The Cornish Cream Tea Summer
Cressida McLaughlin
Rating: 5 stars
Charlie has a new helper on her bus, her free-spirited and loveable cousin, Delilah, who's paid a visit to the charming Cornish village of Porthgolow and is helping out on Charlie's adorable cream tea bus. When the Director of a new TV series filming further along the coast tells Delilah that the bus would be the perfect addition to their onsite catering, she takes him a bit too literally. Charlie and Delilah find themselves caught up in the filming of a lavish period drama and it isn't long before Delilah finds herself drawn to the handsome male lead.
But Delilah has made a habit of making rash decisions and it's one of the reasons she's hiding out in Cornwall. Could this be one impulsive step too far, or is a change of direction the start of something quite unexpected...
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I really, really love Cressida McLaughlin's novels. They're easy, enjoyable and fun reads that I just cannot stop reading! I loved this cover. It's sunshiney, full of colour and it makes me want to visit a place like that! Especially with the friendly locals and of course the food festivals! I love the bunting, the choppy, blue waters and the colourful beach huts. It makes such a pretty cover and draws you in completely.
In this novel, we follow Charlie's cousin Delilah (we read about Charlie in Cressida's previous novel but you don't need to have read that to understand what happens in this book), as she journeys down to Cornwall for a break away from London and her usual life. What I enjoy about this book is that there's the involvement from characters from Cressida's other book and I love that it kind of carries on from there. However this novel definitely focuses more on Delilah.
Delilah is a fun and interesting character, who seems to have some wild ways which is why she has come down to Cornwall in the first place. It was quite an intriguing start of what I knew was going to be another great novel. I really liked the fact that they were on a film set, it made it unputdownable as I just wanted to read more about the goings on on set. The baked good, as usual, made my mouth water and sounded absolutely delightful. In particular I liked the Cream Tea Bus Tour.
Overall, it's a fun, easy read that I loved. It has kind and caring characters, as well as some quite eccentric actors and the location sounded idyllic. Thank you to the publisher for a chance to read an advance copy of this novel via Netgalley, which I have reviewed honestly.
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