The Holiday Cruise by Victoria Cooke

The Holiday Cruise

by Victoria Cooke

’Buy this book now and read it!’ Rachel Gilbey

‘A truly fantastic read I couldn't put it down.’ Jessica Bell

‘This was even better than her debut.’ Rachel Burton author of The Many Colours of Us

The high seas are calling!

As if it weren’t enough to be cheated on by her husband of ten years, Yorkshire lass Hannah Davis is losing her beauty salon business too. Luckily, her big sister is there to pick up the pieces, but Hannah is desperate to find some independence.

Impulsively, Hannah applies for a spa job…on a cruise ship! Christmas in the Caribbean, springtime in the Mediterranean, what’s not to like? But, despite being in her thirties, Hannah has never done anything on her own before, and she’s terrified.

As the ship sets sail, Hannah has never been further from home…or closer to discovering who she is and who she wants to be.

Praise for The Holiday Cruise

‘The Holiday Cruise is one of a rare sort of book that spoke to me on so many levels and one I could thoroughly identify with.’ Rachel Gilbley

‘Highly recommended for a Christmas time read!!’ Jolene Mattison

‘Highly recommend this book and author. Great read.’ Kaye Temonson

‘This was a great story.’ Tracey Meier

‘I loved all the characters on the cruise. I love books like these and this one was right up there with them.’ Carley Adair

Reviewed by Emma (SCR) on

4 of 5 stars

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This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Thank you to HQ Digital for my copy of this book via Netgalley and to Rachel for letting me take part in this tour. I have had this book on my TBR pile for a while so when Rachel emailed me about this tour it was the perfect opportunity to bump it up.

The story follow Hannah Davis. The book begins 6 weeks after her rat bag husband decided to tell her he didnt want to be her husband anymore. In those first few chapters I really wanted to shake Hannah and punch Daniel (the husband). She is in denial and it is so frustrating. She keeps thinking of ways to get him back when she should be moving on. I was very glad when she started to do just that.

I loved hearing about the cruise boat and all the different parts to it. I know a few people who have been on a cruise and one day I would absolutely love to go on one. I loved how close knit and family like the crew became. It reminded me a bit of my first year of uni. I really enjoyed hearing about all the different stops, especially Rome, Venice and Barcelona. I have visited these places and I felt like I was transported back there with Victoria's words.

The first half of the book is about Hannah picking herself back up and putting all the pieces back together after her break up. There were quite a few funnies from this. The second half of the book is about life once she has moved on and is the new and improved Hannah. I really enjoyed these scenes too.

This is the first book I have read by Victoria. I really liked her writing style. It was funny and romantic. This book is a perfect holiday read but it's also perfect for reading at home under a blanket like I did.

I really enjoyed the way this book ended and would really love a sequel to see the next stage of Hannah's life.

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  • 15 September, 2018: Reviewed