Book Review: The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs

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This story was long and drawn out. Very slow for me. And with the longer chapters it took me longer to read. But in general, it was a good story about a woman who inherited (though not directly) her mother's bookshop when she died in a plane crash. The store was actually owned by her grandfather. It was in the home where he grew up. The story consists of Natalie learning the history of her grandfather's family. He was unwilling to give up the crumbling building despite the debt Natalie's mother had incurred in her attempts to run it. So there is Natalie's history: a boyfriend who died in the same plane crash whom she was considering breaking up with, her mother's history, her grandfather's history, the history of the bookshop and apartments therein. And also Natalie dealing with the grief of losing her mother and her ex-boyfriend. Also included in the story is a bit of a love triangle. It's a sweet romance (no steam here), but two suitors (one being a famous children's author, the other being the gentleman her mother had hired to repair the building) for Natalie who had never wanted a relationship to begin with. But her ailing grandfather wanted her to be happy. So there was a lot going on in this book. It had a very slow start and so many stories within the story. The historical part of the story was quite interesting, but it took a long time to get there. But it was nice to not just focus on the possible romances. A book I would recommend. For those who are counting (or care), this was pick number three from my Movie Musicals Prompt Jar. The song was Something Good from The Sound of Music with the prompt being a book about books, bookstores or a library. Because... BOOKS ARE GOOD.