The Cornish Cream Tea Holiday by Cressida McLaughlin #Review

 

Escape to beautiful Cornwall for the sixth in Cressida McLaughlin's Cornish Cream Tea novels, with The Cornish Cream Tea Holiday which was published by Harper Collins on June 23rd.

It’s going to be an unforgettable Cornish summer…

Thea Rushwood was looking forward to exploring the beautiful Cornish tourist spot of Port Karadow, but when her friend drops out at the last minute, she is forced to go solo. Arriving at her cosy holiday cottage to discover a building site next door, Thea and the annoyingly attractive, but grumpy builder, Ben, don’t get off to the best start.

Thea starts to wonder if her perfect escape wasn’t meant to be. That’s before she realizes there is more to Ben – and to the community – than she first thought. As a magical Cornish summer stretches out in front of her, Thea discovers this is one holiday that she never wants to end…

 My Thoughts

This has been one of the books I was so looking forward to read as I have loved the series so far. Having established her characters in the first four books, the focus is now moving onto another set of characters, although we still get to meet familiar faces during the story. The setting in Cornwall is as gorgeous as ever and the whole story feels like a hug of a book. Thea is at the centre of this story. She is an interesting and thoughtful character who has found herself on holiday alone, but with a mission in her mind. She remembers Port Karadow from her childhood and it lives up to her memories. 

    Ben, Thea's next door neighbour, turns out to have his own backstory. Neither of them is bubbly extroverts which adds another layer to their personalities and you find their growing friendship to be credible. You also get to meet up again with Finn and Meredith who seem to gather friends into their circle.  I can absolutely visualise the gorgeous holiday cottage where Thea is staying. It would be a perfect holiday read this summer - do try it!

In short: sun, sea, cream teas and romance

    

About the Author

Cressy was born in South East London surrounded by books and with a cat named after Lawrence of Arabia. She studied English at the University of East Anglia and now lives in Norwich with her husband David.

When she isn’t writing, Cressy spends her spare time reading, returning to London or exploring the beautiful Norfolk coastline.

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Book link: Amazon UK  

Thanks to Cressida McLaughlin, Harper Collins and Anne Cater and Tracy Fenton of Random Things Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.  

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