Book Review ~ Let it Snow ~ Author #SueMoorcroft

TITLE - Let it Snow

AUTHOR - Sue Moorcroft

FORMAT - Kindle

PAGES - 378

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SYNOPSIS - 

This Christmas, the villagers of Middledip are off on a very Swiss adventure…

Family means everything to Lily Cortez and her sister Zinnia, and growing up in their non-conventional family unit, they and their two mums couldn’t have been closer.

So it’s a bolt out of the blue when Lily finds her father wasn’t the anonymous one-night stand she’d always believed – and is in fact the result of her mum's reckless affair with a married man.

Confused, but determined to discover her true roots, Lily sets out to find the family she’s never known; an adventure that takes her from the frosted, thatched cottages of Middledip to the snow-capped mountains of Switzerland, via a memorable romantic encounter along the way…

The Sunday Times bestseller returns with a gloriously cosy read, perfect for fans of Katie Fforde, Trisha Ashley and Carole Matthews

MY REVIEW

I know I've said it before, but when you pick up a Sue Moorcroft book you just know that you're in for a lovely, cosy and chilled bit of reading time. So sit back with a cup of coffee and enjoy the ride.

This book takes us back to Middledip; the village where many of Sues books are set, and a place where I feel as if I have already visited it myself. From Middledip you are then taken on a wonderful trip to Switzerland. Now this is a place that has long been on my bucket list, and this book only enhanced my dream of going there. It is full of wonderful picturesque scenery, lots of snow, Christmas markets and Cuckoo Clocks! It is so beautifully described and the style of Sue's writing makes you believe it is somewhere you have been to.

A cosy Christmas read would be nothing without a strong central character. In this book it is Lily. There are some other great characters in this book; Zinnia her Sister, who to me can appear interfering. Then there's her unconventional Parents in the form of two Mothers Patsie and Roma.

Lily's life is anything but straightforward. She is fleeing her broken marriage and seeks advice from her Mother who it turns out has been hiding a big secret that Lily has other siblings, from an affair she had several years ago. One of her siblings lives in Switzerland and when she gets the chance to travel there to sing at the Christmas Markets with the Town Choir, she jumps at the idea. This may lead her to her half siblings and enable her to see them and tell them she is their Sister.

Things don't always go to plan and this book is anything but unpredictable. Throw a handsome man into the mix in the shape of Isaac and you have perfection. 

I couldn't put this book down. Wonderful landscapes; Romance; great characters; brilliant story line. What more could you want? It's another 5 star read from me. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sue Moorcroft is a Sunday Times bestselling author, an international bestselling author and has held the #1 spot in the UK Kindle chart. She writes contemporary fiction with sometimes unexpected themes.

Sue has won a Best Romantic Read Award, received two nominations at the Romantic Novel

of the Year Awards and is a Katie Fforde Bursary winner. Her short stories, serials, articles, columns, courses and writing 'how to' have sold around the world.

An army child, Sue was born in Germany then lived in Cyprus, Malta and the UK. She's worked in a bank, as a bookkeeper (probably a mistake), as a copytaker for Motor Cycle News and for a digital prepress. She's pleased to have now wriggled out of all 'proper jobs'.

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Book Review -- 13 Little Blue Envelopes -- Maureen Johnson

Title - 13 Little Blue Envelopes

Author - Maureen Johnson

Format - Kindle

This book suited me down to the ground as it involves my love of travel.

17 year old Virginia (Ginger, Ginny, Gin) has been left a series of letters from her Aunt Peg to whom Ginny was extremely close. Ginny was a quiet and shy girl but just changed when she was with her Aunt Peg who was so unlike Ginny's own mother who was settled and practical. Peg was a free spirit who ran off to New York as soon as she graduated. She loved paintings and majored in art. Ginny used to love going to spend time with her in New York. Then Peg just disappeared. The family would get postcards which were sent from all over Europe but no explanation as to why.

Ginny received a letter, letter #1, from her Aunt Peg with some specific instructions to follow. She had included money in the envelope for Ginny to book a ticket to London, money for a passport and a backpack. She was told she could only take what would fit in the backpack. She was not to take any guidebooks or money and no cell phone or laptop or camera. She was then told to go to a chinese restaurant under Peg's old apartment to collect something. Once there she was given a package that contained a collection of blue envelopes all marked with numbers. Number 2 told her to open it on the plane and there the adventure begins. An adventure that would take her all over Europe and meeting a variety of wonderful people.
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This book was just perfect for me. I had been to nearly all of the places that Ginny visited on her adventure and the description of the destinations brought the destinations and the book alive. I loved the way the author brought Ginny out of her shell, making her do things she would never have done before without the guidance of Aunt Peg. This reminded me of my younger self when I first became a travel agent. Travelling brought me out of my shell too and gave me much more confidence. I would have loved to have undertaken this adventure with Ginny! I have read some reviews where comments were made about some of the tasks being impossible, but knowing the locations she visited I beg to differ.

I loved some of the characters she met along the way, and grew to love Aunt Peg and the thought she had put into each letter to Ginny. I just wanted the book to carry on, and include the next chapter in Ginny's life.

I really recommend this if you want a light hearted, warm read, that will take you on an adventure all over Europe. An adventure that will change Ginny's life forever.

My rating 5/5 - Great fun read!