This book is You've Got Mail . Which in turn is The Shop Around the Corner . Which in turn made it nearly impossible for me to dislike, due to the fact that I love those two stories. Even if this particular version was so tooth-achingly cutesy, I found myself reeled in. Ah the frustration at that. And then add the unsettling realization that I am eerily similar to the main character. That just adds flames to the frustration. So yes, I liked this book. Is it absolutely, over-the-moon brilliant? No. Has it been done before, in better ways? Yes. But I still liked it. And my Slytherin soul shames me for it.