This is the sequel to "The Christmas Bookshop". It was just as quaint as the first book, followed the same characters, and added in a couple new ones. This one was more heavily based around Carmen and mentions less of her sister, Sofia, and her nieces and nephews than the first book as the dynamics change. Carmen does some shop remodeling to try to make more money because there's a new hot shot in town that's trying to buy up all the stores on the block and turn them into bulk tourist shops that sell stereotypical Scottish paraphernalia 🤢 She also trys to put herself back out into the world to feel more like her age. 

The part I wait for through the whole book happens at the very end, which left me feeling kind of unsatisfied. My rating for romance is 💖