This book is a love letter to bookshops, reading and romance. It’s sweet, a little spicy and so so cosy.
I loved how the relationship between Ella and Henry developed, they chose to be mature and vulnerable over miscommunicating which was a joy to read. I also loved the setting, I wish I could visit The Last Page. The side characters were also excellent, I especially loved Charlie, and would love a book for him!

If you’re looking for a cosy bookshop romance the I absolutely recommend The Last Page.

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House UK for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to penguin via NetGalley

Katie holt knows how to make me swoon . Give me a green flag mmc in a bookish environment and I will swoon . Especially when you make the romance a slowburn. Katie first did it with Aiden in not in my book and she did it again with Henry. Katie just knows how to write men who truly make me swoon

I was lucky enough to have gotten the arc for not in my book in 2024 and when I finished it I instantly wanted to know when Katie’s next book would be in my hands . So the fact I have this one too means everything to me . Katie’s writing to me captivates me it makes me swoon - has me laughing .

Ella and Henry are literally it for me . This may not be a small town romance but it is indeed set in a big city New York to be precise . It’s also set in an indie bookstore with both main and side characters that are hilarious and matter to the story !!!

Henry is a hot sad nerd - which I love . I love me some hot sad nerd guys . They are hot!!! Henry is defo my type of book bf fr .

One of my fave quotes
“ I like you “ “I like you too . A lot , Carmella . “ ( to me this is the equivalent of everything)

also hehe the way they kiss once before 73% ( not a spoiler ) just like to let you all know this is truly a slowburn . - not telling you what percentage or anything ( read it for yourself when it’s out ) for me I love this !!!

This has no 3rd act breakup and is a truly delightful book to read . I Enjoyed every second of this book. I loved Ella and Henry’s romance . I loved the bookstore , and ofc the found family . This was everything I want in a romance

This book is utterly charming , it beautifully captures the nostalgic feeling of finding your home among books , it will have you reminising about your childhood and how you came to love reading.It had me remembering how i loved spending my weekends as a teen scouring bookshops for my next read and the giddy feeling of which book do i choose to escape into.
This was such a lovely romance novel , I throughly enjoyed my self ,Ella and Henry were both quietly struggling with grief and come together with a common goal , make The last page bookshop sustainable , I loved that through out the pages of this book you see them both slowly fall in love , battle grief , depression and ultumetely find their family ,home and sense of belonging .

A book about a Book shop, I'm in. This was such a cute read. I couldn't put it down and I read it in one sitting. The story was cute and easy to follow and had good pacing. There was a great cast of characters and I loved the place settings in the story. I really enjoyed this novel and I look forward to reading more by the author.
💝 Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for my arc ebook copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.