Book Synopsis:
The fairy lights are sparkling on the Sunnybrook village green tree and festive excitement is in the air – and at least one Little Duck Pond Cafe regular is going to have the best Christmas ever!
My Review:
Oh how I love Rosie’s books. They are always so wonderfully heart warming and I always look forward to a new book from her.
I’ve always loved hanging out in Sunnybrook and it was wonderful to be able to follow the lovely residents in the run up to Christmas. This book sees Jaz become the main character and I enjoyed the fly on the wall glimpse into the village festive celebrations through her eyes. I especially loved how the author includes the children’s point of view so that the reader gets to experience the magic of Christmas through their eyes. It made me very nostalgic for my childhood Christmasses at my Grandparents and my belief I could hear jingle bells outside. (My sister says she heard them too so we now believe it was my grandpa standing under our window shaking some bells). There is also a hint of romance as Jaz grows closer to Milo and I found I had to keep reading to see if she’d overcome her fears of getting hurt to take a chance with him.
The book had a lovely pace to it and I soon found myself caught up in the story. It was so nice hanging out in the village again with characters that I’ve grown really fond of over the series. There were a few new residents who I enjoyed meeting and I look forward to learning more about them in future books. If you’re looking for a heartwarming read to help get you into the festive spirit then I highly recommend this book.
Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto this blog blast and for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Rosie has been scribbling stories ever since she was little. Back then, they were rip-roaring adventure tales with a young heroine in perilous danger of falling off a cliff or being tied up by ‘the baddies’. Thankfully, Rosie has moved on somewhat, and now much prefers to write romantic comedies that melt your heart and make you smile, with really not much perilous danger involved at all – unless you count the heroine losing her heart in love.
Rosie’s Little Duck Pond Cafe series of novellas is centred around life in a village cafe and each book can be read as a stand-alone story.
Look out for ‘A Cosy Cottage Escape’, out in September 2023, and ‘A Winter Wonderland’ for Christmas 2023.
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