Reviewed by Emma (SCR) on
I love Wynbridge so I was so excited to return. I love the village and at Christmas time it's beyond magical! The decorations, the events in the build-up it's the perfect place to be to get your Christmas Spirit back. This makes it perfect for Dolly's plan.
Dolly is best friends with Hattie. Dolly and Hattie have been friends for many years and have been there for each other over the years. Now Hattie is leaving the country and Dolly wants her to have one more traditional Christmas.
I loved Dolly. She is so selfless. She has spent her life teaching at the local school and even when she retired she continued to volunteer at the school. Dolly also knows when to speak her mind and when to give a gentle nudge. She is extremely wise.
Hattie was a difficult character to like at first. She is extremely frustrating. There were so many times that I wanted to slap her. Luckily as the book progresses we see how Hattie has become this person and why. It's mainly down to her boyfriend Jonathan. Jonathan is a manipulative person. He has moulded Hattie into who he wants her to be. He has made her so reliant on him that she doubted she could do anything. Hattie is so submissive at the beginning. She doesn't have any of her own opinions or thoughts.
When Hattie goes to visit Dolly she meets Beamish. From the minute we meet Beamish I knew he was someone special. He's easy to love, easy to talk to. He's a happy go lucky kinda guy who is always on hand to help anyone. If you can't tell I fell hook, line and sinker for Beamish.
This was a lovely story that will restore anyone's Christmas spirit and will bring a little tear or two to your eye. I'm going to miss these characters and I hope we get to return to Wynbridge to check on them in the future.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 5 November, 2019: Finished reading
- 5 November, 2019: Reviewed