Reviewed by Heather on
Laura Walker has been a widow for two years and is just starting to emerge from the fog that she has been in. She needs a job and she wants to give her children a vacation this year. She combines the two into working for the summer at a cafe near a beach in Dorset.
This isn't just any cafe. It stocks the favorite comfort foods of the regulars to make them feel at home.
Laura, her kids, and her dog Jimbo settle into the community. They are starting to make new good memories for the first time since the accident that took her husband's life. This book is full of quirky characters. It also feels like it is really set in the present. Lizzie is documenting her summer on Instagram. Other people use Skype. So many of these books tend to ignore any technological details so that was a touch of realism that I appreciated.
The love interest's name was Matt and he is a veterinarian. Now you know I'm gonna have to comment on this, right? Ok, two things. Of course he is described as being muscular and gorgeous. He has to be. That's in the contract for romance book heroes. But, I know A LOT of vets. I don't know any who fit the bill. (Send pictures if you know one.) We tend towards the nerdy side. I particularly don't know any who are built like that and never work out. I'm not sure where his muscles come from. He never lifts a weight. Number two, he never really seems to go to work either. He's always around. It is mentioned vaguely that he is "at work" a few times but it doesn't seem like he is missing from the story very often. I'd like that schedule.
Anyway, this one is fun and sweet and made me a bit teary in one part that I can't talk about without being spoilery. This review was originally posted on Based On A True Story
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 12 April, 2017: Finished reading
- 12 April, 2017: Reviewed
