Christmas at the Cornish Café

The Cornish Café Series, Book 2

De: Phillipa Ashley

Narrado por: Emma Spurgin-Hussey

Return to the Cornish Café in this gorgeous, festive romance - the perfect book to curl up with this Christmas.

Christmas will be slightly less turbulent than summer, won't it? Demi certainly hopes so.

She and Cal are keeping their fledgling relationship under wraps for now. But then Kit Bannen, a hunky, blond - and somewhat mysterious - writer arrives at Kilhallon Resort, and not everyone is charmed. Cal is sure that Kit is hiding something. But is he the only one guarding a secret?

Demi is busy baking festive treats for the newly opened Demelza's café, but when Cal's ex Isla arrives to shoot scenes for her new drama, Demi can't help but worry that things aren't quite over between them. Kit flirts with both women, fuelling Cal's suspicions that Kit has hidden motives for staying on at Kilhallon. Then Cal has to go to London, leaving Demi and Kit to decorate the cafe for Christmas...all by themselves.

A storm is brewing in more ways than one. As surprises unfold and truths are uncovered, can Demi and Cal finally open up to each other about their feelings?

©2017 Phillipa Ashley (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A delicious festive treat with as many twists and turns as a Cornish country lane." (Jules Wake)

"Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday read." (Katie Fforde)

"Filled with warm and likeable characters. Great fun!" (Jill Mansell)

Good story, but...

Though I enjoyed the narrator’s voice, I had a hard time following who was talking because her voice didn’t change between characters for the most part.

And it was going so well....

I enjoyed Book 1, but couldn’t finish this one. I got most of the way through before the constant anger and arguing got under my skin. Personally, I need some joy spread amongst the strife to make a balanced story. This book became one argument after another, which was wearing me out. Then, came the breaking point.

After saying a particularly nasty bit to Demi, Cal says, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it. YOU MADE ME SAY THAT TO YOU.” And that’s when Cal became a classic abusive, toxic person. That is a telltale sign of an abusive relationship . It’s an abuser’s excuse. I can’t - and won’t - hang with that.