Published August 17, 2013
About the Book:
Meet Dorothy Jarrow: devotedly unsexy librarian
Buttoned-up book lover DJ is all sensible shoes, drab skirts and studious glasses. After an ill-advised spring-break-fueled fling left her mortified, she's committed to her prim and proper look. When she's hired by a rural library in middle-of-nowhere Kansas, she finally has the lifestyle to match-and she can't wait to get her admin on.
But it's clear from day one that the small-town library is more interested in circulating rumors than books. DJ has to organize her unloved library, win over oddball employees and avoid her flamboyant landlady's attempts to set her up with the town pharmacist. Especially that last part-because it turns out handsome Scott Sanderson is her old vacation fling! She is not sure whether to be relieved or offended when he doesn't seem to recognize her. But with every meeting, DJ finds herself secretly wondering what it would be like to take off her glasses, unpin her bun and reveal the inner vixen she's been hiding from everyone-including herself.
My Thoughts:
I'm normally not a reader of romance novels, but this book caught my eye several times at my library. The cute cover (isn't is adorable!!!) and the title let on that a library probably played a part in it somehow. Seeing as I'm going to school to a librarian, I was intrigued. I finally checked it out this week after reading the back and finding out that it was definitely about a library/librarian. It became a must read!
Though not normally my preferred genre of books, if all romance novels were like this one, I would be reading many more of them. The few I've read in the past seem like the plot is just loosely arranged around all the sexual encounters that are the real purpose of the books. This book has a real story to it, and it's a cute one. There is actual character development, interesting supporting characters, and it even lightly touches on some complex issues such as suicide, homosexuality, gender biases, autism, and others. The book has much more to it than the typical romance novel, and I really enjoyed it. The Dewey Decimal chapter headings were a really fun/cute bonus, and I adored DJ's adorable dog, Dew, who plays a big role in the story. There is also a really great moment with a character who is an adult with autism that I really loved. Great book!
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