Author: Tilly Tennant
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Netgalley
Publisher: Bookouture
Publication Date: 22nd October 2018
Rating: 5 Stars
Christmas is coming but it doesn’t feel that way for Esme. Jilted by her cheating fiancée Warren and mourning the death of her beloved grandmother she’s determined not to let life beat her and books a trip to Lapland, on a holiday that her grandmother had always dreamed of taking.
Beneath the indigo skies of Lapland, love is the last thing on Esme’s mind but she can’t ignore a spark with Zach, a broodingly handsome actor, also nursing a broken heart. But when Esme is bombarded by messages from Warren promising he’s changed and she discovers that Zach is hiding something-will her head be turned? And when a trip to the northern lights reveals the full extent Zach’s own secret past is there any hope that Esme will get the happy ending that her grandmother wished for her?
I'm always a sucker for a book that involves a holiday, and so a book with Christmas in the title and Lapland in the blurb by an author that I love was always going to be a must read for me.
And I'm delighted to say it was everything I could have hoped for. The Amazon tag line for this book is completely correct, it truly is a heartwarming Christmas romance.
For me the story came alive the second Esme decided that she was definitely going to Lapland, and her personal development and self awareness improving while on the weeks holiday were fabulous to see. What she doesn't realise but the reader are clearly aware of is that she needs to leave Warren and the toxic relationship she is in, but she seems to struggle big time with a decision that seems so easy to anyone on the outside of what she was going through.
Esme ends up in a group of four while travelling and Hortense is a real tonic, she has such a fabulous personality that you can't help but like her. Brian is also travelling alone but whether he is over the break up with his wife, it is hard to tell. Although he was part of the group, he seemed quieter and more in the background.
And then there is Zach, who is gorgeous, but clearly hiding something. He seems to swing between being quite happy, to utter moodiness,
I loved pretty much every second they spent in Lapland, and the descriptions were fabulous. I felt as though I was there alongside Esme and her new friends, and its made me even more determined to eventually one year brave the thought of a holiday somewhere cold!
There were also some tricky subjects covered incredibly sensitively which added to the books appeal, and although even with Lapland, I didn't feel the book was overly festive, I would say its a fantastic book for any point over the winter.
Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
And I'm delighted to say it was everything I could have hoped for. The Amazon tag line for this book is completely correct, it truly is a heartwarming Christmas romance.
For me the story came alive the second Esme decided that she was definitely going to Lapland, and her personal development and self awareness improving while on the weeks holiday were fabulous to see. What she doesn't realise but the reader are clearly aware of is that she needs to leave Warren and the toxic relationship she is in, but she seems to struggle big time with a decision that seems so easy to anyone on the outside of what she was going through.
Esme ends up in a group of four while travelling and Hortense is a real tonic, she has such a fabulous personality that you can't help but like her. Brian is also travelling alone but whether he is over the break up with his wife, it is hard to tell. Although he was part of the group, he seemed quieter and more in the background.
And then there is Zach, who is gorgeous, but clearly hiding something. He seems to swing between being quite happy, to utter moodiness,
I loved pretty much every second they spent in Lapland, and the descriptions were fabulous. I felt as though I was there alongside Esme and her new friends, and its made me even more determined to eventually one year brave the thought of a holiday somewhere cold!
There were also some tricky subjects covered incredibly sensitively which added to the books appeal, and although even with Lapland, I didn't feel the book was overly festive, I would say its a fantastic book for any point over the winter.
Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
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