Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for this Advanced Readers Copy

This was a pure delightful and quintessentially British rom com just in time for the holiday season. It takes place back in Falford, Cornwall where we continue getting to know Bo, who was a minor character from the previous book An Endless Cornish Summer. She is a cafe and diner owner who takes part in a local rock n roll dancing troupe named “The Flingers.” Getting to know “The Flingers” was just as enjoyable as getting to know Bo and Ran during this book. A hodgepodge of characters in “The Flingers” was definitely a standout for me, including Bo’s older friend Angel who gets her very own interesting side storyline in this book. Boy if anyone in this book needs their own book next, it’s Angel, especially for all she had to put up with her work and love life!

The main character Bo was such a unique and and perfectly fleshed out character in her own right that we didn’t even need her end up with Ran, although this is a romance so I totally expected that would happen. Getting to see her grow in confidence throughout the story was so reassuring; it brought a universal element to the book as well (that you’re good enough on your own and you shouldn’t have to change yourself or what you want to fit someone else’s expectations).

My only negatives really are that it was a bit long in the tooth and some of the drama from Ran’s past in London felt at times unnecessary and distracted from Bo’s journey. In the end though, it all got tied in a nice little bow, so who am I to complain?!

I’m really looking forward to continue reading more from Phillipa Ashley in the near future!

P.S.: I totally guessed right who Madame Odette was in the end, no big deal!