The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, by Abbi Waxman
This is not the type of book I would normally read. If it were a movie, critics would dub it a "rom-com."
But I liked it. It was funny. Sometimes laugh out loud funny.
Yeah, it was a bit corny in parts. Some plot lines mysteriously vanished. And the deus ex machina was hard at work. Still, it was a light, easy, and enjoyable read. Did I mention it was funny?
The book's description caught my eye:
"The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: A job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book. When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by. They are all -- or mostly all -- excited to meet her. She will have to Speak. To. Strangers."Okay, it sort of overstates Nina's being an introvert. But it sounded like someone I could identify with.
So give it a whirl. You shan't be disappointed.
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