Today it is my stop on the blog tour for A Perfect Cornish Summer by Phillipa Ashley, I was looking forward to reading my first Summer read of 2019 and now I am going to share my thoughts with you.
My Review
I cannot resist a novel set on the Cornish coast and having
previously enjoyed novels by Phillipa Ashley I swiftly added A Perfect Cornish
Summer to my TBR pile!
There are a lot of characters in this book with two storylines
that weave perfectly together. Sam is one of our leading characters who is in
charge of the Porthmellow Summer Festival with the help from local volunteers
and the newbie in town Chloe. Chloe has parted from her husband but her
relationship with her daughter is breaking her heart, she is ready to create a
new life for herself in Porthmellow but wishes she could get through to her
daughter. When the headline chef for the festival pulls out Chloe gets straight
on the case and secures none other than well known chef Gabe but unbeknown to
her Gabe and Sam have history together so will he be welcomed back with open
arms?
Phillipa Ashley has certainly poured the charm of the Cornish
coast into this novel creating an idyllic community focused setting and added
to that the characters all have their Cornish ways and sayings especially the
beloved Troy. There is a sweet sprinkling of romance running through the
storyline as well as touching on a couple of more delicate family matters.
Although most of the storyline was rather predictable the situation between Sam,
Gabe and her brother Ryan did manage to hide some of the finer details.
This book is perfect if you are looking for a simple
storyline to take on your holidays with you, I did enjoy this novel especially
the setting and the likeable characters I just feel that there wasn’t a lot of
depth to the storyline so as much as it entertained me I don’t feel it will be
one that will stick in my mind a few weeks down the line. I actually found
myself more invested in Chloe and her daughter and kept hoping for more to come
from them but their storyline was the secondary in this novel so if the author
was to do another book to follow their storyline I would definitely pick that
one up.
A Perfect Cornish Summer is available now on Kindle and is due for release in paperback on 16th May
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