Book Review - The Wedding Cake Wish by Rosie Green

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Title: The Wedding Cake Wish

Author: Rosie Green

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Author supplied copy

Publisher: Self Published

Publication Date: 12th September 2021

Rating: 5 Stars

Wedding excitement is in the air! With their big day approaching, Fen has her heart set on a gorgeous, intimate celebration with not much fuss at all. But strong-minded mother-of-the-bride Marjery seems to have considerably grander plans. There's also the small problem of a missing best man, and when Fen tasks Hudson Holmes and Ruby Watkiss with the job of tracking him down, their investigations unearth far more secrets than they bargained for. Will the Big Day go ahead in the light of such dramatic revelations? Can a wedding cake wish save the day? One thing's for sure – this will definitely be a wedding to remember!

Well this was the second standalone of the sub-trilogy of Ruby and Hudson cozy mysteries within the larger currently 17 book Little Duck Pond Cafe Series, which I have established after reading the reader note at the end. I'm rather impressed that Rosie Green is able to put a separate trilogy of a slightly diferent genre within the greater rom-comness of the Little Duck Pond Cafe series, while not losing any of the normal feel to the books. 

For we have in alternating view points Ruby's story, and Fen, one of the original Little Duck Pond Cafe Girls, so we get the best of both worlds and it really does work. 

Although what is driving me mad is the will they, won't they become a couple between Ruby and Hudson, even though they have a fabulous dynamic while working on their latest mystery. 

And the reasons that Rory, best man disappears in the run up to the big day, are ones I would never have guessed in a million years, especially the main outcome from it. 

And at the same time was see Fen wondering if the big day will go ahead, as Rob doesn't seem as keen as he should be, while Marjery, her mum is trying to make it the wedding of well Marjery's dreams and not Fen's.  Which is tempering Fen's excitement quite a bit. 

With a missing best man, a new character who seems taken with Hudson and has a hard to argue with connection to him,  overwhelming wedding plans,  the ice sculpture, and a whole lot more both parts of this book work well in tandem. 

And I loved one of the get togethers in the run up to the big day, if it happens, where we get to see all the duck pond cafe girls together which is always great for long running fans of the series. 

I loved this latest addition to Fen's story, and feel this book could like all the others easily be read as a standalone, but why miss out on what is such a fabulous series. 

Another remarkable entry into this long running and always a favourite of mine series! 

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