I've had an ARC of this for a very long time, but hadn't managed to get around to it yet. I saw it tucked in the middle of one of the teetering stacks atop my bookshelf, and I knew the moment was right. 
 A lot of what I liked about this book is that very idea -- a big part of the way a book connects with you (or doesn't) hangs on whether or not it comes to you at the right time. The Storied Life of A.K. Fikry is a book for book lovers, and certainly for booksellers. It was fast-paced, charming, engaging, full of characters with whom I related, touching and sentimental without being cloying. It talks about the importance of the written and spoken word, of the power of language in bringing people together. It was just really, truly lovely. I am more conservative with my five-star ratings these days, but I think A.J. Fikry and his bookshop have earned it.