March 2017, HarperCollins UK, 384 pages, Ebook, Review copy from NetGalley
Summary from HarperCollins
A summer of taking chances!
Rosie Hewitt’s
dream of opening a little French café on the Riviera is finally coming
true. She’s giving up on love and instead chasing her own perfect recipe
for happiness…
Only, she never expected the oh-so-sexy,
award-winning chef, Sebastian Groc, to set up a rival restaurant next
door – or for his freshly-baked croissants to smell quite so delicious.
But
with just a few days until she opens her doors and all her sugar-coated
dreams crumbling around her, Rosie isn’t prepared to give up without a
fight!
Nayu's thoughts
At the end of the
book there's a sample for another of Jennifer's books, described as a
'sparklingly brilliant romance'. Sparkling fits Rosie's story
perfectly. It has all the elements of the kind of read like this that
I enjoy. There's an issue with two sweet little girls, unrelated but
each with their own issues which makes their moments of joy precious.
So much seems to go wrong for Rosie around the same time, but slowly
life detangles and for a while it can be said she is happy. The next disruption is
huge and one I didn't see coming, but has me hoping wistfully for a
sequel.
There's just so much more to be explored, because whereas most
of the easy romances involving a shop focus on one character, Rosie's
tale focuses on several. For once I didn't find this confusing! Even
though I ended up taking a few weeks break part way through the novel
(not intentionally, life happened) I remembered what was going on
when I picked it up. I loved how empowering GeeGee's story plot is,
like Rosie she faces enormous life hurdles which test her to the
limits. Thankfully she too pulls through and gets a happy ending.
There is a good mix of parts that made me smile and teary. A big pull of the book was the fact Rosie has her own cafe - I love stories like because it sounds like a rewarding occupation, various aspects of owning a cafe crop up (including disgruntled customers) which made me content. The romance itself was sweet, not too heavy, and accurately portrayed the different types of relationships people have these days, such as those with a child from a previous relationship. not with the person they end up with. I can't
think of anything I'd want to change which is why this gets a perfect
grade. Grief, loss, unexpected events, friendship, family, and much
more are in this wonderful read!
Find out more on Jennifer's website.
Suggested read
If you like stories like this try this read about a cafe actually on a river (canal)! The
Canal Boat Cafe by Cressida McLaughlin, narrated by Jessica Ball
(Audiobook, Contemporary, Romance, 10/10E, short 'n' sweet review)
2 comments:
Thank you Nayu for a wonderful review. I'm so pleased you enjoyed Rosie.
You're most welcome! It's a fun read. ^o^
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