⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 stars for the book I basically Googled into existence. 😂💊📚 I’m a sucker for historical fiction, and as a pharmacist, I’ve been searching for a book about pharmacists because apparently reading about literally every other profession wasn’t enough. 😂 Then I found The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern. Inspired by a real life pharmacist who graduated from pharmacy school in the 1920s and continued working well into her 80s?! Say less. Prescription filled. 💊📚 Told through a dual timeline, the story follows Augusta Stern, a pharmacist who has recently retired very much against her will and is approaching her 80th birthday. She moves to a retirement community in Rallentando Springs, Florida, where she unexpectedly crosses paths with Irving Rifkin, the former delivery boy from her father’s pharmacy and, inconveniently, the man who broke her heart more than 60 years ago. 👀💔 My favorite quote: “Do you think women like us can ever have both? Can we have our work and have love? Or will we always have to choose?” In the 1920s, women were expected to make the home their priority, not build careers of their own. For Augusta, the question of whether she could have both a career she loved and a life filled with love was always lingering in the back of her mind. Historical fiction, pharmacy, second chance romance, and a little bit of magic? This book clearly understood the assignment. And apparently my very specific search history. 😂💊✨ Side Effects 💊: May cause a sudden belief that it’s never too late for love, second chances, or a little bit of magic. ✨💕 - @booksbythedose