Today I am pleased to share with you my review of this fantastic debut Novel from Kiley Dunbar. Thank you to Hera Books for my copy of the book for my honest review, and thank you to Tracy Fenton for inviting me to take part in the tour.
Book description
The path of true love never did run smooth…did it?
Kelsey Anderson is stuck in a rut so big, she’ll need a 4-wheel drive to get out. She’s just been made redundant from her dead-end job, and boyfriend Fran is so busy climbing up the career ladder that he’s forgotten how to have fun. She needs to change her life – and fast.
Stumbling across an advert for tour guides in Stratford-Upon-Avon seems like the perfect way to bring the sunshine back. In an impulsive move, she moves from her small Scottish village to Shakespeare’s birthplace, armed only with a suitcase and her battered copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets.
Kelsey quickly falls in love with the place, her job as a tourist guide allowing her to explore every inch of the picture-perfect town, from cosy cafes to the picturesque banks of the river.
But it’s not just the town that captures her heart, as she finds herself torn between the actors Will and Jonathan who both vie for her affections.
But will beautiful Peony, the lead actress at the Oklahoma theatre company where Jonathan is playing Oberon in A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, play a role in keeping Kelsey and Jonathan apart?
Or will flirtatious, charming Will, the fellow tour guide who has set his sights on Kelsey, keep the star-crossed lovers from finding their happy ending?
A gorgeously uplifting, feel good romance that will captivate readers of Holly Martin, Cathy Bramley and Milly Johnson.
My Review
I was really drawn to the book by the blurb on this and I really wasn't disappointed.
Kelsey is not happy with how her life is progressing at the moment and feels really stuck in a rut that she is desperate to get out of and have more fun. She has just lost her job, and her relationship feels like its hit a rough patch too. It is while she is looking at job adverts in the paper that she spots a job that she would love to do in Stratford-Upon-Avon. It is town that holds lots of memories for her and she would love to visit again. She applies for the job and is shocked to find out she's got it. She then has to break the news to not only her family and friends but her boyfriend Fran too. How will they all take the news, especially when it means moving from her small Scottish village to Stratford-Upon-Avon.
With the news broken to everyone it isn't long before her bags are packed and she's on the train to start her adventure.
Stratford-Upon-Avon is everything she remembered it to be from visits with her father and it isn't long before she soon gets settled into her new Job role as a tour guide. At first she is taught the ropes by another tour guide Will, but it doesn't take her long to build up the confidence and start doing tours on her own.
Once Kelsey settles into a routine with her fun new job she is soon making friends and does seem to spending a lot of time with Will but he is not the only man on the scene, as, during lunch at a nice street cafe Kelsey literally bumps into the gorgeous Jonathan who is staring as Oberon in a stage production of a Midsomer Nights Dream.
What follows in this book is the working adventure that Kelsey has over the summer season in Stratford-upon-Avon and could see her falling in love but who will it be with?
I really enjoyed this book from start finish. The Shakespeare references within the book are fantastic and really add to the story. I enjoyed reading about Kelsey and I think being in the town for the summer has a big impact on her and really gives her the confidence that's he was really lacking in. Also loved how well Kiley described the town, it is not somewhere I have visited before but it is now on my list of places I want to visit.
This debut novel from Kiley is brilliant and I can't wait to read what comes next.
One Summer's Night is published on the 6th March 2019
About the Author
Kelsey Anderson is stuck in a rut so big, she’ll need a 4-wheel drive to get out. She’s just been made redundant from her dead-end job, and boyfriend Fran is so busy climbing up the career ladder that he’s forgotten how to have fun. She needs to change her life – and fast.
Stumbling across an advert for tour guides in Stratford-Upon-Avon seems like the perfect way to bring the sunshine back. In an impulsive move, she moves from her small Scottish village to Shakespeare’s birthplace, armed only with a suitcase and her battered copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets.
Kelsey quickly falls in love with the place, her job as a tourist guide allowing her to explore every inch of the picture-perfect town, from cosy cafes to the picturesque banks of the river.
But it’s not just the town that captures her heart, as she finds herself torn between the actors Will and Jonathan who both vie for her affections.
But will beautiful Peony, the lead actress at the Oklahoma theatre company where Jonathan is playing Oberon in A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, play a role in keeping Kelsey and Jonathan apart?
Or will flirtatious, charming Will, the fellow tour guide who has set his sights on Kelsey, keep the star-crossed lovers from finding their happy ending?
A gorgeously uplifting, feel good romance that will captivate readers of Holly Martin, Cathy Bramley and Milly Johnson.
My Review
I was really drawn to the book by the blurb on this and I really wasn't disappointed.
Kelsey is not happy with how her life is progressing at the moment and feels really stuck in a rut that she is desperate to get out of and have more fun. She has just lost her job, and her relationship feels like its hit a rough patch too. It is while she is looking at job adverts in the paper that she spots a job that she would love to do in Stratford-Upon-Avon. It is town that holds lots of memories for her and she would love to visit again. She applies for the job and is shocked to find out she's got it. She then has to break the news to not only her family and friends but her boyfriend Fran too. How will they all take the news, especially when it means moving from her small Scottish village to Stratford-Upon-Avon.
With the news broken to everyone it isn't long before her bags are packed and she's on the train to start her adventure.
Stratford-Upon-Avon is everything she remembered it to be from visits with her father and it isn't long before she soon gets settled into her new Job role as a tour guide. At first she is taught the ropes by another tour guide Will, but it doesn't take her long to build up the confidence and start doing tours on her own.
Once Kelsey settles into a routine with her fun new job she is soon making friends and does seem to spending a lot of time with Will but he is not the only man on the scene, as, during lunch at a nice street cafe Kelsey literally bumps into the gorgeous Jonathan who is staring as Oberon in a stage production of a Midsomer Nights Dream.
What follows in this book is the working adventure that Kelsey has over the summer season in Stratford-upon-Avon and could see her falling in love but who will it be with?
I really enjoyed this book from start finish. The Shakespeare references within the book are fantastic and really add to the story. I enjoyed reading about Kelsey and I think being in the town for the summer has a big impact on her and really gives her the confidence that's he was really lacking in. Also loved how well Kiley described the town, it is not somewhere I have visited before but it is now on my list of places I want to visit.
This debut novel from Kiley is brilliant and I can't wait to read what comes next.
One Summer's Night is published on the 6th March 2019
About the Author
KILEY DUNBAR
I’ve spent the last decade teaching English Literature at a University in the North of England. This involved researching and writing for academic publications (stuff that only a handful of fusty boffins will ever read). I’ve finally turned my hand to writing the romantic fiction I’ve always dreamed of and I hope my readers enjoy my sweet and feisty characters and dreamy locations.
The heroine of my first novel One Summer's Night works as a tour guide in the beautiful theatre town of Stratford-upon-Avon. I too spent a working summer in Stratford where I found my very own leading man. We got engaged four days after we met. This tells you that I’m A) not exactly risk averse and B) a true romantic.
Twenty years on we live in Cheshire with our kids and Bedlington Terrier.
I’m a proud Romantic Novelists Association Member and in 2019 I’ll graduate from the New Writers Scheme which really helped me shape my debut novel.
You can find Kiley on Twitter -www.twitter.com/kileydunbar
and this book is published by Hera Books - www.twitter.com/herabooks
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and I hope you enjoyed my review.
No comments:
Post a Comment