Cupcakes for Christmas by Kate HewittMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Three and a half stars.
It's nearly Christmas and Olivia James is feeling a little melancholy. All her friends are happily married and planning new futures, her mother has moved into assisted living accommodation in Witney and her cake shop/cafe is struggling to stay in the black. Then a chance encounter with a stranger brings some Christmas hope and magic into her heart. But in the real world things aren't always fairy lights and tinsel, there are problems and family and other issues.
This was a super sweet fun read where Olivia finds her own Christmas joy, despite a somewhat rocky road. Warning, the descriptions of the cupcakes Olivia makes as part of her Twelve Days of Christmas Cupcakes campaign will make dieting hard and could lead to tooth decay just reading them!
I read someone else's comment on another Kate Hewitt book about Americanisms creeping into her books and I have to say there were a couple here too. First, I don't know what Angel Hair pasta is, having googled it is Capellini, not something that I would ordinarily buy from Waitrose, secondly in the UK cider is alcoholic and so unsuitable for children or people who want a non-alcoholic beverage. But these are more gripes for the publisher than real issues with the novel.
So, does the fact that the cottages in Willoughby Close are soon to be empty signal a new set of tenants?
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