The Little Book Cafe: Tash's Story
Georgia Hill
Rating: 4 stars
Escape to the seaside for a new three-part series for fans of The Canal Boat Cafe and Willow Cottage.
Local estate agent Tash isn't convinced about joining the new book club at Berecombe's beautiful new bookshop and cafe. Dragged there by her friend Emma, she knows she needs a night out. Her boyfriend Adrian is wonderful, and adores her, but has become a bit clingy of late. So when she is introduced to new local farmer Kit, with his scruffy beard and low-key look, it's a breath of fresh air to chat to someone so un-Adrian. Maybe this book club idea could be fun after all!
But when Tash starts forgetting things and behaving oddly, over-protective Adrian is determined to keep her from her new interest. But if book club has taught Tash anything, she should know not to judge a book by its cover...
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I've looked forward to reading this ever since I seen Georgia's twitter announcing she's releasing a new series! When this popped up on Netgalley I immediately requested and was keen to get started. I would have given this more as it's such an easy and gripping read, but I just really didn't like main character Tash.
From the beginning, I found her to be snappy, rude and I didn't like what she said about friend Amy. I understand that she was stressed about Adrian, but I found throughout the novel there was quite a lot of snapping and arguments and it was a bit draining. Making comments like 'Amy could eat the whole picnic, Tash was sure' and 'Chubby women' just kind of put me off her. I also found her to be rather materialistic, and was shocked that she only stayed with Adrian because she liked the lifestyle - even though Adrian was a controlling maniac!
Having said this, I found the short novella completely gripping and couldn't put it down! I was so invested in what would happen to Tash that I just had to continue reading it. Towards the end of the book I will say that Tash's personality got a bit better so perhaps we was just seeing how much she had to change for Adrian? She definitely gets better as the book goes on and starts becoming her old self again.
I think this is a very promising series and I can't wait to read the other two. It was a great read and I really enjoyed it, I just found that main character Tash let it down in some parts. I enjoyed the location, it was lovely to read about Berecombe and it was nice to read about some of the characters from Georgia's other novels. Thank you to the publisher for a chance to read this novel via Netgalley, which I have reviewed honestly.
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