Today it is my stop on the Blog Tour for this festive new release from Samantha Tonge. Thank you to Aria Fiction for my copy of the ebook in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Book Description
This Christmas fall in love with the town of Chesterwood...
Christmas is meant to be a time of giving, so with Chesterwood food bank under risk of closure Fern knows just what to do to save it. She's going to get the town to create a living advent calendar.
Fern, and her best friends, call for help from the local community to bring this calendar to life. When Kit, the new man in town, offers his assistance Fern's heart can't help but skip a beat (or two).
As they grow ever closer, Fern must admit that Kit's breaking down the barriers she built after the death of her husband. But his past is holding him back and Fern doesn't know how to reach him. No matter how hard she tries.
In this town, Kit's not the only one with secrets. Domestic goddess Cara is behaving oddly, burning meals in the oven and clothes whilst ironing, and Davina's perfect children are causing trouble at school leaving her son, Jasper, desperately unhappy.
Can the Christmas Calendar Girls find a way to bring the community together in time to save the food bank, while still supporting their families and each other? Can Fern find love again with Kit?
This is a story about kindness and letting go of the past. It's about looking out for your neighbours and about making every day feel like Christmas.
My Review
After reading all of the previous releases from Samantha Tonge, I was so excited to have been offered the opportunity to read and review this latest release, and I was not disappointed. It is Christmas feel good fiction at its best. It is highly addictive, will keep you absorbed until the very last page, and will leave you with a warm glow.
Welcome to Christmas in the town of Chesterwood.
Three best friends, Fern, Cara and Davina are all looking forward to the festive season. They are making plans to make Christmas special for their children.
It is while making plans that Fern finds out about the struggles their local food bank is having and is at risk of closure. Those within the local community who rely on this service for help could find themselves struggling even more.
Fern decides as it is the season of giving, she needs to help and sets up the living advent calendar. With help from Cara and Davina fern gets the whole community involved in this venture and help bring them all together.
As the community all begin to get involved Fern starts to spend more time with her new friend Kit and there is a spark between the two of them, however is Fern ready to start dating someone else, or is she still grieving after the death of her beloved husband, Adam. Kit is also hiding secrets from Fern, secrets he believes will just lead to more hurt.
Kit is not the only one with secrets though, as Cara, usually a domestic goddess is not keeping things together and is even beginning to burn food and even clothes whilst ironing. Davina is having problems too. Hers are with her twin boys who normally have impeccable behaviour but something has happened between the pair and it has left Jasper very unhappy.
Can the three friends bring the community together and help save the local food bank whilst also supporting each other as all of the secrets are slowly revealed. and will Fern and Kit fall in love?
I loved this book from start to finish. It is written so well and will lift your spirits just in time for the beginning of the festive season.
I loved the closeness of Cara, Davina and Fern. They all do their best to be there for each other and help each other out whenever its needed. Its great that all of their children get on too.
Fern has had a lot of sadness in her past after the death of her beloved husband, Adam. She is doing all she can to help her daughter Lily get over the death of her father too. it is obvious that the two of them are very close. This is why she struggles with her feeling for Kit.
Cara is really struggling with keeping on top of everything like she normally does and you will be shocked when you find out why.
Davina is doing all she can to try and sort out the dispute and upset between her twin boys but all becomes clear on Christmas Eve.
I can really understand once Kits secrets are revealed why he wanted to keep them to himself.
I did enjoy reading about the spark of romance between Fern and Kit and I was really hoping that it would all work out for the pair.
This is a brilliant festive read and one you will not be disappointed you purchased.
Published by Aria on 3rd October 2019
Purchase Links
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About the Author
Samantha Tonge lives in Manchester UK with her husband and children. She studied German and French at university and has worked abroad, including a stint at Disneyland Paris. She has travelled widely.
When not writing she passes her days cycling, baking and drinking coffee. Samantha has sold many dozens of short stories to women's magazines.
She is represented by the Darley Anderson literary agency. In 2013, she landed a publishing deal for romantic comedy fiction with HQDigital at HarperCollins and in 2014, her bestselling debut, Doubting Abbey, was shortlisted for the Festival of Romantic Fiction best Ebook award. In 2015 her summer novel, Game of Scones, hit #5 in the UK Kindle chart and won the Love Stories Awards Best Romantic Ebook category. In 2018 Forgive Me Not, heralded a new direction into darker women's fiction with publisher Canelo. In 2019 she was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association romantic comedy award.
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