Book Review - Christmas at the Marshmallow Cafe by CP Ward

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Title: Christmas at the Marshmallow Cafe

Author: CP Ward

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Author supplied copy

Publisher: Self Published

Publication Date: 30th September 2020

Rating: 5 Stars

When downtrodden checkout assistant Bonnie Green receives a letter from a mysterious uncle, she can hardly believe her eyes.

Gifted a hundred-year lease on a famous cafe situated in the middle of a mythical theme park, Bonnie sets off with her best friend Debbie on an adventure to a hidden valley in the Lake District where they will find new friendship, love, and happiness, all set against the magic of Christmas ... and more marshmallows than they can possibly eat....

I may have only read two of CP Ward's Christmas novels, but I'm fairly confident in saying they are a keen fan of Christmas, as this is yet another beautifully festive book, set for the most part in the most magical sounding of locations. 

After all who wouldn't want to visit Christmas Land, a full time festive theme park, and Bonnie has inherited the lease to the Marshmallow Cafe in the middle of it.  Unable to sell as a condition of the lease, she and her neighbour Debbie, go up to the Lake District to have a look.

It turns out Bonnie has been told stories about this park throughout her childhood and its described in the most picturesque of fashions. 

Well the reality doesn't quite meet up to the legend, but there is just something rather enchanting about the place, and it leads from Bonnie to really mature and develop as the story progresses. In fact if you compare first page of the book Bonnie to last page of the book, the difference is rather impressive. 

But you could say that about Christmas Land too, and there are various heart-warming threads weaving their way throughout this book. 

And Debbie is like a breath of fresh air continually, although trying to keep up with which man she may or may not be interested in that day, is a bit trickier! 

I adore this authors ability to describe festive locations, and even the making of marshmallow was rather interesting.  Even though Bonnie is in her 50s, I'd say this is a coming of age sort of a story, with a fabulous cast of characters and did I mention the setting!! It's idyllic! 

Such a pleasurable book to read, I was having a whale of a time reading it, and the mentions of all those marshmallows would have made me the size of a whale too! 

Thank you to the author for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily