some wonderfully quirky characters. 

And the latest borrowers are a bit different, as it's Joy with her 5 year old daughter Radia who are staying this time, but in theory not to sell books or open the cafe, but to do all the tech upgrades ahead of the bookshops re-opening. 

Joy is a digital nomad and travels all over the world with Radia, and is determined not to stay in any one place for long, let alone get to feel like part of a community, but yet the magic of Clove Lore seems to seep into her heart, whether she wants it to or not. And soon she is doing things she wouldn't have thought she would, with Radia's encouragement. 

Rads seems so much older than her 5 years, in some respects but in others she is clearly a young child still, and it's joyous to see how she thinks from time to time. 

I loved which familiar characters were present, and fact the whole town is getting ready for an epic wedding, although whether having Minty organise it, is a good or bad thing is another matter! 

This could most likely be read as a standalone, however I think for maximum enjoyment why not read the series so far, as they are all such enjoyable books it would be a shame to miss out on them. 

I couldn't get enough of this story and was reading it every second I had over the course of a day. Just simply fabulous. 

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