New Beginnings at the Cosy Cat Cafe by Julie Haworth

 

New Beginnings at The Cosy Cat Café tells the story of Tori who, after being dumped and left stranded by her long-term boyfriend Ryan on a trip of a lifetime to Asia, returns home to the sleepy Sussex village of Blossom Heath with her tail between her legs and her dreams shattered. Donning her frilly apron to help her Mum, Joyce, behind the counter at The Cosy Cup Café, Tori starts to believe – with the help of a hunky fireman and a clowder of rescue cats - that perhaps the secret to her future happiness might lie closer to home than she ever thought possible.

It has been a long time since I have read a book with an uplifting cosy feel good vibe but that is exactly what I found in New Beginnings at the Cosy Cat Café by Julie Haworth. Now I admit I absolutely adore books that have start up businesses in them especially bakery and café ones so I kind of had an idea this book was going to be a winner for me before I even started the book.

Tori has been having an adventurous time travelling around Asia with partner Ryan when out of the blue he ends things between them. Tori heads home and with all her future plans now shattered she is at a loss until her mum offers her the opportunity to take over the Café and put her own stamp on the place. Touched by her time in Asia and the cat cafés she visited she has an idea that may also help other in the community of Blossom Heath.

I love that this book was set in Rye too as it is somewhere local so it makes this book feel so real and I found myself getting pulled into the excitement of Tori’s plans for the Cosy Cat Café. We get to see the hoops she has to go through to try and get her idea off the ground, with the support of those around her but also the reservations of others to deal with too.

Community spirit is certainly at the heart of this book and friendships old and new as well as a fizzing romance all help to make this book an absolute joy to read. It highlights that if we all work together a lot more than our actions and ideas can often help other people too.

This was certainly the perfect book at the purrrfect time for me.

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