OVERVIEW
This was another great short story by the amazing Alice Hoffman. This is the third and final short story in The Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories about a family bookstore on the fictional island of Brinkley's Island, Maine. I loved this sweet and lovely series.
Caveat: Please read the first two books in this short story before this one!
OVERALL REVIEW: 5.0 stars
Writing: 5.0 stars
Alice Hoffman is my favorite author, period. Her writing is beautifully spectacular, poetic, and brilliant. This short story was another great read!
Character development: 5.0 stars
The two main characters, the Gibson sisters, Isabel and Sophie run the family bookstore. The sisters have been close in the past, but Isabel lived in New York City for many years and returned as the prodigal daughter.
There are a lot of secondary characters including Johnny (Isabel's husband) and Violet (Sophie's daughter).
The tertiary character was the island and the bookstore.
Storyline: 5.0 stars
This short story concerns family, loss, grief, and unconditional love.
Johnny and Isabel receive bad and good news plus a secret. Violet returns home from college with a secret. Isabel guilts Violet into staying to run the bookstore.
We receive a lovely ending to this wonderful short story series!
The main location is the fictional Brinkley's Island, Maine.
Memorable/Informative: 5.0 stars
This was a perfect read with today being Inauguration Day and having finished a heavy WWII book yesterday. It isn't a life-changing book, but it made my heart and soul happy!
Book cover: 5.0 stars
Gorgeous.
Book title: 5.0 stars
Perfect!
HIGHLY recommend
BOOK INFORMATION
NetGalley
The Bookstore Keepers by Alice Hoffman
50 pages
Amazon Original Stories
FUTURE release date of 2/4/2025
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
Happy reading,
Dorothea 💜
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