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Maddy's Christmas Wedding by Rosie Green #LittleDuckPondCafeBook37#review

  Here we are at Book 37 in the Little Duck Pond Cafe series! Maddie's Christmas Wedding is the latest novella by Rosie Green.   With the wedding of the year approaching, excitement is running high at the café! But there's just one problem. Maddy is grappling with a secret. Could it derail all of hers and Jack's glorious plans for their big day? Will there actually be a wedding?   My Thoughts In this latest festive story, we are taken out of Sunnybrook, in fact, out of the country and taken for a wintry stay in Lapland. It is Maddy's hen party gathering so some of the Little Duck Pond characters are along too. The story continues on from the earlier Cosy Nights and Snowball Fights . The setting is idyllic and so different to life at home. Everything shimmers and shines in the snow and the temperatures are extreme. Maddy should be having the time of her life but she finds that she has a lot on her mind and a heartbreaking decision to make.     With the men le...
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This Year Maybe by Liz Hinds #Review #Aliss'sAdventuresBook2

I am delighted to feature Liz Hind's romcom, This Year Maybe on the blog today. Last July, I enjoyed The Dog-Walking Club so much - you can read my review here. 

 
Alison and David have been engaged for so long that even Alison’s mother has given up asking when, but it’s second time around for both of them and they’re not in any particular hurry.

That said, Alison is beginning to wonder if living with her has put David off the idea of marriage so when he suggests they set a date she is delighted. But that date is six months’ away and a lot can happen in six months – especially if you’re Alison!

 

‘My son’s been arrested, Great-aunt Millie’s fallen in love, my best friend suspects her husband of having an affair, and I still need to lose weight. How on earth can I think about getting married?’


My Thoughts

 This is a thoroughly enjoyable read with some genuinely funny parts and a range of lively characters. Alison's characters is both likeable and relatable and her family do raise a smile. There are plenty of subplots concerning her friends and family and at one point, I was left wondering just what could happen next! Alison's life is certainly chaotic and unexpected. There are some real human touches and the relationship between Alison and her mother does take a surprising turn which shows you that sometimes, behaviour is rooted right back in the past.

    I particularly enjoyed the cameo characters who came into Alison's life. The vicar's pre-marriage course made me laugh and as for Great Aunt Millie - she is an absolute hoot! David's calm persona is a real contrast to Alison's complicated life and he seems to be just what she needs. This is the second in a series but it can be read as a standalone- I did. 

In short: The road to the altar is a bumpy one, indeed!

  

About the Author


I’m a golden-retriever-loving granny, who enjoys walking by the sea or in the woods, who eats too much chocolate, and who gets over-excited when the Welsh team plays rugby.

I have self-published two novels, This Time Last Year, and The Dog-walking Club, but I'm also an experienced freelance writer and author of several non-fiction books published by Hodder & Stoughton, Scripture Union and Kevin Mayhew.

Social media links:

My everyday blog: www.liz-and-harvey.blogspot.com

My writing blog: http://notanotherwannabewriter.blogspot.com/


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Book link:  Amazon UK  |  Amazon US

Thanks to Liz Hinds and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 
 
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