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May 2024 by Vyacheslav Lebedev
Tiny place with helpful people
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February 2024 by Angela V.
Absolutely loved our visit to this bookstore at Pike Place Market! The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. They have a delightful selection of children's books, like the adorable Bernstein Bears Valentine's edition we found for my son. A charming spot to explore and find treasures!
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January 2024 by Trinity The Tuck
Cute book store. Fun location!
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December 2023 by Daniel Smith
Love it! Nice little store with a large selection. Friendly and helpful staff. I will say, some signage in Pike Place Market on the ground floor or near entrances would be helpful, as it was a little difficult to locate when the suite # starts with a 5 and the floor the bookstore is on is 4.
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October 2023 by Mary Micaella Q.
This was such a wonderful bookstore! I'm not much of a reader myself but something about this store drew me in and I found myself buying 3 books that I'm dying to read! I've already started one of the books and I can't seem to put it down. The store is a mix of used and new books and the prices vary. The workers there are amazing as well, some of the nicest people I've encountered. They are very friendly and want to make sure that you're satisfied with your purchases. Every time I visit Seattle, this book store will definitely be on my list of places to visit back to. If you visit Pike Market, make sure to drop by here! :)
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October 2023 by Amanda C.
Very cute store with a nice selection. Stop in!
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September 2023 by Meghan W.
I absolutely loved visiting this quaint used bookstore at Pike Place Market! It was a wonderful respite from the crowds, allowing me to partake in one of my favorite hobbies - searching for interesting old books. The shop has a good selection of books representing many genres and interests. Not only did I find two great books, but I also had the opportunity to converse with the shop's friendly and lively owner, David. He chatted with my husband and me about various things and even provided great tips about the city. I highly recommend visiting this bookstore! Even if you don't find a book that catches your fancy, the chat with David is worth the trip!
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July 2023 by Kris C.
The owner welcomes you and offers direction. I have found some reads along with postcards with lovely art displayed on them here! Bookmarks, journals, and postcards are a must to tie together a bookstore and they're found here. This is a small, quirky little bookstore that you must walk into while in the Pike Place area!
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May 2023 by Epic Heart Healing
Highly recommend this charming bookstore. It has an awesome assortment of titles to choose from. Above all, the atmosphere and the owner are vibrant, friendly, whimsical, and welcoming! My husband and I loved visiting this past week and meeting the owner David and browsing through the books! What a lovely bookshop. Also, his books are very reasonably priced. Visiting Lion Heart was our favorite part of this weekend. Check it out! You'll be glad you did!!!!
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March 2023 by Angel Olmos
I LOVE bookshops and this is the first one I stumbled past on my trips to Seattle, so I peaked my head in. What happened next was the nicest man poked his head out from behind the counter and greeted me with the most kindness and generosity I would’ve never expected from a stranger. Never before had I met a person with such a bubbly and upbeat personality than him. He regaled me tales of all the books I took interest in, and he was very knowledgeable on just about everything. Unfortunately, I left the store wanting to pick up some Camus but he had just sold his last copy the day before. Despite not buying a thing he was appreciative of me stopping by and hoped I’d stop by again. So two years later, that’s what I did. Out of all the time that had passed one memory stood out to me from pike place, and it was this very bookstore. So I’m my return I went looking for it and lo and behold that same upbeat demeanor found me again. I exchanged pleasantries and he greeted me in that same pleasant attitude. This time however was different, he had Camus! So I stocked up on the books I wanted and with great appreciation sent me on my way. It was fate that I saw him again, recently his mother had become Ill-and so he hasn’t been able to be open all the time, and that’s partly a reason why i believe he enforces a mask policy at his store but it’s a small price to pay for the livelihood of his family and those around him and that’s something I can deeply respect. Rarely do you meet a person who stays in your head over such a tumultuous time and I have got to tell you, this is one such person and place I highly recommend you stop by and do you your shopping at.
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March 2023 by G Fatima
Traveling to seattle and I wanted a book for my journey back. First off, the reviews were so awesome I was so tempted to visit. Took me an hour to find Lion heart book store cause it’s in one of the levels at Pike place and being such a small and crammed spot with many many stores was very hard to find. I totally will take the blame on my navigation skills but what was disappointing was calling multiple times and no one picked up my call - just for some tips or guidance.Next, the owner wasn’t in the store, there was this boy who no matter how well or how nicely I tried asking for tips on books or any details around books the only response I got was “unfortunately I don’t have any info, you have to look up the books” gosh! That wasn’t the help I was expecting and the boy refused to move from his spot or even try helping from the spot he was so comfortably perched on. No matter what, bad bad experience!
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March 2023 by Angel O.
I LOVE bookshops and this is the first one I stumbled past on my trips to Seattle, so I peaked my head in. What happened next was the nicest man poked his head out from behind the counter and greeted me with the most kindness and generosity I would've never expected from a stranger. Never before had I met a person with such a bubbly and upbeat personality than him. He regaled me tales of all the books I took interest in, and he was very knowledgeable on just about everything. Unfortunately, I left the store wanting to pick up some Camus but he had just sold his last copy the day before. Despite not buying a thing he was appreciative of me stopping by and hoped I'd stop by again. So two years later, that's what I did. Out of all the time that had passed one memory stood out to me from pike place, and it was this very bookstore. So I'm my return I went looking for it and lo and behold that same upbeat demeanor found me again. I exchanged pleasantries and he greeted me in that same pleasant attitude. This time however was different, he had Camus! So I stocked up on the books I wanted and with great appreciation sent me on my way. It was fate that I saw him again, recently his mother had become Ill-and so he hasn't been able to be open all the time, and that's partly a reason why i believe he enforces a mask policy at his store but it's a small price to pay for the livelihood of his family and those around him and that's something I can deeply respect. Rarely do you meet a person who stays in your head over such a tumultuous time and I have got to tell you, this is one such person and place I highly recommend you stop by and do you your shopping at.
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March 2023 by Fatima G.
Traveling to seattle and I wanted a book for my journey back. First off, the reviews were so awesome I was so tempted to visit. Took me an hour to find Lion heart book store cause it's in one of the levels at Pike place and being such a small and crammed spot with many many stores was very hard to find. I totally will take the blame on my navigation skills but what was disappointing was calling multiple times and no one picked up my call - just for some tips or guidance. Next the owner wasn't in the store, there was this boy who no matter how well or how nicely I tried asking for tips on books or any details around books the only response I got was "unfortunately I don't have any info, you have to look up the books" gosh! That wasn't the help I was expecting and the boy refused to move from his spot or even try helping from the spot he was so comfortably perched on. No matter what, bad bad experience!
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January 2023 by Alexander Cole
Came to Seattle for new years. My favorite part was meeting David, the store's owner. We had a lovely chat about the book I purchased. But the most valuable thing I left with was the interaction. Will definitely be coming in here everytime I'm in town.
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December 2022 by Neel Venugopal
The owner has a glowing personality and can answer any question you have about anything in the store. Truly a great experience, and can't recommend it enough if you like walking in book stores.
