Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights: The one book you must read this Christmas

by Carole Matthews

What are readers saying about Carole Matthews?

'Fabulously enjoyable . . . full of heart and fun' Milly Johnson
'Gorgeous' Katie Fforde
'I laughed and cried and marvelled' Cathy Bramley

***Includes the first few chapters of Carole's BRAND NEW book Happiness for Beginners, which is available to pre-order now.***

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Fay and Danny are madly in love and it's all Fay's ever dreamed of. But she left everything - including the delightful cake shop she used to run - to be with Danny on his cosy canal boat The Dreamcatcher. And as she soon finds out, making delicious cakes on the water isn't always smooth sailing!

Then Fay gets a call that sends her back to where it all began; back to where she first met Danny, back to her friends and the Cake Shop in the Garden. Even as Fay happily returns to dry land and her passion for baking, she knows it will be hard being away from Danny, especially with Christmas round the corner. But their relationship is strong enough to survive . . . isn't it?

Can Fay really get everything she ever wanted in Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights?

Join Fay and her friends this Christmas and indulge in this wonderful, cake-filled novel of romance and friendship. Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights is Sunday Times bestselling Carole Matthews doing what she does best! Perfect for fans of Jill Mansell and Milly Johnson.

• ISBN10: 0751577855
• ISBN13: 9780751577853
• Publish Date: 29 October 2019 (first published 19 October 2017)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Imprint: Sphere
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[Joséphine]

December 24, 2018

My full book review is now up on Word Revel.

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December 21, 2018

Actual rating: 3.5 stars

Initial thoughts: I love a good Christmas story — yes, even with a huge dose of romance — around this time of the year. On that front Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights delivered for the sweetness amidst the hardships the characters faced. I adored Lija and Stan, though they were secondary characters. Rounded up with Fay and Danny, the main characters, as well as Rainbow, this book was a joy to curl up with.

However, the writing style did leave a bit to be desired, with tired phrases of, "I let out a breath I didn't know I'd been holding" and variations like, "I put down the kettle, that I hadn't even realised I was still holding[...]" These always trip me up, no matter how much I've been enjoying a book. I would've liked it more if the prose had been tighter to balance the pace of the plot, which was rather drawn out in the first half before it finally unfolded in the second half of the book.
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Note: I received a finished copy from a local distributor in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.