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Together Again at the Cornish Country Hospital by Jo Barlett #Review

  Jo Bartlett's new series continues with Together Again at the Cornish Country Hospital . It was published by Boldwood Books on April 3rd. You can read my reviews of the others in the series here: Welcome to the Cornish Country Hospital and Finding Friends at the Cornish Country Hospital and  A Sound Family at the Cornish Country Hospital Lessons in Love at the Cornish Country Hospital A lost love... A&E Nurse Amy Spencer lives a very ordinary life in Port Kara. She loves her job at the hospital and has a great group of friends, but there is something or someone, missing from her life. Amyā€™s tried dating but no one ever compares with the one boy that got away ā€“Lijah Byrne. A surprise arrival... Lijahā€™s life since he left Port Kara has been what dreams are made of. But lately Lijah has started to feel hollow ā€“the fame and celebrity he once craved now makes him feel trapped. The only place heā€™s ever felt safe is Port Kara...so maybe itā€™s time to go back home? A reunion...

The Never Have I Ever Club by Mary Jayne Baker #Review

Welcome to The Never Have I Ever Club which was published by Aria on 18th June. 

Robyn Bloom thought Ash Barnes was the love of her life ā€“ until one day he announced he was leaving her to fly halfway across the world.

Months later, Robyn is struggling to move on ā€“ but then she has a brainwave: The Never Have I Ever Club. Her handsome next-door neighbour Will helps her bring their fellow Yorkshire villagers together for some carpe-diem-inspired fun.
From burlesque dancing to Swedish massages, everyone has plenty of bucket-list activities to try, but it doesn't take long for Robyn to realise what ā€“ or who ā€“ her heart truly desires: Will.
There's just one problem: he's Ash's twin brother. 

Make that two problems: Ash is moving home... and he wants Robyn back. 

Mary Jayne Baker is the recipient of the RNA Romantic Comedy Award for A Question of Us

My Thoughts

I thoroughly enjoyed this romcom with its emphasis on second chances and testing the boundary between family and friendship. Robyn is a perfect central character, with a self-deprecating side and an independent but always kind approach to life.  You are also introduced to a range of characters. What they all have in common is a desire to be kind to their neighbours and to relish the feeling of community and friendship which seems to spread through the village. 
    The twins add a lot of interest to the story so that you can compare and contrast the two and see what is appealing to Robyn in the end. I also loved the humour in the story as the generations come together and make it clear that age is not always a barrier to trying out new things. This is a thoroughly enjoyable read which also involves you into the quandary which Robyn finds herself- which twin to choose?

In short: A rom com to savour.

About the Author

Mary Jayne Baker grew up in rural West Yorkshire, right in the heart of BrontĆ« countryā€¦ and she's still there. After graduating from Durham University with a degree in English Literature, she dallied with living in cities including London, Nottingham and Cambridge, but eventually came back with her own romantic hero in tow to her beloved Dales, where she first started telling stories about heroines with flaws and the men who love them.

Mary Jayneā€™s novel A Question of Us was the winner of the Romantic Novelistsā€™ Associationā€™s Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Award 2020. She also writes uplifting womenā€™s fiction as Lisa Swift.
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Book link: Amazon UK 
Thanks to Mary Jayne Baker, and Victoria Joss of Aria Books for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 

 

 


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