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Title: The Cornish Cream Tea Christmas

Author: Cressida McLaughlin

Format reviewed: Paperback

Source: Publisher supplied copy

Publisher: HarperCollins

Publication Date: 12th November 2020

Rating: 5 Stars

Hannah Swan is looking forward to Christmas for the first time in years. Her new job as an eco-consultant is taking her – and her geeky colleague, Noah – to the beautiful Cornish village of Porthgolow for the first time.

They’re are helping the Crystal Waters Hotel to ramp up its green credentials, though after a bumpy journey, Hannah can’t shake off the feeling that Porthgolow is strangely familiar. Never able to resist a mystery, her interest is piqued when the hotel’s staff and customers report odd noises and sightings, believing the hotel to be haunted.

When bad weather cuts off Porthgolow, Hannah and Noah are looking at a Cornish Christmas. It gives them plenty of time to work out what is really going on, but will their yuletide escape send shivers up their spines? Or will it be as warm and toasty as a glass of mulled wine?

Cressida McLaughlin has done it again, another mouther wateringly delicious treat of a book, that has me hungry at 3am while I write the review thanks to all the scrumptious descriptions of food within its pages. 

I mean the book isn't all food, I mean there are possibly ghosts or at least some hard to explain occurrences.  The dogs tend to steal most scenes just be being in in them, especially Spirt .

Oh and there are humans, and this third book in the series features Hannah as the main character.  It can easily be read as a standalone, but for those that have read the previous books you will be excited to see more of Charlie and Daniel, and also some more from Lila and Sam.

And of course Reenie is back too, and other Porthgolow locals such as well Gertie, as I have to mention Gertie!  After all Gertie is key to the whole series, or at least without her, it would probably have to be called something else! 

There is so much happening in this book that I wouldn't know where to begin, although I should probably mention Noah, who is rather key.  And I liked Hannah, she's a good leading lady and you could just see how she was clearly falling in love, as each chapter passes whether she would admit it to herself.  But whether I mean she is in love with Porthgolow, or Noah, is for you to find out. 

I absolutely loved the concept of the Santa tour, and generally enjoyed seeing Daniel and Charlie's different views regarding Christmas. I also enjoyed seeing Hannah wonder and try to work out just why she is so drawn to this village and why her mum seems so against it. 

With so much to love, all I really want to say is go and read this book for yourself, its wonderful, or better still if you haven't already read the previous books in the series, go back to the start as they are all quality reads and will have you wanting to move to Cornwall yourself.   In the meantime I'll sit and wait impatiently for the next book in the series! 

Thank you to HarperCollins for this copy which i reviewed honestly and voluntarily.