Hello Friends!
Finally, here is the last book of Beth Good’s The Oddest Little Series. I’m so happy that I had this opportunity, they were all just wonderful books.
“The Oddest Little Beach Shop” is the name of this finally book, also written by Beth Good, it was release on 12th July 2018 and, like every book in the series, it’s a romantic comedy.
I want to thank Rachel, at Rachel’s Random Resources, and Beth Good for the eCopy of this book and for allowing me to join in the fun and by being a part of the blog tour with my honest review of the book.
Blurb
‘I love Beth Good’s quirky style!’ – bestselling author Katie Fforde
From the first day of Annie’s arrival in the sleepy Cornish resort of Polzel, next-door neighbour Gabriel seems determined to make her life difficult.
Despite his sexy looks and angelic name, Gabriel behaves like an ogre to everyone, and has apparently been that way since losing his wife in a surfing accident. Annie would do far better, her friend Claudia urges her, to focus her attentions on Jamie instead. Jamie’s the hottest lifeguard in the village – and her co-worker in the Polzel beach shop.
But when Polzel’s famous annual pie-rolling contest sees Annie and Gabriel forced together, it turns out Annie might have a thing for big Cornish ogres after all . . .
A feel-good summer novella from popular romantic comedy writer Beth Good and another quirky entry in her ‘Oddest Little Shop’ series.
Purchase Link – Amazon
Author Bio
Born and raised in Essex, England, Beth Good was whisked away to an island tax haven at the age of eleven to attend an exclusive public school and rub shoulders with the rich and famous. Sadly, she never became rich or famous herself, so had to settle for infamy as a writer of dubious novels. She writes under several different names, mainly to avoid confusing her readers – and herself! As Beth Good she writes romantic comedy and feel-good fiction. She also writes thrillers as Jane Holland, historicals as Victoria Lamb and Elizabeth Moss, and feel-good fiction as Hannah Coates.
Beth currently lives in the West Country where she spends a great deal of time thinking romantic thoughts while staring out of her window at sheep. (These two actions are unrelated.)
You can find her most days on Twitter as @BethGoodWriter where she occasionally indulges in pointless banter about chocolate making and the Great British Bake Off. Due to a basic inability to say no, she has too many children and not enough money, which means she needs as many readers as she can get.
Social Media Links – Facebook | Twitter
My Review
This is my last book in the series and it was another great book. It was about new beginnings and moving forward with life, and although that may make the novel sound like a strong and heavy book, Beth wrote it with such a humor and sweet tone that it made it light and the perfect read for a warm afternoon.
In this uplifting story we follow Annie as she gets her new beginning in the resort town of Polzel. Her interactions with the characters and all the funny moments were a perfect way to balance with the rest of the stronger aspects in the plot. The characters development and the dialogues between them made me feel a connection.
Besides, I live very close to the beach, less than 3km away, so the cultural aspects here are strong, and it was quite interesting to read about the environment that is represented in the book. I left this book for last because, although I like the beach I thought that since I live in the coast of Portugal I should leave this book to last, just because I know it may remind me of home. Plus, I’m not a fan of going to the beach in the summer.
Anyway, I was right, this book did remind me a little of home. Specially the characters and the tourism fact that is so important to the economics of the town. But… The book took an interesting turn when the pie contest appeared. I like pies, baking them more than eating them, so I was quite interested in knowing how that would play out with the all beach theme. And I loved it.
I do recommend the book. And you can even take it to the beach and enjoy it there.
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Love,
Jess