Book Review - Spring Tides at the Starfish Cafe by Jessica Redland

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Title: Spring Tides at the Starfish Cafe

Author: Jessica Redland

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 5th April 2022

Rating: 5 Stars

Welcome back to the Starfish Café - where you will find stunning views, delicious food and lifelong friendships.

A new season...

As winter turns to spring, Hollie - owner of The Starfish Café - is feeling content as she settles into her new life with her loving boyfriend, Jake, and their adorable dog Pickle.

But when an unwelcome visitor threatens the future of her café, Hollie must stay strong to protect her family's legacy...

A leap of faith...

Emerging from an unhappy relationship, Tori finds herself with nowhere to stay and nobody to talk to. The long-hidden secrets of her past weigh heavily on her until a chance encounter with Finley, struggling to come to terms with his own secrets, provides an opportunity to open up.

Can she find the strength to stop hiding from her past and face up to her family? Especially when that would mean letting her guard down and learning to trust again...

A fresh start...?

Little do Hollie and Tori know that their lives are about to collide at The Starfish Café and they may be able to help each other with a fresh start. After all, with good friends in your life, nothing is impossible...

How wonderful be back with Hollie, Jack and Pickle and the whole gang at the Starfish Cafe. 

This is an excellent second book in what is now appearing to be a trilogy, as it develops the characters from the first book a lot more, introduces new characters, and then sets up what could be a completely fabulous finale for the last book in the series! 

And we also get to meet Tori and learn her story. Her childhood was rather unconventional and it really has shaped how she views life today, and it's that side of her story that really intrigued me, as well as hooked me in to loving her! 

We have horrible exes to deal with, and let's not mention a slimy villain, that could almost give the Grimes family (from Jessica Redland's Hedgehog Hollow series), a run for their money, in terms of devious and criminal activities. 

And there are seals, gotta love a book with a gorgeous animal in it, as well as so many great bits of plot, and action as we get to see more from the RNLI training too. Gotta love a bit of drama as well! 

This is just a superb story from Jessica Redland, that I once more loved every second of it. This is an author on the rise to the top, who just keeps writing superb books that I can't get enough of.  Bring on the next one - please don't make me wait! 

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.