My next eBook review is titled Katie’s Cornish Kitchen by Rosie Chambers by Harper Collins. Katie is a 28-year-old former wedding cake maker to the stars. She had it all: a dream job, friends and a wedding planned to her fiancé. Then the tiered, gold embellished cake, which is her life, falls down around her. Katie’s heart and her confidence are completely shattered by her fiancé Dominic, who parties off to Ibiza for his stag do and decides he wants to stay and live the dream. Without her! After then being fired from her job in spectacular style, Katie heads to Bali on a whim to tend to her wounds with the money from her honeymoon (Dominic leaves her with nothing else after emptying the wedding fund. It’s looking pretty grim for her, isn’t it?!) Here she meets Agatha, whose previous health scares have made her determined to live life in the way that she wants to. She lends a sympathetic ear to Katie’s troubles and hands Katie a lifeline in the shape of a weathered but loved café in an idyllic part of Cornwall. Katie doesn’t know if she has what it takes to make a success of it, but, with a gentle nudge from Agatha, Katie leaves with a glimmer of hope and ideas to make her mark on the coastal village.
What I thought of the eBook
Katie’s Cornish Kitchen is the perfect light-hearted, feel-good romance that you can escape into over the summer months. Be warned though, it will make you hungry! As you read, you’ll be salivating at Katie’s creations and wanting to hop into your car and find the nearest coastal café to sample the delights. The book is set in Perrinby in Cornwall. If you love everything coastal, as I do, then the setting of the book will appeal to you. Katie is joined in Perrinby by an interesting mixture of people, including the self-styled property tycoon/shark, Greg, who wants his hands, quite literally, on Katie’s new project. However, Oscar is the sugar to Greg’s salt and he, along with her newly found friend, Jay- the florist across the road who makes it his mission to welcome Katie and support her venture, manage to whisk Greg out of the mixture before he knows what’s happening. There’s also the delightful Talia who entertains Katie and the reader with her ‘interesting clothes designs’ and love of all things astrological.
Throughout the eBook you root for Katie as she tries to overcome the lack of faith she has in herself to create a successful business. She is all things community and kindness and as it emanates from her, you will her to succeed and become a part of the place that she is very definitely falling in love with. Katie is determined and you can’t help but want everything to turn out well for her in the end. However, with Greg hovering over her like a dark rain cloud, Katie has to navigate her way through unchartered waters with the help of those around her. There are also some personal demons she needs to deal with before she can be truly happy. If you don’t want to read anything too heavy, you enjoy a romantic sub-plot and you want to be transported to the seaside (at least until we’re allowed to go properly for real), then this book is one for you. Just make sure you eat something before you read, otherwise, you’ll be heading straight for the cake tin!
How much is the eBook and how can you buy it?
The Kindle edition costs £1.99 while the paperback edition is priced at £7.91, you can purchase a copy from Amazon here.
About the Author
Rosie Chambers’ stories are filled with tantalising treats that she hopes will bring a smile to her readers’ faces. She writes uplifting, feel-good fiction, set in Idyllic locations around the world. Rosie is never happier than when she has a pen in one hand a cup of tea and chocolate biscuit in the other.
Also, read A Year of Chasing Love which was her debut novel.
About the eBook
Format:Kindle Edition
File Size:1345 KB
Print Length:384 pages
Publisher:HQ Digital
ASIN:B087CFX4K2
Review by: Row Jukes
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* Disclaimer: We were given a copy of the eBook in return for a feature. All opinions are our own.
30 comments
A massive thank you for the wonderful review! Thrilled you enjoyed your time at Katie’s Cornish Kitchen! Love Rosie x
Thank you so much for your love comments Rosie, I enjoyed reading your book
This sounds like the kind of read I would love at the moment! It has been great to immerse myself into this genre through lockdown, total escapism! I need to get into reading on a tablet, far too comfortable picking up books and reading! Sim
Totally understand, I have been reading so much and with some book publishers closed during COVID-19, eBooks have sort of got to the forefront of paperbacks
This book sounds like a really lovely story. It’s definitely my type of story, especially since I’m itching to go to Bali myself!
I’ll definitely pick up a copy for myself.
It is such a light read and feel-good book as well.
This book is right up my street. I think I’ve read something from this author before.
I love something light and girlie over the summer months x x
This eBook would be perfect for you Claire
I love to read but usually don’t give myself enough time to do it. There are times that a nice easy read that doesn’t require much thought is exactly what’s in order.
Absolutely agree with you but reading just makes me feel like I am somewhere else
My wife is enjoying alot of reading this year, and with her getting a kindle at xmas this has sped up how much she has read, this book looks for her and is well worth a recommendation, great review.
How wonderful, and thank you for your kind words
I’ve definitely read a book similar to this or by the same author. Definitely my kind of book. Will add it to my list 🙂
Hope you do Kira, it is a fab eBook
Sounds like the type of book I love to read. Will definitely check it out
Hope you do Kara, it is a fab book to check out
Yayy another book review…keep them coming girl, as you are making my life much easier, as I don;t have to scramble around to find reading materials…thanks x
Hahahaha thank you, as you can see, all of us blogger at Yeah Lifestyle can’t get enough of books
This seems like such an interesting book! The plot of this book looks like something I would like as well, I will check this out!
Please do Niraj
Love your book recommendations! I don;t know where to start sometimes when looking for a new book!
We have lots on our website, so it is worth reading the review first before getting a copy of the book x
What a fab review! This sounds like such a great read and what a bargain on the kindle too!
Yes it is a bargain Jenni and a great book to read at the same time
This is totally my kind of book, I love chick lit and I especially like books set in Cornwall. just finished one in fact. Off to see if its available on my Kobo. Mich x
How wonderful! Hope you find a copy to ready soon.
Light hearted chick lit is my kind of book so this sounds right up my street, I’ll have to keep an eye on this one x
Hope you do Rhian
Not heard of this one before your excellent post review! Will definitely now have to have a look for this when I next visit my local bookstore.
Yes please do, worth reading this book