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Christmas at the Island Hotel by Jenny Colgan

marvsbooks's review

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Adorable. I love this series and find it so wholesome and sweet. Every time I read a Jenny Colgan, I get the irresistible urge to bake something…and also go to Scotland.

sarahthereadingaddict's review against another edition

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5.0

Fabulous as always. I am a huge fan of Jenny's books and this is another great example.

It was wonderful to revisit Mure and all its characters. A heartwarming story full of love, laughter heart break and friendship.

I love the honesty in Jenny's books and the way the characters are written, they feel so real. I want to go to the Rock. Colton would have been proud of Flora for stepping in, she had the same passion as he did and Fintan just want up to it.

Love love love

jaynefsmith's review

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slow-paced

3.25

gkelch's review against another edition

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4.0

Jenny Colgan, delightful as always : )

charlottelizabeth94's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

hannajacobson's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mhmissey's review against another edition

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4.0

Very nice Christmas read

lamom77's review against another edition

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4.0

This was probably more like 3.5 stars for me. I have really enjoyed this series, but a 4th book may have been a bit too much and dragging these stories on. However, it feels like the characters' stories were wrapped up nicely by the end and felt complete.

jend33's review against another edition

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3.0

I appreciated that even though this is part of a series, you didn't need to have read the previous books to understand what was going on. It was also very useful having a list of characters at the start of the book.

On the whole I enjoyed it and it was a good cosy read for Christmas. I did feel like Lorna and Saif's story was shoehorned in and either needed to be given more time or not included. There were lots of Christmassey details though and I enjoyed all the different characters.