What an amazing read. Good things come in small packages, that’s certainly true of the Littlest Library. Those books touched so many lives, and Mimi managed to still help Jess through her grief and navigate her new life. The messages that Mimi left in the books were for Jess to find, to help her, I don’t think she could have had any idea that Jess would be receiving those messages from a third party; who in turn benefited from those wise words. Simply magical.

The whole village drew me in and I really didn’t want to leave, I hope we get the visit there again soon.

The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander is a wonderfully sweet and charming tale. Jess Metcalf is forced to rethink her life when she loses her job at the local library soon after the death of her beloved Grandmother Mimi, the woman who raised her following the tragic death of her parents when she was just a child. Upping sticks and moving to a small country village will give her time to re-evaluate and figure out what to do next. When she discovers that the charming cottage she buys comes with a now defunct telephone box she decides to create a little community library using the selection of her grandmother's books she kept, the ones that mean the most to her. Settling in and making friends can be difficult in a small community but the littlest library becomes something of a focal point and soon Jess is right at the heart of the community, and is falling for her next door neighbour despite getting off on something of a wrong foot.
This is such a sweet and heart warming book, yes it may be predictable , but sometimes that is exactly what you are looking for, a book that feels like a cosy blanket that you can wrap yourself in, and escape from the mundane realities of daily life. While the romance at the core of the book is lovely, I really enjoyed the friendships that Jess made with Beth and Daisy, two very different women, and the real sense of community that pervades through the book as a whole.
I read and reviewed an ARC courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher, all opinions are my own,

The Littlest Library - Poppy Alexander

Okay let's be honest...The cover got me! But I'm so pleased that it did!

A really lovely little book about new beginning's, community spirit (most of the time) books and a little bit of romance ( oh and Bats! ). This was such an easy read with great characters, I flew through it.

I really liked the new friendship's that Jess made with Diana and Beth, (two totally different characters from each other) I think this added more depth to the story as we found out about Diana's quirks and Beth's hankering to get back out into the working world. What I can say about the main hub of the story... the Telephone Library - just loved it, and all the little notes Jess finds from her Grandma in the books as time proceeds ( a lovely little touch)

Thank you so much NetGalley and Orion Publishing Group for giving me access to the e-Arc in return for an honest review

The book was enjoyable, and very easy to read. It’s about Jess moving to another town and making things work for her.

I loved this book! It's so sweet and lovely I felt as though I was right there with the characters, and wished I really was. The community sounded like such a lovely place and all the characters were well developed, and it was nice seeing each of their stories. There's no swearing or sex scenes so it's something the whole family can enjoy. My only wish is that the ending was longer or that it had an epilogue as the ending seemed to stop rather abruptly

Thanks to Orion and Netgalley for an early review copy of this book in return for an honest review.

It's only the beginning of her story...

Jess Metcalf is perfectly happy with her quiet, predictable life - it's just the way she likes it. But when her beloved grandmother passes away and she loses her job at the local library, her life is turned upside-down.

Packing up her grandmother's books, she moves to a tiny cottage in a charming country village. To her surprise, Jess finds herself the owner of an old red telephone box, too - and she soon turns it into the littlest library around!

It's not long before the books are borrowed and begin to work their magic - somehow, they seem to be bringing the villagers together once more...

Maybe it's finally time for Jess to follow her heart and find a place to call home?

I enjoyed this book, it was an easy and enjoyable read. The biggest compliment I could give it would be to say it reminded me a lot of Rachael Lucas's The Telephone Box Library which was highly lauded last year.

My favourite character was Diana, she was the fun older friend who kind of replaced Mimi in Jess's life - I loved her and she was exactly what Jess needed in her new home.

Overall a cheery easy read, perfect for lockdown times!

When I agreed to read this book, I had no idea what a treat I was letting myself into. Filled with every emotion possible, The Littlest Library is one of the loveliest stories that I’ve read in some time.
Starting from a feeling of overwhelming grief, Jess finds the strength and the inspiration to move to a new village and start again. The village, Middlemass, is in an area that evokes memories of her late grandmother, Mimi, and it’s this that leads to her discovery of a decommissioned telephone box and a real ‘fixer upper’ cottage.
The charm of this book is the gentle way that Jess manages to help her local community. Not just by providing a library service, but by offering friendship when her history is to keep herself, to herself.
Jess has a lack of self-belief and doesn’t see any of what others see in her. In fact, as much as she helps the village, the real magic comes from seeing the effect that the small community has on her. Jess leaves a life where her social life revolved around her, now deceased, grandmother and her best friend who has relocated to Australia.
This is one of those stories that gets under the skin; a beautiful tale which takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery and evokes a craving for a happy ending. I really enjoyed my escape to Middlemass, Devon has always been a destination that I wanted to discover. A part of me has now visited.

This is such a feel good story, what can you not like about a beautiful sounding setting, a little romance and lots of books. I fell in love with this story about Jess who after losing the one person that mattered most to her, she moves away and ends up in a tiny little village with a very small community. Has she made the right decision? after finding out she is the owner of a quaint red telephone box, what better to turn it into a little library. It was amazing to see how it bought the community together and helped people in their time of need. It was lovely to read and heart warming. I wonder if there will be another book.

Clicked on this on a whim, not expecting to be selected. However I was pleasantly surprised. Easy reading (2 nights and and 30 mins finish in bed on Sunday morning).

The story of Jess losing her old life and moving blindly to Devon is a tried and tested tale, however I did like the friends she made and was secretly happy Beth came from Aberdeen and not the central belt (Aberdeen born and now living in a village in the Shire).

All in all an enjoyable read, be good on holiday or an afternoon in the garden. Will seek out other books by this author.

This is an assured story, appealing to lovers of romance chick lit, and with a nice emphasis on different families. As a previous Mini owner who loves books I enjoyed the touches of eccentricity in the heroine and her obvious loneliness was nicely written without being too mawkish. I also loved the bats. Formulaic perhaps, but no less enjoyable. A nice bit of escapism.

The story of Jess, who is having to start over after losing her grandmother, her job and then selling the house she has always lived in. She chances upon a cottage in a small village, and ends up buying it. She is talked in to opening the littlest library in the old phone box outside the front of the cottage and starts to make new friends in the village. But will this be her forever home and what is happening with neighbour Aiden?