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Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea book review

 



Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea by Cressida McLaughlin is about Meredith who since having a horrible Christmas ten years ago has tried to say clear of Christmas as much as she possibly can, but this Christmas that’s easier said than done until she meets Finn who absolutely loves Christmas and pushes Meredith to embrace Christmas as well. 


I really enjoyed this book and just wanted to keep reading throughout the whole book, wanting to spend as much time with the characters as possible and know what was going to happen. There were so many things I loved about it and I don’t think I could pick a favourite. 


One thing I definitely loved was the characters, Meredith and Finn’s characters were their own people, I feel like you really got to know them for who they were. Meredith wasn’t just some girl who hated Christmas and Finn wasn’t just some guy who loved Christmas and wanted everyone else to as well, there was so much more to them. I also loved Laurie and Anisha, throughout the book, both of them played a key role in the story as well as being so kind to both Meredith and Finn, it was just so nice to see. Anish had her own things going on in the book and her own small subplot throughout the story that was nice to see because it made you realise just how much all these characters care for one and other as well as just wanting the best for everyone. I don’t know how I wouldn’t be able to love Laurie either, she was rather mischievous at some points but so nice to both of them, it didn’t matter what happened she was completely understanding and just so nice. 


I did truly love everything about this book. The setting was great and the swimming that Meredith does was a small thing that I felt added to the story and I enjoyed reading about. I also loved how the setting was described to be really beautiful and picturesque it was described, the slate paintings Meredith found only added to that. I loved the aspect that the paintings brought and I’d love some of those painting for myself just because of how good and beautiful they sounded. 


I loved the romance, sure there were some bits that weren’t my favourite but there was so much I did love. How much Meredith and Finn encouraged each other, the painting and their dynamic just to name a few things. It was really fun to read about and I’d love to one day read more about these characters because I enjoyed it so much. 


Overall ignoring the fact I read a Christmas book in January and what that says about me, I really enjoyed this book, the characters, romance and everything else about it and highly recommend it for no matter the time of year.

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