Book Review - Summer on the French Riviera by Jennifer Bohnet

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Title: Summer on the French Riviera

Author: Jennifer Bohnet

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 29th March 2023

Rating: 5 Stars

A family reunited after a twenty-year estrangement, will discover secrets that change their lives forever…

Gabriella Jacques, is happy to be back in her childhood home, Villa Espoir in the South of France ready to embrace fresh experiences with friends new and old and to heal some deep family scars.

Recently widowed Harriet Rogers, hopes to rebuild her family life and reconnect with Elodie, the daughter she abandoned into her mother Gabby’s care to follow her heart. But when an acquaintance from the past seeks her out, Harriet fears a secret

from her past will ruin her plans.

Elodie Jacques, adores her new life in her Grandmothers old home as a freelance journalist. Her relationship with her mother is tense as she struggles to understand why her mother won’t talk to her about the past, as until their past is resolved, there

can be no future.

Will these three women, all living under the same roof after two decades adrift be able to put aside the past and find harmony in the present together?

It was so good to be back in the French Riviera, and in Juan Les Pins to be precise with this sequel to Christmas on the Riviera. 

I thoroughly enjoyed catching up with Gabriella, Harriet and Elodie as they navigate moving to France, repairing fractured relationships and discovering if we will ever find out who Elodie's father might have been. 

Add in some rather special love interests, a furry friend, and various blasts from the past, and you have a perfect combination for this rather charming story that I had to keep reading. 

I loved these three generations of women, all living their best lives, and having a blast with this new life of theirs.  

This was very well written and made me feel as though I was in the South of France alongside these ladies. Although this is a sequel it could easily be read as a standalone as plenty of background is supplied.  But as a fan of the first book, I felt right at home within the first few pages of this book, and was eager to see how everything turned out. 

I do wonder if this is the last we have seen of these characters, or whether Jennifer Bohnet may have another treat in store for us. 

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