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A review by _rebeccareads_
Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams by Jenny Colgan
4.0
I've been wanting to read 'Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe' for ages, but never got round to getting hold of a copy, so I was delighted when I found this book in a local bookshop. I began reading as soon as I got home that night.
The first thing that drew me in was the amazing descriptions of the sweets, and in particular the extracts from Aunt Lilian's book at the beginning of each chapter. I love traditional sweetshops, and the book really reminded me of when I was little.
I also loved the extracts from the 1940s when Lilian was younger, as I love reading war fiction. What I really loved, was how both the past story and the modern were linked together, and how the characters all linked together really well, and how the village people all know each other, as I think thinks like this/neighbourhood friendliness are often taken for granted nowadays. I really disliked the character of Gerard, but I loved the rest of the characters.
This is the first book I've read by Jenny Colgan, but I will definitely be reading more. A really easy to read book with some beautiful descriptions.
The first thing that drew me in was the amazing descriptions of the sweets, and in particular the extracts from Aunt Lilian's book at the beginning of each chapter. I love traditional sweetshops, and the book really reminded me of when I was little.
I also loved the extracts from the 1940s when Lilian was younger, as I love reading war fiction. What I really loved, was how both the past story and the modern were linked together, and how the characters all linked together really well, and how the village people all know each other, as I think thinks like this/neighbourhood friendliness are often taken for granted nowadays. I really disliked the character of Gerard, but I loved the rest of the characters.
This is the first book I've read by Jenny Colgan, but I will definitely be reading more. A really easy to read book with some beautiful descriptions.