Book Synopsis:
This Christmas will be the most special of them all…
Elderly widow Sabine knows this will be her last Christmas in her beloved home, Mitras Castle. Determined to make it just like the ones she remembers from her childhood, she employs Dido Jones of Heavenly Houseparties to help with the big day.
Dido is enchanted by the castle as soon as she steps through the imposing front door. And as Christmas day approaches, her feeling of connection to the old house runs deeper than she first thought. But when the snow begins to fall and Sabine’s family arrive at the house – including Dido’s teenage crush Xan – tensions rise around the castle’s future and long-buried mysteries begin to unravel…
As past secrets come to light, can this still be a magical Christmas to remember?
Last Christmas At The Castle is available in ebook and hardback now. You can purchase your copy using the links below.
My Review:
I’m a huge fan of this author and I always look forward to her Christmas books each year, so you can imagine my excitement when I was invited on the blog tour for Last Christmas At The Castle. Once again the author has written a feel good, absorbing and festive read which will help get readers into the festive spirit.
Firstly I love a good Christmas read. There’s nothing nicer than snuggling up as the weather gets colder and reading to get you into the festive spirit. As the books says it’s never too early to get excited for Christmas and I wholeheartedly agree with that! This book helps to bring to life all those magical Christmases you had as a child and hope to recreate with your own family. I loved all the wonderful descriptions of a traditional family Christmas with friends, family and lots of yummy food. Just a warning, don’t eat this book whilst hungry!
The author’s wonderful descriptions made me feel like I was actually there experiencing everything alongside the characters. I felt like I could really imagine the beautiful countryside and could see the characters doing the ice skating on the lake. The characters were all fabulous creations who I enjoyed following throughout the book. I especially loved Dido who definitely warmed my heart with her attempts to always see the best in people and wanting to make everyone happy. I wasn’t sure about Sabrine however as she didn’t seem a very nice person and seemed to use her money to try and manipulation people to do what she wants so she can get her own way.
Overall I really enjoyed this book which has made me very excited for Christmas. I was quickly drawn into the story and found the book hard to put down as I so wanted to find out what would happen next. The storyline was surprisingly gripping with lots of secrets and surprisingly revelations being revealed. I thought the ending was wonderfully heart warming and I felt very sad when the book ended as I had to leave the characters and the castle behind.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Transworld for my copy of this book via netgalley.
About The Author:
Trisha Ashley’s Sunday Times bestselling novels have sold over one million copies in the UK and have twice been shortlisted for the Melissa Nathan award for Romantic Comedy. Every Woman for Herself was nominated by magazine readers as one of the top three romantic novels in the last fifty years.
Trisha lives in North Wales. For more information about her please visit http://www.Facebook.com/TrishaAshleyBooks or follow her on Twitter @trishaashley.
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This is on my tbr for nearer Christmas. Sounds lovely! Like you, I really enjoy this author’s Christmas books. All her books actually!
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