What reader can resist anything with Book Shop in the title? Not me. This was a fun, sweet romance set against the interesting backdrop of Van Life. Aria has a travelling book shop operated out of a van. She goes from town to town to festivals and sets up and sells her books from her van. She travels with other Van Lifers, some go to the same places, and others drop in and out. Aria started doing this after the love of her life, TJ, died of cancer. before he died they travelled in a van so that he could see the Lake District he had always wanted to see. Aria just continued that nomadic lifestyle after his death. Aria meets Jonathan along the way and feels a pull of something towards him - but she promised TJ she would neve love anyone else, so she puts her feelings aside.

The story was sweet and I enjoyed it. I liked the writing style and found it character driven while still providing great descriptions of some of the areas visited. The characters were fun and a little quirky.

Thanks to Harper 360 / HQ Digital through Netgalley for an advance copy.

I didn't get interested in the proligue. I like the cover. I loved that the setting was in London. I liked the description of the book but wasn't hooked. I wasn't hooked in the events or dialogue

This was a cute book. I love the idea of being a nomad, traveling in a van and selling romance books wherever I put up shop! I liked Aria, who was a bookworm and happy (mostly) and adventurous and quirky, although she was clearly still incredibly broken up over her husbands death three years ago. Grief moves at different paces, and this book does a good job acknowledging that. I loved her friendship with Rosie and Max (the three of them together is a friendship for the ages) who are fun and quirky and lovely in their own right. Jonathan was swoon worthy, especially with Pops! The one thing that I didn’t love about this book was the way Aria created her own book blurb at the end of some of the chapters. It felt really jarring to me and brought me out of the story. Overall, a lovely story.

This is a Cute Romance. Aria's is trying to get over losing her husband, and she is now living the van life/traveling life style. I really loved the characters in this book, and Aria is everything I want in a character. The storyline is just the best. I loved the writing style in this book. I love how they explain Aria's van as a Travelling Book Shop. This is a great summer cute read with great characters. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Harlequin) or author (Rebecca Raisin) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

A delightful story about going on with ones life when you lose the love of your life. Although, there are sad moments to the story, I found the story more upbeat and fun then sad. When Aria meets a man she admires a lot she does everything she can to stop wanting to move on, but after reading a diary from her deceased husband, she realizes that he never wanted her to stop living or loving after his death and so she starts to move on a little.
Just like "Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop," the story is full of humor and kindness that makes the story well worth reading.

I want to thank Harper 360 and NetGalley for this advance copy of this delightful book

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Cuteness overload this book was so great and so sweet it really got me out of the book funk thank you

you had me at the title of Book Shop. Anything with books and I am there for the ride to enjoy no matter the journey it will take me on. I love book shop themes. Was a good read.

What a sweet story. This book is about Aria and her friend Rosie as they take their traveling bookshop and teashop vans to France. Rosie is hoping Aria will find love after losing her husband 3 years ago. You witness as Aria works through her grief in hopes of finding happiness with a new encounter, Jonathan. Thanks to NetGalley for the copy access.

Aria’s Traveling Book Shop
By Rebecca Raisin

Aria is widowed and traveling around in her mobile bookshop with her best friend Rosie and her tea shop mobile. She meets author Jonathan along their travels, but Aria isn’t ready for love. So her and Rosie head to Paris the city of love. As they travel she finds a diary from her husband. She decides to enjoy it one day at a time. And they keep bumping into Jonathan. Aria wonders if it time to love again and start again.
This is a beautiful book that deals with grief and how we can make it through. I love this book as much as the one before. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a wonderful story that they can’t put down.


I received this temp e-book from NetGalley and the publisher for my honest opinion.

I absolutely loved this book and would highly recommend it. I can’t wait to go traveling with characters that I think of as friends!!

Rebecca Raisin has done it again! A charming romance with a unique premise… If you love books and bookstores and lighthearted romance, this is for you!

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

What a delight! This is a recommended purchase for collections where contemporary romance and lighter WF is popular.

I was very excited to read this second in a series as I really enjoyed the first book. However this one fell flat for me, and I struggled to get through it. First, the positives - I still love the traveling, the camper vans, the descriptions and explorations. For me what fell flat was Aria and Jonathon’s entire friendship/relationship. By the halfway mark of the book, they had only spent an hour together (minus a scene from book 1). Yet she is already feeling strong feelings for him, and he has “fallen for her.” They actually spend very little time together until she decides she wants to be with him at around 85%. It was very insta-love without really getting to know one another. I very much got to know TJ much better than Jonathon. For me, the conversations and lack there of just didn’t feel authentic.

Aria's Travelling Book Shop is a delightful follow up to Rosie's Traveling Tea Shop. Lovable characters and a easy storyline of trusting your heart, putting aside past loves and learning to keep new and old loves in your heart.
I loved the story and characters and hope Rebecca Raisin brings them back in future book.

I didn't realize this was a second book in a series, but I have to say that I still enjoyed it. I loved the whole idea behind the traveler's (the idea of picking up and going sounds awesome right now). Aria's backstory was sad, and I was glad to see her slowly opening up to meeting someone again. But for me the best part of this book was Aria and Rosie's friendship.

Aria has a traveling book shop. She and her best friend Rosie (who runs her own traveling business) move from place to place in order to sell their wares. Aria we find though is running from her past and the loss of her husband from a couple of years ago. When Aria though meets someone that makes her think about trying again, she gets scared to move on from her husband and their memories together. When her mother in law sends her, her husband's diary though, she gets even more of a push to finally move on.

I really liked the character of Aria. I thought her love of books was understandable and I loved the whole idea behind having a traveling bookshop. You also get why she's reluctant to move on. Her dead husband sounds awesome. That said, I know that romance readers tend to have thoughts about books featuring widows/widowers, but have to say that I think this one works out quite well. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars is that I thought the love interest was just a bit too perfect. It just didn't ring true to me in the end.

The flow of the book works and we just follow Aria around as she travels from England to France.

The ending was very sweet I thought and I would like to go back and read the first book in this series.

This books was just as cute and heart warming as I thought it would be. Aria this vibrant nomad is traveling around Europe with her band of “van lifers”. The story follows her journey through grief and pain as she learns to be opening to living a full life again.
This was a fun and quirky read with periodic book references to keep me smiling. I found myself wanting to live Aria’s life and the nice thing about books is that for a day I actually was living her life! I recommend this book to anyone looking for a light, fun, and quick read.

I’m not typically a fan of romance novels but I wanted to give this one a try because I love books about books. This was a fun and quirky read with periodic book references to keep me smiling. I found myself wanting to live Aria’s life and the nice thing about books is that for a few days I actually was living her life! I recommend this book to anyone looking for a light, fun, and quick read.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the opportunity to read and review this book. ***3.5 stars***

A cute, summery read. Little serious bits scattered throughout but nothing too intense. I could never imagine living the life of a nomad, but these characters make it seem so fun and easygoing! I would love to spend my life surrounded by books, focusing on reading and eating, however!

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC for an exchange of an honest review.

Its a sweet story that I very much enjoyed it. It was a bit slow at times but that's ok still kept my interest.

A super light, giggling bundle of joyful humanity. This book is made for those who want to escape simpler world, and enjoy an uncomplicated love story. The bubbly characters felt gleefully genuine throughout the quick novel about Aria, a book van owner trying to avoid love in an effort to protect her heart from hurting again.

The timeline is short, reminding me of a sitcom episode. The plot is character-driven with a focus on Aria’s relationship with her dead husband and her terrible grief. Although an important part of the book, this is heavily drawn out at times. I felt it could have been condensed…. a lot.

On the contrary, Aria’s new, budding relationship with the dashing Jonathan was not nearly as developed. Aria spent more time in conversation with her BFF Rosie discussing Jonathan than actually getting to know him. I found this a little bit annoying- the idea of the relationship building based on dreams and giggly gossip sessions. There are a handful of moments when the two connect and the magic sparkles, but I think had more time been spent on the new romance and the act of falling in love, the story would have been lifted significantly.

Aria’s Travelling Bookshop was fun to read and I would recommend it to those who love to devour uncomplicated romance. Aria’s endless bookish behaviors will surely resonate with many in this reader’s community.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Harper360 for my copy of Aria's Travelling Book Shop by Rebecca Raisin in exchange for an honest review. It publishes August 10, 2021.
The second installment in Rebecca Raisin's Travelling Shop series, Aria's Travelling Book Shop is a sweet addition to the series, and definitely worth the read, just like it's predecessor. This time, the book is told through Aria's point-of-view, and you get to know her inner workings. There is so much there to delight, and to break your heart within Aria's life. You get to delver deeper into the life of a book-lover, traveller, and all-around great friend. You also get to learn about Aria's past, and possibly get your heart broken along the way.
Travelling the French countryside, you get to enjoy descriptions of gorgeous settings and food galore!
This is definitely worth the read, and you can believe me when I tell you that I'm impatiently waiting for the next installment!