I liked the sound of this book as I love stories about women walking away from a bad situation then living their best life. This book is about city girl Holly, who after a break up decides to take a chance on saving her childhood sweet shop whilst starting a new life in her childhood village.
The Synopsis
The Sweet Shop of Second Chances
“A delightful, well written tale, full of wonderful characters in a charming setting. I loved it!” – Katie Fforde
Starting over never tasted so good
Holly Berry has it all; a good corporate career, a steady boyfriend, and enough savings that they will soon be able to buy a nice little house. But when she finds out her boyfriend has been cheating on her, she decides to retreat to the Cotswolds and a place full of far sweeter memories.
Quite literally.
However when Holly discovers the quaint village sweet shop that she worked in as a teenager is starting to crumble she decides that maybe the sensible life isn’t what she wants after all. Putting all her chocolate eggs in one basket, she says goodbye to the city, and sets her sights on Just One More.
After all, how hard can running a sweet shop be?
With charismatic Giles, ready to rescue her at every turn and the local bureaucrats breathing down her neck, it certainly isn’t the quiet life she expected. Can Holly really save the place from the the wicked developers, or will she be the reason Just One More closes its doors for good?
Full of laughter, sweet clean romance and cozy village life, The Sweet Shop of Second Chances will make you believe that the best things in life really are worth fighting for.
The Sweet shop of second chances by hannah lynn
Hannah Lynn is a multi award winning novelist. Publishing her first book, Amendments – a dark, dystopian speculative fiction novel, in 2015. Her second book, The Afterlife of Walter Augustus – a contemporary fiction novel with a supernatural twist – went on to win the 2018 Kindle Storyteller Award and the Independent Publishers Gold Medal for Best Adult Ebook.
Born in 1984, Hannah grew up in the Cotswolds, UK. After graduating from university, she spent 15 years as a teacher of physics, first in the UK and then Thailand, Malaysia, Austria and Jordan. It was during this time, inspired by the imaginations of the young people she taught, she began writing short stories for children, and later adult fiction.
Now settled back in the UK with her husband, daughter and horde of cats, she spends her days writing romantic comedies and historical fiction. Her first historical fiction novel, Athena’s Child, was also a 2020 Gold Medalist at the Independent Publishers Awards.
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My Thoughts
This book is very good, it has engaging characters, a great story, full of twists and turns – practically everything you could possibly want in a good book.
I love Holly and was willing her on, throughout the book, I agreed with most of her decisions and was strangely protective of her, as if she were a good friend.
The Cotswolds is featured and described so beautifully in this book that I’m hoping to visit myself soon…it’s definitely on my bucket list!
The book brings back memories of my childhood sweet shop where I’d pop in regularly to buy a quarter bag of Rhubarb & Custard, Aniseed Twists or Cola Cubes (if you know, you know 😉 ).
It’s an enjoyable read, and I’m happy to find out that is the first book in a series, so the story will continue – Yay!!
So, make sure you grab a copy to read before the second book drops!
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Thanks for reading!
Chanel 🙂
Chanel Williams
