This is a wonderful feel-good book...after all it is mostly about books so what is not to love.
It is always a pleasure to have a slightly atypical female lead, in this case bookish and insular Elsie who loves her life in her little village with her small circle of friends and her larger collection of library regulars.
When Elsie's world threatens to crumble she finds her voice and steps up to lead the battle against the developers and the threat to her community.
There are some lovely characters in the book who bring the village to life and the will she won't she nature of the love interests keep the story fresh even as the books are threatened with damp and mould.
A great read for a rainy day!

There are days when all you need or want is a book of escapism and that is exactly what The Little Library on Cherry Lane is.

Elsie Martin has always lived in the same village so the village and her job in the library is her whole life. When change is threatened to both village and library Elsie has to find new courage and confidence to fight these changes. Nothing is ever simple and throw in some love interests and you have a lovely cosy read.

The little library on Cherry Lane is a very lovely story about a librarian who stands up to save the local library from being teared down. I absolutely loved Elsie, I felt a real connection with her, so it was a really adorable experience for me to read this book.

There is this cottagecore vibes on it and imagining this place brought me a lot of peace. The romance was really cute but Elsie friendships were much more interesting to me. I loved how much she cares about her people and how much they care about her, it was lovely to see how they take care of each other and got their backs.

This book actually reminded me how much libraries are important for a community, and also how much i miss spending some time at a library.

Thank you NetGalley and HQ Digital for the free ARC.

Elsie Martin has her dream job as a librarian working at the Cherry Lane Library, Meadowbank, Kent.. That is until

the developers move in, intent on demolishing the library to build housing, with the full backing of the local

authorities. Battle lines are drawn as Elsie and lovely people from the local community fight to save this

library, a community hub of activity. This is a very positive story about people coming together to preserve

what is dear to them. The book is uplifting and warm. I enjoyed it very much.

I loved this book it had all the elements that I love, libraries and books. The story was about a village library which the villagers relied on for all sorts of gatherings and coffee mornings as well as to borrow books. The characters were all lovely and the whole story just flowed along. It made me smile which is always a plus for me when I’m reading. I do enjoy Katie Ginger’s books and hope to read more in the future. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

It was so lovely to return to Meadow Bank.
Shy,quiet Elsie loves working in the library. It's her dream job but when the council decides to sell the land and knock it down to make way for affordable housing Elsie takes a stand and puts up a fight with the local community. Trouble is she hadn't reckoned on falling for Jacob who's in charge of the project.
I loved Elsie's passion, not just for the library but also the people who came daily. It is the hub of the community. I loved the way it brought people together. Libraries are so important.
I hope Katie returns to Meadowbank, perhaps we could find out more about Gemma, Orla and Scarlett.
Thanks to Netgalley and HQ for the ARC in return for an honest review.

One of my favourite authors and Katie doesn't disappoint at all, loved the mention of characters I have read about previously and still love the village life where all these amazing characters live, I want to go and live there too!
As usual the storyline was brilliant and I love how descriptive the village and all its people sound
Another brilliant read I couldn't put it down!

Hmm, I feel a bit disappointed and let down by this book. Although it began with a great premise and very promising characters, it steadily became a drag, and I found myself itching for something more.
Although I loved Elsie's character, for the most part, it wasn't enough to carry the book. I also constantly found myself frustrated by the two-dimensional nature of Jacob's character.

All in all, this was okay. I would read more from this author in future because I did love the way this book was written.

ARC was kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I love a book with community spirit, a really sweet read with enjoyable characters about saving the local library, standing up to development. Thank you netgalley for the advance copy.

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley #netgalley

Sweet til the last drop with this book. A great Xscape

Give me a book to do with books and I just have to read it, exactly how I felt about The Little Library on Cherry Lane.

Protagonist Elsie Martin was a great character and I warmed to her instantly. I was routing for her from the very start. She starts off as a quite shy and timid women but when she’s got something to fight for, she really goes for it.

I also liked love interest Jacob Yardley, even though he’s there to cause some trouble in town. From the first time we meet him it’s clear he’s not a bad guy but is only doing a job.

One of my main issues with the book was that so much time is spent with Elsie’s development and then it’s kind of wasted at the end. She wants to save the library and does all of this stuff herself, only really to have a man save it in the end.

An enjoyable light read depicting village life and the fight against overdevelopment. Well drawn set of characters, relatable in a close knit English village, with a mix of good and bad plus a good amount of quirky eccentricity. This is a feel good warm book whilst tackling the increasingly forgotten world of rural communities by developers who are governed by profit with little thought of the local impact they inflict. Modern problems of isolation, loneliness are at the core of this book with small communities becoming more cut off with locals being priced out of the housing market and services cut. Based around the local library which is a lifeline for many plus being a paradise for any booklover.

A quick and easy heartwarming read to cosy up with. There was a taster of Katie's next book at the end, set in the same village which I look forward to reading at some point.

Such a lovely book!
I do enjoy books set in either libraries or bookstores, and this one certainly hit the mark for me. I love seeing quiet characters find their inner strength, and I enjoyed watching Elsie stand up for her community and the job she loves.
Set in a beautiful community, it was easy to get yourself emotionally attached to many of the characters.
Funny and uplifting, I found this to be a very entertaining read.

I have enjoyed many of Katie Ginger’s previous books, and I love libraries, so The Little Library on Cherry Lane was an obvious choice for me.

I love Meadowbank, and the sense of community. It makes an excellent setting, and I love the characterful ducks! This story focuses on Elsie and her fight to keep the library open, after the council sells the land it is on.

I really liked Elsie, and very much enjoyed her journey over the course of the book. She starts out as very shy and nervous, however, her love for the library and the community that takes place in and around it, really brings her out of her shell.

I also liked Jacob, though I found it incredibly frustrating how long it took him to realise he didn’t just have to obey his father all the time! Once he started fighting for what he wanted, I liked him a whole lot more.

Though this story was rather stressful at times (I don’t particularly enjoy the whole evil corporate companies thing), I did really enjoy it. It kept me turning the pages, especially the last third or so.

Overall, this was a very enjoyable and heartwarming tale about fighting for what you want in life.

I was given a free copy of this book, my opinions are my own.

I received an ARC of, The Little Library on Cherry Lane, by Katie Ginger. I cannot imagine my library being closed down to build housing. I love Elsie and Winston, and the rest of the villagers who are trying to save the library. I really enjoyed this book.

Engaging story of a librarian who fights to save her library from developers who want to build homes on the land. She encourages the townspeople to fight with her.

Any book that focusses on a much-loved library and it’s book is a sure fire near for me.

The fictional village of Meadowbank sounded so gorgeous and is exactly the type of place I dream of living in. It enraptured me so much I started googling it to see if it was a real place I could move to. I really identified with Elsie, more so than any character I’ve read before. The description of how she has books covering her little cottage is exactly what my house looks like, and there’s just something about her personality that strikes a cord.

Parts of it are a little predictable, but not all of it; in fact I was definitely surprised with some of the plot points. But I don’t mind a bit of predictability when it gives me what I want. It was easy to read, funny, romantic, upbeat, cosy and warming.

There are a spectrum of fabulous characters - some more likeable than others - who are excellent foils for Elsie, and they’re all so real, none seem like a caricature.

For a ‘happily-ever-after’ type book, it does touch on some important topics - loneliness and isolation, grief, new motherhood, job loss, the loss of vital community hubs, and relationships.

If I had to be super picky, I’d say I felt the resolution at the end was a bit rushed given those particular characters’ opinions in the rest of the book, I felt it kind of came from nowhere, and I would have liked to have seen this explored a bit more.

This book has the ability to transport you wholly into this wonderful place, and make you smile no matter how you’re feeling.

An absolutely gorgeous read. True community spirit and divide. Love and the long road to accepting it. I can actually imagine this being a Hallmark movie. It's so well thought out and put together.
You find yourself engaging with each character.
Katie tells this story in such a way that you cannot deny that a Library isn't just a Library, it's so much more. Especially in smaller communities. Reading on a device might be handy but it doesn't replace books and they aren't always as inexpensive as one might think.

We meet insomniac Elsie who is a Librarian at Meadowbank Library and somewhat mousey, she lives with her cat Keats and her best friend Gemma lives next door with her girlfriend Orla and their baby girl. Karen is the Library Supervisor who prefers to read trash magazines than do her job. We are introduced to a host of other villagers who use the Library for a variety of reasons. From pensioners to young mums, they all have their stories and a love for the run down library,
Sadly, the library has been sold and is due to be knocked down, this is where Elsie takes matters into her own hands, she stands up against the handsome Jacob who is sent in to run things for his fathers construction company and her council boss Mr Reese - Hale. Jake and his father have Conrad who is very hard on his son and has a Jock Ewing kind of vibe. They have a rather strained and complex relationship
Will her efforts bare fruit or is she labouring under false pretences? Is love on the cards? Is the obvious option always the best fit? For any Gilmore Girls fans out there, at times I felt I was in Stars Hollow at one of the town meetings, and the community spirit feels very much like that of the folks from the show,

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did, it's definitely a 5 Star recommendation.
Thank you #netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC.

This is only the second book I have read from Katie Ginger, but it seems to me that her books are like a warm hug - gentle and soothing. I knew I would enjoy this book because I love books about libraries and bookshops - so I had to request this book from netgalley based on its title alone! Meet Elsie, the librarian who takes on the challenge of trying to save the library from demolition as the land is about to be used for a new housing development. Shy retiring Elsie becomes bolshier as the campaign grows. Will she find love along the way? This is a gentle read. It’s the type of book you should pick up when predictability would be a soothing bonus rather than a drawback. I’m definitely going to check out Katie Ginger’s other books now!

The little village of Meadowbank finds itself facing the loss of its library to make way for affordable housing. Librarian and passionate bibliophile Elsie takes it upon herself to rally the locals to try to save the important building - can she and her friends persuade developer Jacob to leave their library alone, and more importantly can she resolve her feelings towards the man who should be her enemy?

A sweet story, that strives to show how a library can be the heart of a community. I really liked the descriptions of the setting, from the duck pond to the gorgeous cottages, and I loved some of the characters - Winston was my particular favourite.

My first book by this author, but I doubt it will be my last!