What I read in June 2020

The Seafront Tea Rooms by Vanessa Greene

The plot: Charlotte, a journalist keen to get the promotion of her dreams is on a mission. She wants the magazine she works for to feature Britain’s best tea rooms. But when she finds the perfect one she is asked to keep it a secret. Kathryn is a single mother whose favourite place is the Seafront Tea Rooms. She agrees to help Charlotte explore and review other tea rooms if her sanctuary is kept out of the press. Along with a French au pair Seraphine, the 3 of them embark on a search for the best places to find a good high tea and get alot more than they expected.

What I thought: I’m a huge fan of Vanessa Greene and this was another one of her books that I enjoyed.

Charlotte, Kathryn and Seraphine are great characters all carrying dreams and worries along with unsaid hopes and fears. When they meet, they are drawn together by a love for good tea and delicious pastries they set off to uncover hidden gems.

Topics like sexuality, postpartum depression, infidelity and keeping secrets from loved ones are focused on during the book. Whether it is a complicated and tension filled relationship with a sibling, hiding a secret love from family or struggling with a difficult past with an ex, each character has issues of her own.

My Goodreads rating: 4 stars.

Summer with my sister by lucy diamond

The plot: Polly and Claire are sisters who drifted apart many years previously. Polly has put her life and soul into her career in London and Claire has stayed in the village they grew up in to raise her children. When Polly is made redundant she loses her beautiful apartment, fancy lifestyle and independence very quickly. Shaken and bewildered she goes home to her parents. Whilst going through a divorce and finding her feet in her new life Claire is suspicious when her sister returns home. It seems like a long summer is ahead for the two sisters.

What I thought: I rarely meet a Lucy Diamond book that I don’t enjoy and this was no exception. The two sisters who think they have nothing in common are bound by a family tragedy which they both blame themselves for. I won’t give too much away in my review but it is a beautifully written book about family and forgiveness. I found both sisters to be great characters - complete opposites but watching them open up to each other makes it a great read.

My Goodreads rating: 4 stars

Linking up with Steph  https://www.lifeaccordingtosteph.com/ and Jana http://janasays.com/ for Show Us Your Books. 

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