Normally I'm not a fan of books that take place on a short timeline but this one works. This had a similar concept to The Little Paris Bookshop (which I didn't like much) in that it was a book about books but this one I enjoyed more. I loved the incorporation of the letters (I LOVE The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society that also does this). Also similar to that book this one really helps you visualize the characters in the book and you feel as though you are experiencing small town Iowa alongside them. Not that I've ever been to Iowa or spent an extended time in a small town but this story makes it feel real and believable. One of my favorite parts was the naming of the shelves in the bookshop-how Sara groups the books. I felt similar to Sara in that I'll get so lost in reading it is quite possible a crowd could gather and I wouldn't notice (also a favorite part of the book). Interesting concept if people are better than books, one that Amy and Sara both ponder. I prefer books to people but the right people do make you put down your books once in awhile :)
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