Book Review - Chasing Dreams on Sunshine Island by Georgina Troy

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Title: Chasing Dreams on Sunshine Island

Author: Georgina Troy

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 17th April 2023

Rating: 5 Stars

Welcome to Sunshine Island - where the beaches are golden, the lifestyle is perfect and anything is possible.

It’s December and Jax Hudson doesn’t mind the cold. He’s still wearing shorts and walking barefoot on the beach. He’s looking forward to spending Christmas with his girlfriend until she unexpectantly calls time on their relationship.

Alone and feeling very sorry for himself, Jax accepts an invitation to a Christmas Eve party and bumps into Phoebe Bishop who is still mortified about kissing him in the summer.

As the first snow flurries delight the party guests, the festive joy soon turns to disaster when a snowstorm knocks out the island's power. Panic ensues as people realise their Christmas plans may have to be cancelled.

Phoebe is reluctantly enlisted by Jax to help transport the partygoers to the comforts of their own homes. As Jax and Phoebe spend time together they realise they have more in common than either had imagined…

Could this be a Christmas full of magic, mistletoe and happy-ever-afters?

It was fabulous to finally get to know Jax a lot better, and for him to have a real love interest. 

Phoebe hadn't really been on my radar from the previous books, so I thoroughly enjoyed learning all about her. And she is so different from her trouble making best friend Fliss. Phoebe is very kind hearted and when the snow falls on Christmas Eve, seeing her and Jax team up to check everyone is ok is heartwarming to see. 

They do seem to keep rubbing each other up the wrong way, and thus nothing is quite as simple as it seems. 

The book is set at Christmas but can easily be read at any time of the year, it isn't overly festive, rather using is as a backdrop to a winter based story on the island.  It was also great to catch up with characters from the previous books. 

I found this a really quick book to read which I read over the course of a day. It was such a pleasure to enjoy these words and the escapism this story provides, especially given the various dramatic happenings. 

Another winner is this really entertaining series. 

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