The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
is a rom-com. Nina Hills works in a bookshop and prefers reading to people. The
meet-cute is at a trivia contest and he is the captain of the opposing team.
She knows everything except sports; he just knows sports. The complications
include the bookstore going out of business and the death of her father who she’s
never met. As one of her newfound siblings puts it, “I’m your brother. Archie
Reynolds. Our father slept with your mother when my mother was pregnant with
me.”
With lots of anxiety, snappy dialogue, and girl
talk about sex and the lack thereof, I highly recommend this to anyone who
appreciates the genre.
Nina grew up under the care of a loving
Nanny. Her mother was a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who travel
extensively. Her only presence was postcards. Nina read a lot and talked to
herself.
“Oh.” Nina flailed around for a comment.
“Cool beans.” At this, her brain threw up its metaphorical hands and curled up on
its stem like a pissed-off hen. ‘I’m not playing anymore,’ it said. ‘If the
mouth isn’t going to wait for my advice, I‘m done.’
Part of the fun of the book was Nina’s
coping mechanism of using trivia. The book is sprinkled with random trivia.
Sex? Not much for all the talk and
kissing.
In true rom-com fashion, they all live happily after.
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