This was charming to read, though some times it got a little too cute. Some of the writing felt a little forced into the epistolary style at times. The main character was mostly delightful, though I had to ignore some of her more Mary Sue-ish characteristics - everyone loves her instantly (except for those who end up being evil, of course), she has multiple love interests who fall head over heals the moment they meet her, but of course she's not perfect because she loses her temper and throws things sometimes. There were also some moments that I liked in theory, but that kind of took me out of the moment because they felt too modern. E.g., some of Juliet's more #girlboss moments, or when one of the characters is revealed to be a "homosexual," none of the characters - from a small island town living in 1946 - have the slightest qualm about that. (Not that I wanted the characters to be prejudiced or anything, but it just didn't seem realistic for the times?) The language also took me out of it at times - it was very obviously written in the 21st century and not 1946. That said, the book was charming, and I did enjoy reading about the enchanting quirky group of small town folks - who gathered together in tough times by accidentally forming a society based around books.