Book Review - Christmas at the Board Game Cafe by Jennifer Page - #HolidayReading Cyprus

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Title: Christmas at the Board Game Cafe

Author: Jennifer Page

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Aria

Publication Date: 10th October 2024

Rating: 5 Stars

Kate seems to have it all – wonderful friends, a successful career, and an idyllic life in the quirky Yorkshire town of Essendale. But under the surface, Kate is lonely and yearns for family – especially at Christmas.

With the holidays approaching and the town desperate to attract more visitors, Kate plans an enchanting living Advent calendar to feature the local businesses. But Kate's picture-perfect plans take an unexpected turn when her ex-boyfriend returns, determined to create the pivotal Christmas Eve display.

Caught between a new spark and an old flame, Kate must pull off her festive campaign and protect her heart. Will she let go of the past and embrace the future she dreams of?

Christmas and board games go together so well, that I was incredibly eager to start reading this book. 

Add in a Living advent calendar for Essendale and Hebden and you really do have the most amazing book. 

I couldn't read this fast enough, and I was astounded at the author's creativity and imagination at bringing 24 different but all equally brilliant windows to life. 

And to keep the finale not only a secret from Kate who had organised the whole thing, but also from the readers, until it was Christmas Eve was inspired to keep me reading. 

And it really was the most wonderful final window, and not anything I would have ever thought of.  But it just worked. 

Before that though you have Kate  trying to juggle a busy love life, with being perfect at everything she does and we even  get to discover just why she is the way she is. 

Add in Em, Jo and Taylor our previous leading ladies and their gorgeous men, as well as an assortment of board games, new love interests, a brief return of the series villain and memorable window from Mr B, and it truly is a joyful and fun filled book that I totally adored. 

I love this series so much and this was perhaps my new favourite book from it. Utterly fabulous and incredibly festive. 

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