The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend

by Katarina Bivald

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Sara travels from Sweden to Iowa at the persuasion of her pen pal, Amy for a summer holiday. They are a bonded pair over their love of books and simple pleasures in life. Upon arriving in Broken Wheel, Iowa, Sara learns her dear friend Amy has passed away from an extended illness. The townsfolk talk Sara into staying as originally planned at Amy's house and she quickly learns that the people are a small, tight-knit community.

The people of Broken Wheel have ever evolving motives when it comes to Sara's presence in their town. Originally they plan to give her the holiday that Amy had planned to, in honor of her. As Sara processes her loss and vulnerability in a completely foreign territory, she has the idea to open a bookstore filled with all of Amy's books, in her own way of honoring Amy. The townspeople back it, help accommodate Sara in putting it together, even if they think the idea is a dud. However, Amy's store begins to receive foot traffic from the people of Hope, a rival neighboring "snooty" town. This is where the motives of Broken Wheel change, and the book gets it's name. 

The meddling town is full of quirky, funny, forgivable, lovable characters that you find making you smile right from the beginning. A charming story, with the predictable yet highly anticipated ending you were hoping for. The perfect rom-com.

  There's a quote on the cover of the book that absolutely nails my opinion of it:

"One of those books you want to live in for a little while."

Favorite Quotes:

 “People were strange like that. They could be completely uninterested in you, but the moment you picked up a book, you were the one being rude.” 

 “Don’t ever argue with an idiot. They’ll drag you down to their level and then beat you with their experience.” 

 Genre:

Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Women's, Romance

**This book is an excellent one to check off of reading challenges. It is translated from Swedish and it is also a book about books.**