Battle Of The Bookstores by Ali Brady

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: 3 June 2025

💭 My thoughts...

5/5 stars

This book has immediately entered my list of all-time favourites. I devoured it in one single sitting - couldn't put it down.

The premise of the book was fresh and engaging, but the fact that it was based on You've Got Mail gave it a lovely feeling of familiarity.

The relationship between Josie and Ryan flit between conflict and attraction was amazing. I felt so bought in to what was going on with them. Their chemistry was palpable!

I also really enjoyed that Ryan was the romance reader, not Josie. He was, by far, my favourite character of the entire book. New book boyfriend loading!

In short, this book was fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone who loves a good rom com ❤️

📖 Synopsis...

Rival bookstore owners Josie and Ryan find out that their two stores are going to be merged and they just compete for the role of store manager. This ensues 3 months of bitter competition that sometimes get a bit confused with potentially figuring out that they might actually work better together.