12 Mar 2019

New Starts and Cherry Tarts at the Cosy Kettle by Liz Eeles


About this Book:
After yet another failed romance, twenty-six-year-old Callie Fulbright is giving up on love. She’s determined to throw all her efforts into her very own, brand-new café: The Cosy Kettle. Serving hot tea, cherry tarts and a welcoming smile to the friendly locals proves to be the perfect distraction, and Callie feels a flush of pride at the fledging business she’s built.
But her new-found confidence is soon put to the test when her gorgeous ex reappears in the quaint little village. She’ll never forget the heartache Noah caused her years ago, but when they bump into each other on the cobbled streets of Honeyford she can’t help but feel a flutter in her chest… 


As Callie and Noah share laughter and memories, she starts to wonder if this could be her second chance at happiness. But when Callie discovers that someone is mysteriously trying to ruin the café’s reputation… she has an awful suspicion that Noah knows who’s involved. Was she wrong to ever trust him again? And can she find out who’s behind the lies and rumours, before it’s too late for the Cosy Kettle?
Quick Review: 
I finished this e-book last night, thanks to netgalley I managed to read this book a month before the publication date. I throughly enjoyed this book and wish I could love to Honeyford!
Main Review:
Having to give up her life to look after her grandad or Gramps as she calls him. Working in the local bookshop, her life changes when a new owner takes over and incomes Flora. Flora helps Callie by giving her the money to set up the new cafe, then the Shalwey brothers come back to Honeyford and upset Callie in more ways than one. By creating a cafe in their new hotel they plan on building  will that affect Callie and create a negative impact onto her new business venture. Along with the Shalwey brothers, Callie has a nasty troll bad mouthing the cafe/bookshop and is determined to find out who it is and why they are doing it.

Personal Thoughts:
Did anyone else think they wanted to move to Honeyford and work in the bookshop and open up a little cafe in the back. To me, that sounds like my dream job/lifestyle. 
I also loved Gramps and the way he was written, he sounded hilarious especially the way he has his new lifestyle and the storyline with the tree's!

If you want to read this book, it’s out now!
Buy it here: Amazon

3 Mar 2019

Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop by Rebecca Raisin

"A swanky job as a Michelin-Starred Sous Chef, a loving husband and future children scheduled for exactly January 2021.
That’s until she comes home one day to find her husband’s pre-packed bag and a confession that he's had an affair. Heartbroken and devastated, Rosie drowns her sorrows in a glass (or three) of wine, only to discover the following morning that she has spontaneously invested in a bright pink campervan to facilitate her grand plans to travel the country. Now, Rosie is about to embark on the trip of a lifetime, and the chance to change her life! With Poppy, her new-found travelling tea shop in tow, nothing could go wrong, could it…? 



I was lucky enough to be able to read this book a month before it is published as an e-book or 4 months as a paperback  thanks to NetGalley!

Quick Thoughts:
I loved this story and wanted to join Rosie, Aria and the camper-vans. I’ve never liked flavoured teas or tea or any sort, but this story has made me really want to make some tea! This book has also got two male interests: Max & Ollie but someone has a secret, but who has it or is there more than one?!

Main Review:

Rosie finds out her husband is having an affair on her birthday, so she quits her sous chef job at the high end restaurant, 

drinks a lot of wine one night, wakes up to find she has purchased a camper van named Poppy

Rosie decided to change her well planned life and goes travelling and sell comfort food and different tea blends. 

When she pulls up to her  first ever camp site, she meets Aria who is a fellow camper and uses her van as a book shop. Together, the girls bond instantly and set up businesses that go hand in hand; books (Aria’s) and food & tea blends (Rosie) 


Both girls are single due to their partners, but Aria's story is completely different to Rosies's but Aria is a booklover and uses her knowledge of the romance genre to try and play cupid with Rosie and Max (Rosie's ex-husband boss). 
However, Rosie is also creating a bond with Oliver, who met through the campervan forum. 

Personal Thoughts:I know I said this is my quick thoughts but, but I generally felt like I was travelling along side Rosie and Aria, going to the festivals, drinking the tea blends (which sound delicious but I can never drink them☹️) and felt like I was experiencing it all alongside them. 

 If anyone wants to buy the book here is the links and release dates: 

Paperback - 16/05/2019
Kindle Ebook - 03/03/2019

I’m off to go find myself a campervan and go travelling!