Book Review - Holly's Hawaiian Holiday by Daisy James

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Title: Holly's Hawaiian Holiday

Author: Daisy James

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Author supplied copy

Publisher: Self Published

Publication Date: 30th June 2023

Rating: 5 Stars

Welcome to Holly's Hawaiian Holiday, the third book in a brand new series from the author of the Hummingbird Hotel series and the Cornish Confetti Agency series.

Escape to the beautiful Hawaiian Islands!

When Holly Henderson loses her dog-grooming business in the Blossomwood Bay fire, she’s devastated, and her plans to expand into creative coat-dyeing are over before they began. After her temporary job at Blossomwood Kennels also comes to a heart-breaking end, she’s left with no choice but to accept her cousin’s offer of a dog-sitting assignment for celebrity TV chef Oscar Reynolds if she wants to keep her beloved springer spaniel, Ariel, in dog biscuits.

However, the assignment is in Hawaii and Holly has never been further than a short weekend trip to Paris. With some trepidation, she heads to Oahu and the Mahina family’s ranch where, within five minutes of arriving, she’s run off the road by a speeding Ferrari and doused in an avalanche of “organic” fertiliser.

So much for the glamorous holiday she’d hoped to enjoy!

But despite the inauspicious start, it doesn’t take long for the tropical island paradise to weave its Aloha magic through Holly’s veins. Can the hang loose lifestyle help her find the confidence she needs to deal with the demons that have been chasing her for as long as she can remember? Or will they continue to pursue her, sapping her energy, and ruining her chance of finding happiness?

Join Holly as she explores everything the beautiful Hawaiian Islands have to offer, and enjoy a story filled with sun, sea, and surfing, along with a Dash, Dollop & Drizzle of heart-warming romance.

I wish I had time to re-read this again and again, as the descriptions of Hawaii an the sun especially really warmed me up during our currently rubbish British summer! 

I felt completely transported to Hawaii with Holly, and loved getting to know Oscar, Kai, Alani and everyone else that she encounters.  After a few tricky years for Holly, this Hawaiian working holiday is a chance for her to reinvent herself and get to know herself again. 

I just loved everything that Holly did while in Hawaii, with Max the little Westie she is looking after at her side.  And meeting Oscar, an incredibly sex chef was faublous for this reader. I completely feel for him. 

This was another simply superb and wonderfully exotic installment into this series featuring the Blossomwood Bay beach hut owners that had their huts wiped out in the boardwalk fire.  Each book features a different beach hut owner so they all can easily be read as standalones, but because all the girls are friends, we do get to see what the previously leads are currently up to. 

With a healthy dash of four legged friends, dollop of Hawaiian sunshine and welcoming vibes, and drizzle of great food this is a book to warm your heart and let you escape to tropical climates, virtually at least.  

Bring on the next book in the series, I can't wait! 

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