The Paris Bookshop for the Broken-Hearted by Rebecca Raisin
The Paris Bookshop for the Broken-Hearted by Rebecca Raisin
Can you ever swear off love, in the city of love?
Coco is having a hell of a month. She’s lost her boyfriend and her business, been forced to uproot her daughter to move back in with her parents in Paris, and now an infuriatingly handsome stranger is yelling at her for acting like a tourist… Right underneath the Eiffel Tower.
Storming away from him – and swearing off men for life – she decides she’s going to take the first job that comes her way.
Then, as if fate hears her, later that day she stumbles into a little bookshop – but not any old bookshop. This one comes complete with a café, cocktail bar, reading room and secret tunnel of books, and just a little hint of magic in the air. So when Coco’s offered a job selling books there, it feels like the perfect fit.
There’s only one problem… propping up the bar in the bookshop is none other than the grumpy, gorgeous stranger she’d met earlier that day…
A totally romantic, bookish and gorgeously escapist romantic novel, set in Paris in Springtime. Perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Abby Jimenez, and Sarah Morgan.
The Paris Bookshop for the Broken-Hearted by Rebecca Raisin
My review
I can’t tell you how happy I was to be back in Paris with Rebecca Raisin. After reading a number of her novels, I just love her wonderful ability to take me away from the stresses of life and immerse me in her written world, where smiles are guaranteed along with that warm glow of feeling loved.
This time we find ourselves in a bookshop frequented by those who have lost a love, for whatever reason, and where quirky owner Valérie, knows just what to serve them to brighten their mood and restore their faith in love. It’s not just the regulars to the bookshop and book club who need her help, new member of staff, Coco, is bringing a whole load of baggage to Paris with her, following the collapse of her life in London. She is hurting and cynical, but Valérie knows the signs and just how to help the magic of healing.
The other members of the book club are vibrant, argumentative, yet extremely protective of each other, especially when one of them needs a little extra support. They all had their different reasons for finding their way to Valérie’s door and needing the book club, and I warmed to them all. It doesn’t take Coco long to find her feet and realise how she too can help, but accepting their help for her pain is going to be a tougher ask.
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The bookshop itself was a place of dreams, full of nooks and crannies, piles of books stacked here and there, comfortable, cosy areas to read as well as a bar, where Valérie dished out her famous potions and passages. I could picture myself whiling away a day there, if only such a place really existed!
It was also nice that there was a little cameo role from Anais, owner of the literary themed boutique hotel in Rebecca’s previous novel, Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel. I do hope there will be more French escapes from Rebecca Raisin in the future.
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Rebecca Raisin
Author Bio
Rebecca Raisin writes heartwarming romance from her home in sunny Perth, Australia. Her heroines tend to be on the quirky side and her books are usually set in exotic locations so her readers can armchair travel any day of the week. The only downfall about writing about gorgeous heroes who have brains as well as brawn, is falling in love with them–just as well they’re fictional. Rebecca aims to write characters you can see yourself being friends with, people with big hearts who care about relationships and believe in true, once-in-a-life time love.
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You might enjoy these previous books, also romances set in Paris, by Rebecca Raisin – read my reviews here:
Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel
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