#BookReview: Christmas at Carly’s Cupcakes by Jessica Redland

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Christmas at Carly’s Cupcakes

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…

It’s December on Castle Street; the fairy lights are twinkling, snow has settled and the festive season is in full swing.

For Carly, the owner of Carly’s Cupcakes, it’s the busiest time of year getting everyone’s Christmas treats ready on time. However with her clumsy sister, Bethany, as a co-worker, it’s proving a difficult task. They say you shouldn’t mix work with family. Maybe they have a point…

As Christmas approaches, Carly is also eagerly awaiting the return of her best friend to Whitborough Bay. Liam has no idea he’s been the object of her affection since their schooldays. After years of pining after him, can Carly pluck up the courage to finally tell him how she really feels by 25th December?

Could a little festive magic make all of Carly’s wishes come true this Christmas…?

A heartwarming, short festive story of friendship and family from bestseller Jessica Redland. You can find out what happens to Carly next through exploring her best friend Tara’s story in Starry Skies Over The Chocolate Pot Café.

This is a new and updated version of Christmas at Carly’s Cupcakes which has been previously published.

 

 

 

Carly owns her own bakery and has employed her sister to help her out as she’s struggling alone. When her sister seems to be less of a help and more of a hindrance, Carly struggles to find a way of asking her to stop working there. She always puts the needs of others first and her sister has been through more than a little failure recently. Trying to balance work and family life proves difficult and Carly has to juggle her priorities. How long can she juggle them when her sister is causing the scales to stop balancing…

This book is sweet, heartwarming and the perfect uplifting book for Christmas. I’ve read one book by this author previously and loved it, this was just as glorious as my trip to Hedgehog Hollow. Carly was a fantastic protagonist and I really felt sorry for her having to try and make everybody happy, she often put everyone else’s happiness above her own. She was extremely talented and I would love a trip to eat at Carly’s Cupcakes!

Bethany was a frustrating character though I understood how she felt. She was clumsy and felt that she was being a failure in everything that she did, including her love life despite being engaged. Her negativity was hard to read as she had talents that she wasn’t giving herself any credit for.

A thoroughly enjoyable festive novel that is engaging from start to finish.

Purchase Link – https://amzn.to/3e5pUMP

Author Bio –

Jessica Redland is the author of nine novels, including The Secret to Happiness, which are all set around the fictional location of Whitsborough Bay. Inspired by her hometown of Scarborough she writes uplifting women’s fiction which has garnered many devoted fans.

 

 

 

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