It was wonderful catching up the residents of Churchwood, a small village in Hertfordshire and especially members of the bookshop. They use the church hall for the bookshop, here they have a cup of tea and a chat, exchange books, hold fundraising events and collect donations to be sent to London.

Churchwood is looking for a new vicar, Cecil Wade isn’t happy with a local man filling in as a lay preacher, his choice is a rather stern clergyman and his snobby wife. This makes members of the bookshop nervous, including Naomi Harrington, Kate Fletcher, Alice Parkinson and Bert Makepiece and they don't want it to be changed or closed.

The story is told mainly from the points of view of the three main characters, Naomi, Kate and Alice and included in the narrative are their current personal issues, how Bert supports them and especially Naomi.

Naomi lives in the biggest house in the village, her husband Alexander works in London, and the length of his phone calls and visits home have become less frequent. Naomi knew it wasn't a love match when they got married over two decades ago, now she's worried Alexander only married her for money and is he being unfaithful?

Kate works and lives on Brimbles Farm, her father is hard task master and she has four messy older brothers. When two of her brothers join up, Kate is flat out trying to keep up with jobs on the farm and all of the household duties. Kate misses her visits to the bookshop, it’s the first time she’s had friends and felt included in the community. By chance Kate meets fighter pilot Leo Kinsella, she’s confused by her feelings for him and keeps it a secret. Two land girls arrive at the farm to help and Kate’s thinking they might be more of a hindrance and her brothers keep distracting them!

Alice is engaged to Daniel Irvine, she worries about him fighting in the war and wants it to end. Alice hurt her hand in an accident years ago, she would really like to find a part time job and of course she will continue reading to and writing letters for the patients at the hospital.

I received a copy of Land Girls at the Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames from NetGalley and Random House UK in exchange for an honest review. The story and characters realistically portrays life in a small English village during the Second World War and the challenges people faced. The Bookshop is an important meeting place, here they find out who in Churchwood needs help, especially when someone is dealing with the loss of a loved one, has a new baby, is lonely or becomes ill. Reading provides a distraction from the war, brings people together and boosts moral. Five stars from me and I can’t wait for the next novel in the series by Ms. Eames and make sure you read both, The Wartime Bookshop and Land Girls at the Wartime Bookshop.

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I loved reading this, the second book in the series.

It was lovely to catch up with Alice, Kate and Naomi in their lives in the village and read about what’s happening in their lives.

Kate meets a pilot called Leo, Alice is worried about Daniel, her fiancé who is away fighting. Although Naomi had helped the villagers, she also has problems of her own.

Two land girls arrive at the farm to help Kate’s dad and brothers out, but will it ease their work or cause more worries?

I recommend this book.

This second book in the Wartime Bookshop series is absolutely brilliant. Equally as good as the first one with loveable characters who you get to know even better in this book. Trials and tribulations abound as you would expect set during WW2 with a great storyline. A real page turner for me and I can’t wait for the next in the series.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC in return for an honest review. I absolutely loved it.

Land Girls at the Wartime Bookshop is the second in the series, however it does work as a standalone novel.

The Fletcher family are in desperate need of help on their farm, and daughter Kate manages to persuade her unpleasant father and brothers to arrange for two land girls to help them. Will the arrival of Pearl and Ruby make Kate's life easier, or will they cause more problems than they solve?

I hadn't read the first book in the series, but still managed to enjoy the one. I think perhaps I'd have understood the bookshop idea a bit more if I had read the first. I enjoyed Naomi's story arc, and Alice was another delightful character.

I enjoyed this gentle light novel, about a bookshop set up as a community facility in a small village. It is very character-driven, which I like when it is done well, which this story is.
I had not read the previous book in the series, but it didn’t affect my enjoyment. The story of wartime in the small village, and three very different, but close friends, was well written. Kate, who has to contend with the turmoil caused by the two Land Girls who have come to assist on the family farm, and Naomi and Alice, who have to contend with a different sort of turmoil, caused by the new sanctimonious vicar and his snooty wife, have to pull together as a team if they are to cope with the changes looming.
I was rather puzzled by Naomi’s exploits in London, having a very frugal lunch to save money, then hiring a taxi for hours on end and leaving a generous tip, on two occasions, just did not make much sense to me. But it’s a minor point.
Good triumphs over evil in the end, and the community celebrate together.
My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance copy of this book.

Loved this book. A comforting read with trials and tribulations of WW11 and families. Difficult to put down. Do read.

This book I couldn’t put down from the first page. It was captivating and enthralling and gave me a warm fuzzy feeling as the story unfolded. The spirit and sense of community shone throughout and I was left wanting more and definitely the next book in the series as it came to an end.

This is the second book in the Wartime Bookshop series & I have loved them both.
Superbly written with wonderful well developed characters you can relate to & so easy to read.
A heartwarming story of hope & a community coming together to help one another.
Strong female characters that have to stand up for themselves where men consider they should know their rightful place.
The wartime bookshop comes under threat & they have to form a plan to stop this happening.
They are also struggling with what’s happening in their own lives & families with the war at the forefront of their thoughts.
This was a really enjoyable page turner for me & i thoroughly enjoyed it.
I’ve come to know & love these wonderful characters & can’t wait to catch up with them again.

Another lovely book that drew me in and kept me wanting more,it has a fab story and characters that bring it to life.5*

this is a follow on novel to ' the wartime bookshop' but can easily be read as a stand alone book.
Another excellent read by Lesley Eames. I love all the characters different personalities and storylines and definitely recommend. I

Land Girls at the Wartime Bookshop; I enjoyed seeing the lives of familiar characters progress towards better and meeting new ones.

The book can be read as a standalone too I you haven't gotten a chance to read the Wartime Bookshop. This book gives us a glimpse into the lives of women whose sweethearts or loved ones are in war and they are holding the fort whilst they're away.

This is book follows the land girls at wartime book shop, which I really enjoyed, been waiting for this for ages. Really excited when I got the opportunity to review it.

Life has changed for the 3 girls, and I enjoyed getting to know them better, lots of ups and down as you would expect with a ww2 series.

Lovely series and can’t wait for the next instalment

Total fabulous author and this book was just outstandingly fabulous great having a catch up and the characters coming to life loved every page can highly recommend.

A fantastic second book in the series, was great to catch up with the community and the bookshop. Lots of goings on, thoroughly enjoyed and look forward to the next installment.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Full of lovely characters particularly Kate, Naomi and of course Alice. The ladies had so many worries and such hard work during the war they really had to dig deep to keep going with everything that was going on around them. The bookshop was a wonderful idea to bring people of Churchwood together. When you are new to a community it does help to listen to the local people rather than try and impose your own views and ideas. What a wonderful community helping each other during difficult times. So many good stories which made this a real page turner. Looking forward to more from this series.

The second book is this series as we rejoin all the characters once again.
WW2 the little village of Churchwood Hertfordshire.
Alice Lovell, Kate Fletcher, Naomi Harrington,.
The death of reverend Barnes shocks the village and the bookshop opening is put on hold who are they getting as a replacement now and will they want the bookshop that is well loved by the villagers to continue on, and hopes are on that Adam Potts will be the new vicar.
Kate and her family on Brimbles farm will find it more harder to run after two brothers enlist and go away fighting for their country so she applies for help in employing two land girls, Ruby Turner and Gertrude Grimes lets hope they are good workers.
This book I found very good to read full of ups and downs throughout as we get to know the characters more and more, a little village with so much going on as they all pull together for what life bring them. I loved it all and look forward to the next book hopefully in this wonderful series.

I received Land Girls at the Wartime Bookshop thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher. This second book, Land Girls at the Wartime Bookshop is just as good as the first one - maybe even a little better! I just love how each individual character is so well developed and carefully crafted by Lesley Eames. I am very pleased with the way the female characters stand up for themselves and for each other. When there are brutal and lethal wars and disasters in the world, reading this story is very heartwarming and helps bring a sense of hope and encouragement, to see how a community cares about each other in difficult times. Thank you Lesley Eames for giving us another wonderful book! I can’t wait to read the third book in the series.

A wonderful second book in the series from this author. Well written and is very interesting to see how the story progresses.

We catch up with Alice, Kate and Naomi in their lives in the village. Kate likes an pilot called Leo who is taken with her. Alice worries about Daniel her fiancé who is fighting away. Naomi has been helpful with people in the village but has her own worries. I liked the way each woman has an chapter about them. The land girls arrive but are they going to be an hindrance on the farm or helpful.

The book flows and it is interesting to read about the people in village.

I look forward to reading the next book.

Would recommend it.

The 2nd book in the Wartime Bookshop, and hopefully there will be a 3rd. Really enjoyed this book, with such strong and believable characters it’s a pleasure to read. Seeing the transformation of Kate and her been accepted and respected into the community, Naomi shoring a softer and caring side made for a wonderful read and a countdown to the next book. Definitely worth the 5 stars ⭐️

I was thrilled to be offered this book to review and I wasn't disappointed. I love Lesley's style of writing. This, the second in the Wartime Bookshop series, was even better than the first. Now that we've got to know many of the characters, it feels like catching up with old friends! My only complaint is that the book has ended and I'll have to wait for the next one. I can't wait though :)