Today it is my stop on the Blog Tour for this cosy and romantic festive read from Katie Ginger. Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to join the tour and for my copy of the ebook in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Book Description
On a grey, London day, Esme’s world crumbles around her when she loses her glitzy job on a top TV programme, her gorgeous, city-slicker boyfriend and her stunning apartment, all in one fell swoop just before Christmas.
Esme is forced suddenly to move back to her sleepy hometown of Sandchester, and despite the snow blanketing the roof and the fairy lights that twinkle in her rustic little cottage, everything is looking bleak. That is until she reconnects with an old crush and finds herself unexpectedly getting swept away.
But Joe, handsome and charming as he is, is not all he seems. Esme soon realises that he has a tragic past which he just might not be able to overcome…
Surrounded by her loving, if harebrained, family and with the support of her hilarious friends, Esme is determined to have a go at forging her own path, even if it all comes to nothing. But one question still lingers in her mind: will she find someone to kiss under the mistletoe this Christmas?
My Review
This such a brilliant and romantic read that is perfect to get cosy with in the lead up to the festive season, and one you will not want to put down.
Esme loves her job as a food technologist as she loves cooking and trying to share her skills. Esme has plucked up the courage to share her beloved Grandmothers recipe for a delicious chocolate cake with her boss, its once the conversation begins that Esme realises that the star of the TV show has actually stolen her idea and is saying the recipe is one of her own. Esme is shocked and pleads with her boss that the recipe is hers but without the evidence of the recipe book with her she is not believed and when put on the spot she is then fired.
With a great sense of betrayal Esme heads home to hope for some comfort from her boyfriend only for him to drop another bombshell that he has been seeing someone else and he wants to break up with her and for her to move out.
With her heart broken and now homeless Esme heads to the small town of Sandchester to her parents house where she grew up.
Esme's parents have some money saved and they offer Esme help to rent a property so she can get herself back on her feet and work out what she wants to do with her future.
The property she is shown by the handsome estate agent Joe, Is Mistletoe Cottage. Esme immediately falls in love with the dilapidated cottage and begins to make it her new home.
It is while setting up the cottage that Esme's friends from London suggest and idea to her that maybe she could set up a blog and share the recipes from her grandmothers recipe book.
Esme thinks this is a great plan and so she sets up Grandmas Kitchen. Things are slow at first and Esme suffers plenty of set backs when she begins. Luckily for Esme the lovely Joe is often around and popping in to help her. The two them do have a past together as they both grew up in the same area and went to school together. The two begin to spend more and more time together and they both enjoy each others company. But as the two get to know each other and begin to share secrets Esme begins to realise that the past is really hurting Joe and he is not keen to share the information with anyone.
Will Mistletoe Cottage weave its magic and help the two of them get over everything that has happened in their past and will it bring them together and let romance blossom or will it all be too much for the pair of them to deal with.
I loved this book from the first page to the last and I didn't wan to put it down. The writing style flows well and really does draw you into the story.
I loved getting to know Esme as she starts trying to rebuild her life again. You see her grow in strength and deal with all of the knocks that come her way with the help of her close group of friends and Joe.
Joe is a fantastic character to read about and you really get to see him blossom as you read through the book and his secrets are revealed.
There is a brilliant cast of characters within the book that support both Esme and Joe who at times will really make you giggle especially Esme's Mum and Dad, who often share too much information with Esme.
This is a brilliant five star festive treat that I'm sure you will all enjoy as much as I did.
Published by HQ Digital on 11th October 2019
Purchase links
Amazon UK ebook - https://amzn.to/2NL7fhq
Amazon UK paperback - https://amzn.to/2Y51uPP
Amazon US ebook - https://amzn.to/2XHxFR1
Kobo - https://bit.ly/2LP8Ujm
About the Author
KATIE GINGER lives in the South East of England, by the sea, and apart from holidays to very hot places where you can sit by a pool and drink cocktails as big your head, she wouldn't really want to be anywhere else. Snowflakes at Mistletoe Cottage is her third novel. She is also author of the Seafront series - The Little Theatre on the Seafront, shortlisted for the Katie Fforde Debut Novel of the Year award, and Summer Season on the Seafront.
When she's not writing, Katie spends her time drinking gin, or with her husband, trying to keep alive her two children: Ellie, who believes everything in life should be performed like a musical number from a West End show; and Sam, who is basically a monkey with a boy's face. And there's also their adorable King Charles Spaniel, Wotsit (yes, he is named after the crisps!).
Social Media
Website - www.keginger.com
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Twitter - www.twitter.com/@KatieGAuthor
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