The Cosy Seaside Chocolate Shop
Caroline Roberts
Rating: 5 stars
The heartwarming new holiday read from the Kindle bestselling author of The Cosy Teashop series.
When Emma opened her gorgeous little chocolate shop in the harbour village of Warkton-by-the-Sea, she realised a lifelong dream. Love is also blossoming with her hunky beau, Max, who's slowing healing her fragile heart.
Summer is here and life has never felt so sweet. Until the rainclouds start to gather...
A rival sweet shop and killjoy landlord give Emma a headache, and when a face from the past turns up unannounced, Emma finds herself spiralling down memory lane. With Max's crazy work schedule driving him to distraction, Emma's in danger of making some choices she might regret . . .
With close friends, spaniel Alfie, and the whole village behind her, can Emma get the chocolate shop and her love life back on track?
Only time will tell in this deliciously romantic novel of love, loss, hope and second chances.
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I absolutely loved this novel! I read the first one, the Christmas novel, and enjoyed it but boy did I find this one soooo much better! I'm not sure what it was, maybe it was reading it and drooling over the ice-creams and milkshakes whilst it was nice and hot outside, or maybe it was just the characters and the juicy and drama filled storyline. Either way, I loved it! I'm not sure why, but when I first saw it on Netgalley, I didn't put two and two together and realise that the Christmas one was the one before this, but once I started reading it didn't matter anyway, you could read this as a standalone easily.
The cover is just absolutely beautiful. I love the bright, summery colours, the pretty flowers and the little boat bobbing on the sea with a lighthouse far in the distance. It just looks like a perfect summer read, and the storyline behind it is just as beautiful! It was stunningly written, I related to all of the characters and there wasn't one that I didn't like! I even liked Anne from The Rock Shop! I loved the idea of the Prosecco Parties, the Courtyard Cafe, the Monster Milkshakes, the Eton Mess truffles - everything just sounded so mouthwateringly delicious and will soon make you want to eat some chocolate!
One thing I was disappointed over, was what Emma did to Max, I really really felt for Max and was so upset for him! I don't like reading about stuff like that, because I certainly don't agree with it - but having said that, it was just a little portion in the story and wasn't written about for long - so it's still well worth 5 stars in my eyes! I absolutely adored this book, I adored the food, the chocolate, the setting and all the characters. I loved the village fete that took place along the habour, and all the tales about the other characters woven into Emma's. Overall, a beautiful story. Thank you to the publisher for a chance to read this novel via Netgalley, which I have reviewed honestly.
I absolutely loved this novel! I read the first one, the Christmas novel, and enjoyed it but boy did I find this one soooo much better! I'm not sure what it was, maybe it was reading it and drooling over the ice-creams and milkshakes whilst it was nice and hot outside, or maybe it was just the characters and the juicy and drama filled storyline. Either way, I loved it! I'm not sure why, but when I first saw it on Netgalley, I didn't put two and two together and realise that the Christmas one was the one before this, but once I started reading it didn't matter anyway, you could read this as a standalone easily.
The cover is just absolutely beautiful. I love the bright, summery colours, the pretty flowers and the little boat bobbing on the sea with a lighthouse far in the distance. It just looks like a perfect summer read, and the storyline behind it is just as beautiful! It was stunningly written, I related to all of the characters and there wasn't one that I didn't like! I even liked Anne from The Rock Shop! I loved the idea of the Prosecco Parties, the Courtyard Cafe, the Monster Milkshakes, the Eton Mess truffles - everything just sounded so mouthwateringly delicious and will soon make you want to eat some chocolate!
One thing I was disappointed over, was what Emma did to Max, I really really felt for Max and was so upset for him! I don't like reading about stuff like that, because I certainly don't agree with it - but having said that, it was just a little portion in the story and wasn't written about for long - so it's still well worth 5 stars in my eyes! I absolutely adored this book, I adored the food, the chocolate, the setting and all the characters. I loved the village fete that took place along the habour, and all the tales about the other characters woven into Emma's. Overall, a beautiful story. Thank you to the publisher for a chance to read this novel via Netgalley, which I have reviewed honestly.
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