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The Book Swap
By: Tessa Bickers
The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers is a cute, easy read. One way that I would describe it is a Hallmark movie in a book. The story follows Erin and James's point of view, depending on the chapter. Erin and James have a history dating back to high school. The two were once a best friend trio with a girl named Bonnie, but their trio goes up in smoke when people feel betrayed by a person, they trust the most. Fast forward a good amount of time, and they find themselves in London, not knowing the other one is there. While in London, Erin donates some of her books to a community take-a-book, leave-a-book library. Little does Erin know that one of her prized possessions ended up at the library as well, her deeply annotated copy of To Kill a Mockingbird. Once she realizes, she goes back day after day to see if it is returned to find one day that it’s been returned, and in the margins under her annotations are fresh notes and a note saying to meet him in the copy of Great Expectations. This is the start of a pen pal, a friendship, and maybe even them falling in love with each other without knowing who the other person is. Through their favorite books, they both open up and are vulnerable, but little does Erin know that her new “mystery man” is the one she swore she would never forgive. Now Erin has some decisions to make. Overall, I found this book to be an easy read that reminded me of a classic Hallmark rom-com.