I really enjoyed this book. It made me want to visit the seaside and visit quaint little villages with quirky shops. The characters were relatable although I found the main female character annoying at times.

It was the title of this book that drew me in and I was not disappointed.
What a great idea to ‘borrow’ a bookshop for a two week holiday to run as you wish and also run the little cafe attached to the bookshop. This is exactly what Jude plans to do but before she can have the holiday she splits up from her ‘boyfriend’ so decides to take the holiday by herself. Unknown to her, Elliot will also he running the bookshop alongside her, which at first she is not happy about. He appears to have hidden secrets even though he is a tall good looking hunk of a man.
This book is pure escapism, one which I struggled to put down. I highly recommend this book to totally get lost in, with the beautiful description of the area and the colourful characters that frequent the pages.

A Sweet read that finds the beauty in second chances even when you don't think its' there. But it shows up when you least expect it.

This book was filled with all kinds of surprises! It had you wondering the entire time was Elliot's secret was and I was definitely not expecting it! I liked the setting of the little seaside village and all of the characters were very interesting.

I can't help feeling a bit underwhelmed by this book. The beginning was a bit boring to be honest. I didn't take to Jude at all. I certainly felt no strong emotion from her, even when we were told she was upset. I loved her best friend and her gran in the story, and I loved the baking theme too. And who doesn't love the idea of renting a bookshop for two weeks? Throw in the seaside and there were so many good elements. The hero too, came across well.. If the beginning was tweaked and made shorter, and if I could have warmed to Jude more, this would have been a wonderful story, as it is, three stars from me. With thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
PS. They never really properly dealt with the fact Jude spent more than a decade caring for her gran, and not being able to go out. I know her parent's worked full-time, but surely they should have been ensuring Jude had a life of her own.

Thanks to Hera Books and Netgalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a review.

Oh my goodness, I really want to go on holiday to the Borrow a Bookshop, it sounds amazing! Jude, recently single and a bit adrift goes on the holiday she had signed up for and wants to use the time to consider her future and be alone. She hasn't bargained on a fly in the ointment of someone else sharing her idyll.

Great read, thoroughly enjoyed it!

I received this book for an honest review from netgalley #netgalley

A sweet summer book and a simple fast read. I love destination reads

Okay, so this book has a very unique concept. The blurb is interesting, the cover and the title are nice. And yet I didn't enjoy this book.

Mainly because of writing. The writing was not engaging enough to hold my interest. The narration seemed like a random write up, like a casual personal essay. The first half is unnecessarily stretched. I liked Jude and Daniel's friendship, but Jude's character is very immature, even though she's a 30 year old woman.

Certain situations are implausible. And dialogues are not engaging.

Disappointed. And in my personal opinion, this book requires another round of editing and beta reading.

I loved this. For me this has to be the best book by far from Kiley Dunbar.

I loved the whole concept of holidaying in a book shop and cafe. Judes friendship with Daniel was amazing, and refreshing that he wasn’t her love interest just her very best friend. I also loved the little surprise twist with Izzack too it really brought a smile to my face.
The whole mystery around Elliot had me just as shocked as Jude when he confided in her. I loved how he loved her so much right from the start but tried hard not to let it show or act on his feelings. The descriptions of everything are amazing and I really felt I was there, smelling the books and hearing the waves crashing against the harbour.
The scene where Elliot is running along the road to Jude after she’s pulled over for a cry was epic and I loved it so much how they ran to each other and decided to make a life together.
A beautiful and wonderful read.

This book is the perfect substitute for a very much needed Holiday!

'The Borrow a Bookshop Holiday' is about Jude; Jude is in her late twenties and has just graduated. Ever since she was 17 years old she has taken care of her grandma, but now that her grandma has decided to move into a retirement home, she feels a bit lost. She recently found out that her boyfriend Mack, was cheating on her, and so Jude decides to go on the holiday where they were going to take care of a bookshop sans Mack and manage the Bookshop herself. Although these plans are quickly detonated when a mix-up occurs and ends up co-managing the bookshop with Elliott. Elliott is a very mysterious person, he shares very little about himself, and this irritates Jude. But irritation soon turns into attraction... Find out what happens by pre-ordering this awesome book!

This book brought about lovely memories of a relaxing holiday, it is the perfect read to loosen up a bit! I loved the idea of borrowing a bookshop on a holiday! I adore animals and so I'm going Aldous, the mutt who used to look like an unshaven sheep hahaha.

I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I love books set in bookshops and this one didn’t disappoint. Borrow a bookshop for two weeks and play at being a bookseller? Yes please! That’s the premise of this ARC I read from @netgalley. It was a lovely sweet read. Yes, slightly predictable but you expect a bit of that in the #womensfiction genre. The only thing I would say, is the ending felt a bit rushed. All in all, I enjoyed this light easy read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5 stars)

I must admit I found the start of the book a bit depressing. I felt as though Jude had given up on her hopes and dreams so that her parents could run a bakery ! Maybe It's just me but, I think looking after your mum and allowing your teenage daughter to have a life should have come first. Then things change and she is literally left with nothing. No purpose, no job, no money, no home... Like I said a bit depressing.
The concept of having a holiday in a bookshop is a dream for many book lovers. Being able to run the shop and play out that dream is something I am sure many would love to do but, even this is tinged with sadness due to Jude's personal battle with figures.
The book is written in the first person so feels a bit diary like at times but, this also allows you to understand Jude's feelings clearly.
Some lovely characters and the location sounds idyllic. The concept is strong but, just not very believable.

Jude, at twenty-nine, is about to get her life started. She has missed out on pretty much everything because of circumstances at home. She lives with her parents and grandmother and her best friend Daniel, lives next door. When her love life goes awry she is cast adrift and so embarks on, what was to be a couple's holiday, alone. The Borrow a Bookshop Holiday seems heaven for a bookworm like her.

The beginning of the book was slow and drawn out. Jude really irritated me. She was incredibly naive. Her 'boyfriend' was a toerag and she couldn't see through him. She was miserable and lamenting her fate all the time and Daniel was an absolute saint to put up with her. Her grandmother, in contrast, was a fun loving get up and go type.
Once she got to Devon and the bookshop, things picked up. The setting for the town of Clove Lore was wonderfully depicted and I want to live there!!! There were some marvelous characters and the bookshop itself was every readers dream.
Elliot arrives and once again Jude acts like an idiot and it was hard to take her serious.
However, from here the story gets better. There are secrets and mysteries and lots of small town activities.
A dog called Aldous has his own heart warming story and I loved it.
I'm giving it four stars because of the descriptive writing and I had to keep reading to see how it all panned out. I will also be checking out this author's other books.

In this book we follow Jude Crawley who just graduated after having taken care of her grandmother. She's a little lost to what she wants to do in life now that her grandma decides to live somewhere else and that her parents decide to sell the bakery and their home. Fortunately, she receives the news that she has been accepted to take care of a little bookshop in Devonshire for a fortnight so she has a holiday to decide what she wants to do next. There, she meets Elliot, the other person who has to take care of the bookshop. But there's only one bedroom...

I really liked this book, the romance was quick and cute and not at all a slow burn. I related a lot to Jude and liked Elliot even though he was very mysterious.

I'm new to the romance genre and I think this was a very good start in this world !

I want to thank the author and Netgalley for gifting me the ebook. I was excited to read this book and the cover is really cute. But oh wow I just could not get into this book at all. I feel like I am reading a rough draft of a teenagers diary. I have read a lot of first person books but this is just juvenile writing. There is no in depth character development. The main female character is almost 30 and she acts like she is 19. Just not my cup of tea.

The Borrow-a-Bookshop Bookshop Café invites literature lovers to run their very own bookshop … for a fortnight.

Spend your days talking books with customers in your own charming bookshop and serving up delicious cream teas in the cosy café.

Bookworms, what are you waiting for? Your holiday is going to be LIT(erary).

Apply to: The Borrow-a-Bookshop Bookshop Café, Down-a-long, Clove Lore, Devon.

I was drawn to this title being such a book lover myself this sounds like a dream holiday.

Jude has so much love to give, helping her parents with their family bakery as well as looking after her Gran, all while studying and gaining her masters degree at uni.
I really connected with Jude and her love of all things bookish, her boyfriend Mack seemed to shared her love for all these things and I was hopeful that Jude would get the love she deserves.

When this all falls apart, Jude heads down to Clove Lore by herself for the holiday they had planned together. What's more perfect than a holiday in a bookshop to find yourself!

When Elliot arrived I was a little suspicious but this is where my interest really peaked! What or who was he so afraid of?? I was glad when Elliot started to open up to Jude and they very clearly started to fall in love. However when he backed off and closed down I was extremely curious why, just like Jude I had so many things going round in my head!

But do we find out? Does Jude get the happy ending she deserves?

I loved this book and would love this to become a series, following the lives of everyone at Clove Lore and more guests at Borrow-a-Bookshop.

Who wouldn't want to take a vacation where you can stay above a bookstore and run it for two weeks? Add in a quirky town and residents along with a handsome man? This is a delightful read and I hope this is the start of a series.

Judith (Jude) Crawley should be happy, she’s young-could be having the time of her life-instead her grandmother who she’s been taking care of since she was seventeen is moving into a home, her loving parents who have been running her grandfathers bakery since they met are selling their livelihood and apartment, and to make matter me worse-she caught her boyfriend (her philosophy professor) cheating on her with someone else. The only possible good news she has is the Borrow a Bookshop Holiday she requested became available so she made the decision to go alone, do something for her for once. When she arrives, she realizes they made a mistake and double booked it because there’s a young man who also is checking in to the bookshop holiday too, together they learn how to run the bookshop and in the process of doing that, they learn more about themselves.

I loved this book! Characters who were learning about themselves and what made them happy and who they were are my favorite types of characters. I also love when books mention other books! This book made me want to travel and go to a small town and run a bookshop.

I loved Jude’s story. She lived with her hardworking parents who ran the village bakery and was a full time carer for her beloved Gran. She’d managed to study part time for her degree and her love of literature was as strong as ever. She had a wonderful best friend Daniel who she adored and her boyfriend Mack was also a lecturer at her Uni. Jude and Mack had their names down to run a community book/coffee shop in the gorgeous village of Clove Lore in Cornwall and they had just heard it was their turn to run it after waiting over a year. Jude goes on her own after discovering what a rat Mack really was. Her parents were retiring, Gran was living her best life and Jude was looking forward to discovering the real Jude.
I devoured this book and thoroughly loved it.

I've never read anything by Kiley Dunbar before, but when this book popped up on NetGalley the title alone was enough to pique my interest. The idea of having a holiday where you get to have a go at being a bookseller sounds irresistible (and it turns out you can actually do this in some parts of the world!).

I was nervous for the first half of the book that I wouldn't grow to fully like the main character, Jude. She was depicted as a selfless, helpful, romantic dreamer and all of these things went in her favour, inspiring empathy from page 1. However, she seemed very passive as a character, hiding behind family responsibilities that she no longer needed to, wallowing in self-pity and struggling to leave her comfort zone in any way. Thankfully, her confidence grew as the book went on, and by the time she had spent a week in Devon I was really enjoying her newfound strength and determination.

Elliot was just the right mix of suspicious and charming to give the book its necessary suspense. His evident love of animals melted away any reserves I had about him early on, though I will admit to wanting a clearer picture of him painted physically - I struggled to picture a face when reading (not something I often struggle with). The relationship between the two of them felt a little muddled and rushed at times, hence my four star review. At times, the developments in their relationship jolted me out of the literary world I was immersed in and back to reality with a somewhat disappointing thump. Don't get me wrong, they had good chemistry and worked well together, it was just the pace that jarred at times.

The community that has been built around the bookshop is, by far and away, my favourite part of the story. Jowan, the bookshop owner, was a delightful character with a hidden depth that I revelled in discovering. The village and its residents felt cosy and comfortable throughout - it was instantly somewhere I wanted to be able to visit. Aldous was a brilliantly unusual addition to the story, being set in his ways and inspiring sympathy and laughs in equal measure, I think the story would have been much emptier without him.

This book ended up being a more emotional affair than I anticipated but I would still recommend it as a light, fun summer read for any book lover.