I think a warmhearted romantic story is just what I needed. I really enjoyed The Lost and Found Bookshop.

Natalie has a great job working her way up the ladder and making lots of money. Just as she had planned. Her world gets turned upside down when her mother is killed in a tragic accident, and Natalie ends up back in San Francisco, taking care of her grandfather who has early-stage dementia. She's also trying to figure out what to do with her mother's bookstore that is deeply in debt.

The Lost and Found Bookstore keeps your interest with several different aspects of the story. There turns out to be two potential love interests. As Natalie explores the bookstore, she finds hidden treasures. As she deals with her grief over losing her mother, the relationship between Natalie and her grandfather is explored. And of course, there are books!

The Lost and Found Bookstore just made me feel warm all over. I started out reading very slowly, for days on end, making little progress. (This seems to be my reading pattern lately.) But after about the halfway point, I finished it very quickly.

If you are interested in a warm fuzzy story about heartache, loss, and a happily-ever-after ending, you should check out The Lost and Found Bookstore.

I’m a sucker for books about books, and yet to explain the appeal of this story, I find myself turning to films. “The Lost and Found Bookshop” reminds me of the bookstore in the movie “You’ve Got Mail,” run by Meg Ryan and her mother before her. Cozy and inviting with quirky employees, it is just hanging on when Natalie is forced to come home after her mother dies in a plane crash. Natalie takes on the double burden of trying to care for her. grandfather who is showing signs of cognitive issues and also untangle the financial woes of the bookshop. Her mother’s free spirit was a grand match for the heart of the store but a poor steward of its assets. Meanwhile grandfather Andrew is a source of love and comfort as they turn to each other in their grief.
This is a great story for fans of Hallmark movies. The practical business woman returns to her hometown and discovers she does have a heart after all. The writing is enjoyable, There is an underlying mystery which the reader enjoys uncovering, and there are several attractive men to add a romantic element, curl up with this good book and be transported to a world of readers like yourself.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the opportunity to read this book. I love this cover - from looking at it you know it's a San Francisco bookshop and definitely quirky and wonderful characters will come along in the story line. I've never read Susan Wiggs prior to this book & I think I may go and pick up a few other book of her after finishing this one. The tagline of "If you had to start over, what would you do and who would you be?" is great. While reading this I wondered myself if I could create a 2nd life as a bookseller/owner... and how would I do it, where would I do it, and so on.
The first several chapters I didn't know if I would warm up to Natalie but as she began working through her grief and making new connections I found her skills and work ethics in her prior job made sense how she transitioned them into the bookstore. This is a perfect book to take a glass of wine with you and sit outside with no plans for the day and just enjoy the store unfold.

All readers just love books about bookshops. This one is well written and sweet with likable characters, especially the grandfather and a sort-of treasure hunt. Light and fun summer reading.

The Lost and Found Bookshop is engaging and inviting. I was immediately drawn to the cover and the title, as any book lover would be, and I was not disappointed. Although full of warmth and humor, the story is never overly sweet or treacly, and the slow burn romance perfectly complements the all-too-human drama playing out for the reader. The moments of poignancy and pain are altogether human and relatable, and give depth to the story and the characters. The heart of this book is a love of family and stories, and the entanglement of both. An eminently satisfying read! Susan Wiggs does it again with The Lost and Found Bookshop.

This is a charming romance story with history and literature (and a cat!) thrown in - what wouldn't this librarian love about that? I appreciate that this love story was genuine and not sappy. This is the first first title I've read by Wiggs, and I will be sure to look up her other titles, many of which we already own in the library system where I work. Great summer read to take my mind off this turbulent world. Now I need to go in search of my Peach.

Bookshops are magical places. Memories are made at bookshops. Bookshops helps readers travel the world, meet interesting people, solve difficult mysteries, and search for answers to the most difficult questions of life. I find that I really enjoy books set in/around bookshops.

The Lost and Found Bookshop did not disappoint in my expectation. This story is full of despair, doubt, introspection, San Francisco history, romance, hope, and love. It was a quick, light read that was enjoyable.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

It took me some time to get into the characters, even though we are thrown into the story headlong. The story begins with a funeral, as Natalie Harper tries to eulogize her mother, Blythe. Natalie takes over her mother's bookstore and care of her ailing grandfather, Grandy, who refuses to leave his lifelong home, the crumbling San Francisco building that also houses the Lost and Found Bookshop. As Natalie found her way onto the path she was clearly meant to follow, I was drawn more into the story.

Natalie and her family are well drawn, as are Peach Gallagher and his daughter Dorothy. Peach is doing repair and restoration work on the building and young Dorothy is full of plans to save the struggling bookstore.

I found myself less satisfied with some of the secondary characters. I didn't want or need long digressions or background information, but there were several scenes where the secondary characters felt less like fully developed characters and more like plot devices, there to make sure the important person on that page made the right choice. That was disappointing as, from the details we did get about those characters, each seemed to have a compelling story to tell. I would like to have seen their fullest selves show up on these pages. But the writing and world were rich enough that I will seek out more of Wiggs' writing (and hope to meet some of those secondary characters there, perhaps).

The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs takes readers to San Francisco, California where the Harper family has the Lost and Found Bookshop in a historic building called the Sunrose Building. Natalie Harper is stunned when she learns that her mother and boyfriend died in a plane crash. She is now responsible for her mother’s beloved bookshop and her aging grandfather. I thought contained good writing and vivid descriptions. I enjoyed the word imagery of the bookshop, he beautiful historic building, and San Francisco. Bookshops are a magical place. I thought the characters were developed with my favorites being Grandy, Natalie’s grandfather, and Dorothy Gallagher, Peach’s adorable little girl. I enjoyed the relationship Natalie had with Grandy. He has the beginnings of dementia where he confuses Natalie with his deceased daughter, Blythe. Grandy’s memories are slipping away which bothers him. He wants to finish out his days in the building where he has lived his whole life. I liked Grandy’s compassion and wisdom. There are some great book references throughout the story. Love, devotion, letting go, and living life to the fullest are themes in the book. We get to see Grandy and Natalie move forward slowly after the death of Blythe. As we got to know Blythe from Grandy and Natalie’s reminisces, she seemed a woman who was full of life. Blythe was a happy person who thoroughly enjoyed the bookshop. I was not a fan of the foul language in the book and repetition (I got it the first time). I did feel that the ending felt rushed and I did not like that they had two of the characters smoking weed (it came out of nowhere). My favorite phrase from The Lost and Found Bookshop was “You’re never alone when you’re reading a book.” It was fascinating the items found within the walls of the shop and how the Harpers dealt with the objects. Grandy was a good man with strong convictions and values. I appreciated the epilogue which nicely wrapped up the book. The Lost and Found Bookshop is an easy-going story that is just the right type of book to read during the summer months. The Lost and Found Bookshop is a charming story with financial misfortunes, uncovered objects, a hurt heart, a grieving grandfather, dementia dilemma, and beloved books.

THE LOST AND FOUND BOOKSHOP by Susan Wiggs is a book for booklovers and everyone else who loves a story about family, love, old buildings, friendship, and loyalty. Natalie has spent her adult life trying to create a life completely different from the one she grew up with, only to realize that she really isn’t happy. When she loses her mother in a tragic accident, she returns home to take care of her grandfather and her mother’s bookshop. Dealing with her grief, her grandfather’s declining health, and a building full of history that needs renovating.
Wiggs introduces a cast of characters that are fun, quirky, and realistic. I love Andrew (Grandy). He is a good man who thinks of everyone else before himself and loves his daughter and his granddaughter. He is stubborn, though. The building has been in his family for generations and it’s the only home he’s ever known and he is determined not to let it go, if only they could find the family treasure. Natalie also gets the chance to start over and figure out who she wants to be and what kind of life will make her happy. Throw in a carpenter with the unlikely nickname of Peach and his precocious daughter and a cast of interesting secondary characters and you have a winner.
This combined so many things that I love: books, family history, a touch of romance, and, of course, books in a well-developed story that kept me turning pages until I reached then end with tears in my eyes.
Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.
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My Thoughts:

The Lost and Found Bookshop is one of those books that is just meant for book lovers! I mean, I can't be the only one who would love to inherit a bookshop (although I would definitely take a hard pass on how she inherits the bookshop - let's be honest). This book deals very openly with grief and loss - and the struggles that come from it which I feel like needs to be said because it might hit too close to home for some readers. The bookshop itself though just was such a bright spot for me and all I wanted was for Natalie to understand that as well. I loved all of the characters in this book but especially her grandfather! He was just so sweet and I just wanted everything to work out for the both of them. I also really, really enjoyed the chemistry between Natalie and Peach. The two of them just worked so well together which meant that I couldn't help but want them to find their happy ever after. My one complaint with this book is that it took them so long to figure out their feelings/what they wanted.....I just wanted the opportunity to see their relationship develop a little more is the best way to put it. That being said, I was totally behind their relationship because they were just perfect together! And anyone could see that even if they didn't see it themselves until later on. This book felt like just the perfect summer read! It had its heavier moments as Natalie tried to navigate her grief over the unexpected loss of her mother. But it also had just enough lightness to it that meant I was able to breeze through it!

Overall, I enjoyed this book and getting to know these characters! This is my 2nd book by this author and she is definitely going to be one of my go to's authors for this type of book. It felt like the perfect blend of romance and women's fiction all combined into one really good book. I think that readers that enjoy books featuring bookshops, those who enjoy a slow building romance, and those who enjoy women's fiction will really enjoy this book! I'm looking forward to diving more into this author's backlist after enjoying this one so much. Recommended!

Bottom Line: A really great summer read for book lovers!

Disclosure: I received a copy of this book thanks to the publisher and NetGalley. Honest thoughts are my own.

Natalie Harper’s mother dies suddenly and she returns to San Francisco to manage the financially-failing bookshop and care for her grandfather. He doesn’t want to sell the shop, so she hires a handyman to repair it. She struggles with grief, worry about her grandfather, and major changes in her life. As the novel progresses, secrets hidden in the wall of the old bookshop are revealed and romance is kindled. The conclusion is predictable, but the depiction of the characters is satisfying.

Thanks to William Morrow Books/HarperCollins and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for my review.

I love stories written around bookshops and Susan Wiggs has done it again! I loved seeing the growth in Natalie as she tries to figure out how to keep the bookshop running, while dealing with her grandfather.

There were a few points where it was slower, but overall a great book!

Thank you Net Galley for the advanced copy of this title for my honest opinion. This is actually one of the better books I have read all year. It started out a little slow and repetitive on the situational descriptions at hand, but by the middle, the storyline picked up and became really good. I love specific title shout outs in this book. I’ve actually enjoyed several of the titles as well. Just an overall enjoyable book for book lovers. Makes me want to go support my local bookstore as soon as possible!

Natalie leaves her lucrative job in the Napa Valley to return to the home of her youth after her mother's (and fiance's) untimely death. What she discovers there is her love of bookselling (her mother owned a book shop) and the slower, simpler life that her mother left behind. What she also discovers is her beloved grandfather's decline into dementia, an aging building that needs lots of repairs and the insurmountable debt that her mother left behind. How she comes to terms with this new reality, and finds a new life, is the basis of this book. An excellent summer read for me. Nothing too complicated...'brain candy' for these trying times.

Having never read a Susan Wiggs novel before (but knowing she is very popular) I wasn't sure what to expect. This novel was delightful. I loved the characters, the setting, and the various plotlines. I highly recommend to readers of contemporary fiction.

To be honest, Susan Wiggs had me at the title. There was no way I wasn’t reading this one. And I’m so glad she suckered me in. This book is a great read. And Peach might just be my perfect book boyfriend now.

This is one of those books that you don’t want to end even as you speed through the pages. These are characters that you want to spend time with and be friends with for the rest of your life.

Five stars is not enough.

I received an ARC of this title. All opinions are my own.

Wiggs hits you right in the heart and then helps you figure out how to deal with it. This is the perfect read for those looking for an escape and those looking for deep emotions.

Natalie Harper must leave her life to take care of her grandfather and his bookshop in San Francisco. It is challenging. The bookstore is falling apart. Her grandfather’s health is failing and yet she loves it. This is a fun romance filled with books, an unconventional family and San Francisco.

I am very thankful that I had the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. The following is my review, as posted on Goodreads:

Such an adorable story! I loved the characters and the theme of hope throughout the book. Great read for the summer! A great balance or heartache, Hope, love, and a tiny little bit of mystery! 🧡🍑🔨 I loved the setting, as I haven’t read much set in San Francisco, and all the little tidbits of history that are sprinkled throughout the story!