We're All a Little of Nina Hill

The Bookish Life of Nina Hill was written by Abbi Waxman, released by Berkley on July 9, 2019. I was given my copy by NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Nina has her idea of the perfect life. She has a job at a bookstore (SO JEALOUS), her planner, awesome trivia team friends, and her cat Phil. When her out-of-the-picture father dies and she discovers she has a huge family that wants to meet her, she panics. Now she has to figure out how to communicate with these STRANGERS. In addition to all of that awkward, her trivia version of Draco Malfoy named Tom turns out to be cute and kind of funny, and she might have a crush on him! Nina now has to figure out how to break out of her shell to deal with all of the new feelings and people. Thankfully, we get to watch her do it.

This was one of my favorite books of the year. I almost feel like I should personally apologize to Abbi Waxman for taking so long to read it. I related to Nina on almost every level. From wanting to avoid her family to her bookshelf dedicated to Book of the Month, there were so many times I stopped reading to tell my bookstagram bestie "OMG THIS IS ME." The ending was so sweet. It's probably a little stereotypical to people who only read romance, but it made me happy to see that the ending I wanted was going to happen. In my marathon string of thriller and mystery books, this was refreshing. It made me happy, and I can't wait to dive in to Abbi Waxman's next great book.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 stars

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