I happened to see an Instagram post of a real UK phonebox library the same day I came across this book. I can’t resist a book about libraries, let alone a phonebox one? I was hooked. The Littlest Library is a sweet and clean romance that’s really more about finding yourself than it is about finding that special someone. Jess Metcalfe moves to an old stone cottage in a small village and the cast of characters she finds there are both kind and supportive. And fun! I’d love to have a glass of wine with them all! The author does a wonderful job setting the scene. Her descriptions of he village, the cottage, the gardens, create a delightfully cozy atmosphere.

A lovely story I love little library’s and this book involving one was just delightful.I sat down started reading and was transported to the village loved the people who came alive.This is the second bookI read by this author and loved both.#netgalley #thelittlelibrary.

this was such a cute light and easy read. i loved the concept of the story and the characters. it kept me engaged and felt like i was on a journey with them. i loved how the phone booth was turned into a library in honor of her grandmother. its just heartwarming all around.

I was delighted by The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander! This book was fun and frothy! There was community, home decorating and books! What better combo is there? I loved seeing the depth of Jess the main character grow throughout the book right alongside her garden! Not to spoil it but the ending is sweeter than I could have imagined!

This was such a sweet novel about the power that books can have in our lives and the importance that holds. I would recommend this novel to anyone that loved "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry", and who wants a read that really makes you ponder your own romantic and platonic relationships.

We meet single gal Jess fresh off the heels of her grandmother's passing. She's at a crossroads of life as she sees the road signs for Middlemass. The Littlest Library is a sweet tale with a bit of enemy-to-lovers romance and a lot of great book talk. Jess sells the home she's shared with her grandmother since childhood, but she doesn't leave empty-handed. She's got a little library handed down from Mimi with sweet notes hidden in the pages.

Settling into Middlemass, Jess purchases a home with a peculiar decommissioned phone booth out front. And Jess knows exactly what to do with it. She's got sexy "almost" single dad next door, a host of hilarious village characters, and a fabulous best friend in New Zealand. Overall this book was fun to read and get immersed in the English countryside.

I love books, and I love books about books. There is something romantic about working with books, the stories that hide between the pages just waiting to come out. A library, even if it's smaller than a coat closet, is the perfect backdrop for love. The characters are well developed. Alexander swirls the characters with small details that bring the village to life. However, I didn't like the character development of the love interest Aiden. I thought he was a whiney male who thinks he knows best. I didn't get why Jess was so interested in him besides small connections.

This story was easy to get hooked. It was fun to read and be immersed in the English countryside. Alexander's world is worth exploring, and I hope we see more adventures in Middlemass.

I love Little free libraries and I’ve always thought they make a good idea for a book and now we have this beautiful story set around a little library. Which brings to member of the village together.

Only a Scrooge with a heart of granite could not warm lo The Littlest Library. Okay, I admit to being a lover of English village life novels, but this one had bonuses of wry humor and vegetation galore. The cute old-fashioned telephone box tells you what the title refers to.

Jess was orphaned at the age of 4 and raised by Mimi, her French/British grandmother. Mimi instilled in Jess a love of books and reading, and Jess, of course, became a librarian. (Did I mention I also love library themed books?)

After Mimi's death, Jess loses her job, sells her grandmother's house and moves to a picturesque village in Devon, rife with ducks, quirky characters and a resident hunk. Jess grew up feeling she couldn't count on happiness because of her sad history so she simply refuses to believe it when happiness comes to her in her new environment.

This novel would have rated 5 stars if the above-mentioned self-defeating psychology had not been repeated ad infinitum, page after page. Okay, small potatoes, but still...Poppy Alexander knows how to spin out this delightful story to keep your interest right up to the de rigeur happy ending.

Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager and NetGalley!

What a delight of a book. I love little free libraries and the magic they provide. This book reminded me of them.

Jess lives a predictable life. Her grandma dies, and she buys a cottage far away on a whim. There’s an empty phone book in her yard that she transforms into a library. She adjusts the quirky town and its people and maybe discovers some magic herself.

I really loved everyone and everything about this book. What a wonderful read to start off 2022.

They don't get cuter than this -- a library in a red phone box and the small village it brings together. Heartwarming doesn't even begin to cover it.

What a lovely, heartwarming book about new beginnings and the importance of finding and fulfilling your dreams. Thirty something Jess is at a turning point as she loses her job and the grandmother who raised her all at the same time. She sells her childhood home and literally on a whim she buys a run down picturesque cottage in a small village. There all sorts of lovely things happen and a bit of drama as she comes out of her shell and becomes part of the village. One of the books main plots is the power of books in our lives. This was a really nice book to read.

Thank you to Avon and HarperCollins for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

The Littlest Library by Poppy Alexander is a heartwarming, book-filled novel with a dash of romance. The story revolves around Jess, who has recently lost her grandmother. One day, she moves to the English countryside and finds out that she owns an old red telephone box. She decides to fill it with her late grandmother's cherished books. What is possible with the power of books?

Here is an emotional excerpt from Chapter 1:

"“Not now, but you will, and when you do—when you are ready—you will unpack these boxes and it will be like I am standing there beside you; all our memories, all our precious times together, wrapped up in these books . . . Trust me. You’ll see.”
But Jess did not see. She could not see how nearly thirty precious years spent with Mimi by her side could possibly be contained in the ten smallish boxes, each with Books in Mimi’s distinctive copperplate handwriting on the sealed lids...
Since Mimi died, the ten boxes had remained untouched, crouching in the corner of the newly decluttered sitting room in the little house they had shared for all those years. Jess allowed her grief at the loss to surface only in tiny increments. It was like a caged animal liable to consume her if she gave it too much freedom; and this, her own form of grief management, definitely didn’t include exploring any of the ten boxes—simultaneously her most precious and most distressing possessions."

Overall, The Littlest Library is a lovely novel about the power of books. This is the perfect book to read while you're curled up on the couch and looking for something light-hearted and cozy. One highlight of this book is that I absolutely love books about libraries and books. I did take off 1 star, because there wasn't much action in the plot. However, I'm sure many people can appreciate that about this book. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you're fan of books about books, I recommend that you check out this book when it comes out in July!