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So This is Christmas by Helen Rolfe #Review

  Get in the festive spirit with Helen Rolfe's latest novel, So This is Christmas. It was published by Boldwood Books on August 24th. Care assistant Sophie loves the holidays, and nothing makes her feel more festive than helping 82-year-old resident Bea keep in touch with her old friend Greta. In their Christmas letters, the women update each other on their lives – Bea’s in the quiet residential home in London, Greta’s in the heart of Vienna and the grand Wynter Hotel. But everything changes when Bea passes away before Sophie’s had a chance to post this year’s letter. Devastated, Sophie struggles to imagine this Christmas without her dear friend. But then Sophie finds one last note from Bea – and this time, it’s not addressed to Greta. It’s to Sophie, telling her to go to Austria. Which is how Sophie finds herself in Vienna at Christmas, with the snow falling, and an important delivery to make… But when Sophie reaches the Wynter Hotel, there are surprises in store, and be...

Fool me Twice at Christmas by Camilla Isley #Review #Giveaway

 

We are in true festive reading today with Camilla Isley's Fool me Twice at Christmas, which was published on September 25th by Pink Bloom Press. I also have an International giveaway for you to win an e-copy of A Christmas Caroline. Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post.


There are two types of relationships: fake and real.

Chuck and Kate’s used to be real, oh-so-real. But after she broke his heart four months ago, leaving him, it became all just pretense for the sake of their entwined families.

With parents who are best friends and business partners, it’s not easy for Chuck and Kate to announce they’ve split up. But with the holidays looming over them, they can no longer keep pretending.

They head home for Christmas, determined to tell the truth—and end up accidentally engaged instead. The more they try to pull apart, the more the Universe seems to push them back together, shortening the road to the altar. And when just-for-show kisses stir up forgotten feelings, things get even more complicated.

Now, with the midnight hour approaching, will Chuck and Kate’s relationship turn out to be fake or real?


 My Thoughts

This is certainly a sparkling festive read which carries you through with its humour and Christmas touches. The relationship between Chuck and Kate is complicated, to say the least, and they have known each other since childhood. Now they are faking their relationship to keep their parents happy and find to their horror that it becomes harder and harder to tell them the truth. Of course, events keep getting more complicated and soon, it seems impossible to know how to confess. 

    The story is told from both Chuck and Kate's perspectives in alternating chapters. This adds to the humour for me and there are some genuine laugh out loud moments. Both Chuck and Kate are likeable characters who you are rooting for throughout. With clever pacing and plotting, this is a great festive read with plenty to make you smile.

In short: A festive fun read

About the Author


Camilla is an engineer turned writer after she quit her job to follow her husband on an adventure abroad.

She's a cat lover, coffee addict, and shoe hoarder. Besides writing, she loves reading--duh!--cooking, watching bad TV, and going to the movies--popcorn, please. She's a bit of a foodie, nothing too serious. A keen traveler, Camilla knows mosquitoes play a role in the ecosystem, and she doesn't want to starve all those frog princes out there, but she could really live without them.

 

You can follow Camilla here: Facebook   |  Twitter   |   Goodreads 
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 Book links: Apple |  Barnes & Noble  |  Kobo  |   Google Play
                  |  Amazon UK  |   Amazon US
 
Thanks to Camilla Isley and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 
 
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                                                                  Giveaway (International)
 

 

Giveaway to Win 3 x e-copies of A Christmas Caroline by Camilla Isley (Open INT)

To enter just follow the link below and good luck!

*Terms and Conditions –Worldwide entries welcome.  Please enter using the Rafflecopter box below.  The winner will be selected at random via Rafflecopter from all valid entries and will be notified by Twitter and/or email. If no response is received within 7 days then Rachel’s Random Resources reserves the right to select an alternative winner. Open to all entrants aged 18 or over.  Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties, with the exception of the winners’ information. This will passed to the giveaway organiser and used only for fulfilment of the prize, after which time Rachel’s Random Resources will delete the data.  I am not responsible for despatch or delivery of the prize.

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