I had some difficulties with the series from the beginning but still I continued reading, hoping it will get better. But also the third book in the series couldn't really hit my spot either.

I found the story very average and I also felt myself very rushed through the storyline. I didn't find a connection with the characters.

The setting itself is nice and I really like the idea about the wedding shop but I have the feeling that a lot was more possible with that setting and the scenery.

Another fun hit in a fun series. This one has Lily, who is looking for a new job, and Kip, who wants to hire her flower arranging skills for his wedding venue. Story made me chuckle often, and was fun to see past characters. Can be read alone, but much more enjoyable to read more. Highly recommend.

I really enjoyed this book, all the characters are quirky in their own sense... The travelling was very intense with how the story was going and I LOvEd it. Read it in two days

A pure delight, a series that is pure indulgence. I adore the Wedding Shop stories.

he book has a beautiful cover, it’s a perfect example of Summer, light and bright with flowers. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. As someone who has not read the previous two books I was worried about not understanding story lines that may have come through from previous story lines, but at no point did that happen. It flows easily, with lovable, funny and fuzzy characters.

I didn’t think my emotions would be tested but they were and at times I was reaching for the tissues and wiping a tear away. Other moments I was laughing out loud and smiling from cheek to cheek. To me that’s the ultimate test of a book, if it makes me connect and care. If I am investing more than just time into reading the book and I find I begin to care what happens then that pleases me.

You will wish the characters and shop were real so that you could visit and try those delicious sweet treats. But you can, in your own way, you just pick up the book and jump in.

I will not hesitate to read the first two books and anymore adventures at the wedding shop.

I love reading the Brides by the sea books. The characters are lovely to read about and it's nice that each book is about someone new and different but all the old favourites are still there. It was a lovely idea what Jess did for Lily creating the new stylist job and I guessed that she would end up with Kip! I love reading about the wedding dress shop and reading about all of Poppy's cakes and cupcakes makes my mouth water! I liked reading about Immy's wedding and Nicole was a handful! I wonder who will be next out of the group now that they all have partners!! I can't wait for her next in the series, I do hope there is one! Thank you for letting me read and review this book, I would highly recommend it!

Summer at the Little Wedding Shop – Jane Linfoot

I love this series, the characters are realistic, the setting and imagery vivid and easy to visualise and the story is peppered with humour and sparkling romance, making it an enjoyable, easy read.
I loved Poppy’s story but Lily is my favourite character now. Her self- depreciating humour makes me smile and her lack of insight into how great she is, makes me root for her success, even when she doesn’t think she deserves it.
The supportive network that encompasses all involved with ‘Brides by the Sea’, adds depth to the storylines making them interesting and relevant.
If you enjoy cakes, flowers and weddings and heartfelt romance against set in beautiful, rugged Cornwall, this is the holiday read for you.

I received a copy of this book from Harper Impulse via Netgalley

Didn't realise this book was the third in a series but it worked well enough as a stand alone book. Loved the range of characters and the rural setting. Plenty of humour along the way makes for a perfect holiday read.

An easy read to get you through a summer holiday, this third book works well as a standalone title and introduces an array of new characters that you will relate to from the very beginning. The plot is humorous and entertaining, and will leave you keen to read the next book in anticipation of the next round of wedding-themed fun.

*Full review available on the blog*

*Book provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*

I have read book one and two of this series and I really loved them both. Of course I was also really excited about this one.

This story follows Lily, who’s life is on a free fall. No boyfriend, no job! However, she gets an offer she can’t refuse. They want her as a wedding stylist for Brides by the Sea. The problem: She is now working for Kip, who is direct competition to her friend Poppy. This calls for a lot of drama and complications.

Lily really doesn’t know what do do, because she wants to be good at her job. On the other hand, she doesn’t want to disappoint her friends and family.

It’s great to read about some familiar characters. I love all the female characters in this book and it’s just wonderful to see them together. Friendship is really important. Actually, I also really enjoy the male characters and I was very curious to see how things develop.

This is a lovely romantic story. Jane Linfoot’s style is quirky, fun, charming and cheerful. It's not me fave book of theories, but still a pleasure to read and very uplifting. The descriptions are sparkling and vivid and they make Jane Linfoot's style unique.

This book is the third of the series of The Little Wedding Shop. Since I hadn't read the first two parts, when I requested the Arc on Netgalley, I suspected that I wouldn't really matter.

But I guess it did. Although I was drawn to Jane Linfood's book by the blurb and the beautiful cover, I just couldn't relate to Lily. We enter the story, when Lily is just hired by her friend, and owner of the Brides by the Sea wedding shop, to be the wedding stylist. But the story goes from scene (or day, I'm not even sure, because the titles are a somewhat unclear per chapter) to scene to different characters, I'm constant struggling to keep up with the story.

For instance, we meet Kip, who has a brother who is supposedly well-known at the wedding shop. But since I don't know the Penryn family, I really don't understand the fuss and the dislike of Lily for Kip. So the whole chemistry thing between them is only very confusing.

In all, I'm sorry that I couldn't relate to the story and like the characters. So, I'm afraid, only two out of five stars from me. And maybe, if you start at the first story, you'll like this one better than I did.

I've read every one of these books in the series now and would it be odd to say this was one of my favourites?

It is just such a fun story with romance, friendship and don't forget those bridezillas!

It is just the perfect romantic summery read (I even managed to get to read it outside on a sun lounger, on one of our very rare warm days!)

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

A perfect read for a lazy bank holiday weekend, having already read the first two books in this series I was very happy to meet up with the characters again. Each book has been a wonderful, happy read although they've always left me craving cupcakes at the end! I saw Iron Maiden at the O2 last night so a hero who has a penchant for their music was always going to be a winner for me but the fact that he's named after a cake brand and uses 'lumos' when turning on lights was definitely the icing on the cake! Loved this story but it was over too soon.

5☆  Beautiful weddings, fun, Romance

This is the first book I have read in this series. I understand this is the 3rd book but each book can be read as a stand-alone.

Not having read the others did not matter one bit. Jane eased me into all the characters beautifully. She introduced each character and the beautiful wedding shop with such finesse. I was able to immerse myself straight into the gorgeous wedding shop.

Oh my and Poppy's chocolate truffles were to die for. I could literally taste them.
I'm a baker and the cupcake/wedding cakes won me over straight away.
Throughout the book Poppy tantelises the reader with scrumptious flavours.

From the first chapter I was hooked.
The radio contest and Lily's Mum being one of the contestants was hilarious! I could just imagine the shock on her face... Very cringe!

I loved Lily, she hasn't had the easiest of starts, losing her job and her husband... becoming a designer at the wedding shop couldn't of come at a better time!

I loved the battle between Poppy and Kip.
It kept the story fun and entertaining. Nothing like a bit of friendly rivalry to get the creative juices flowing.

Poor Lily she really was a pawn between them. Poppy her best friend and Kip her sexy new boss.
What could possibly go wrong!

I absolutely loved this book.
It was full of fun, friendships, beautiful weddings, bridezillas, banter, sizzling chemistry, plenty of laugh out loud moments, sabotage and scrumptious mouth watering delights!
What's not to love!!!

I can't wait to read the previous books to see what I've been missing!

This book is the perfect summer read!
From start to finish I was hooked.
Jane made the characters come to life I just didn't want the story to end!

Would I recommend this book... without a doubt.... YES!!!

Perfect for readers who love weddings, Chick Lit, romance, laugh out loud moments, looking for the perfect Summer read!

Having read and enjoyed the previous two books in the Little Wedding Shop series, I was delighted to meet up with the girls again. Now, I know the summer wedding season is busy but I could tell from the outset that our lovely ladies were going to be rushed off their feet!

It’s fabulous to see that everyone is heading for their own happy ever afters and love is certainly in the sea air again as we head once more to the Little Wedding Shop by the sea. Although part of a series, this book can totally be read as a standalone as it’s Lily’s turn to take centre stage, although the other girls are there to add their support and lots of sugar!

What I really adore about these books is the girls themselves. I love the way they interact with each other, always working together even when there are major hiccups either within the business or their relationships. Lily is now employed as a wedding stylist but her loyalties are about to be tested when she’s employed by the opposition and meets Kip Penryn. To be honest I didn’t think Kit was good enough for our lovely Lily but gradually, he wore me down and every time he called her Water Lily my heart melted a little more.

I always find I put on a few pounds whilst ready Jane’s books. And this time was no different! Considering I don’t have a particularly sweet tooth, I was craving cupcakes and all sort of gooey desserts after Poppy started tempting me with truffles right from the very first chapter! She’s now running Daisy Hill Farm as a wedding venue with the love of her life Rafe but thankfully she’s still baking up a calorific storm!

Jane Linfoot writes with a confidence in her characters that shows how much she loves these girls! She brings them to live with a vibrancy and passion that means you can’t help but root for them in their search for love, although most of the time Jane allows it to creep up on them unexpectedly! This is a fun and frothy romance that was as sweet as the frosting on those cupcakes-perfect for an incurable romantic like me!

Another fun light read by Jane Linfoot. I really enjoyed Lily's story as she found herself. The parts with her Mom were funny. The romance was very slow building but made sense for who Lily is.
For me this story was a little slow going in the middle. But the descriptions of the weddings and all the prep kept me turning the pages. It was a perfect way to end each day as I read a few chapters before bedtime. Can't wait to read more from this author.

Summer at the Little Wedding Shop is the third instalment of The Little Wedding Shop by the Sea series from Jane Linfoot. By now fans of this series will be well familiar with the various characters and their back-stories and will be eager to see whom this new book focuses on. New readers will find this story a complete delight to read as it is a nice, light, easy read perfect for the summer holidays. New readers needn't worry that they are missing out on what has happened before in these stories as the background information to each character is nicely filled in so everyone is up to date with where the characters are when we meet them just in time for the busy Summer season at the special shop that is Brides by the Sea.

I have to say I found filling in little bits here and there very useful as it was way before Christmas when I read the last book and I had forgotten characters names and what had happened to them and that's purely because I had read so many books in the intervening period. New readers may find the initial introduction of so many characters a bit confusing but you soon settle in to it. To me it was a much needed gentle refresher, within the first few chapters I once again felt right at home in the story and Jane has worked her magic and created a fun story based all around weddings with lots trials and tribulations to endure before happiness and peace can somehow be found.

This time around the story focuses on Lily whose life is now in free fall. She has split from Thom and on top of that she has lost her job and the accommodation that went with it. She enjoyed her job and had worked her way up to a good position in the hotel chain but this had taken her away from her long held passion of flowers and creating fabulous arrangements. Lily is back in Cornwall for Sam's wedding party and it soon became obvious she had been a long term friend of some of the main characters we had encountered and loved before. She seemed to slip back easily into the setting and it was evident the girls all shared a lovely bond that would see them whether the storms through thick and thin. So when Lily arrives at Brides by the Sea she is at a crossroads in her life and she is really unsure as to what her next move should be. But life has a way of guiding you in the right direction and of events overtaking despite what it is you think you may want to do. So Lily has no choice but to go with the flow with some unexpected people and situations arising.

All the old familiar characters were present throughout the story and I enjoyed how they weren't overlooked even though this was Lily's story. Everything I had previously loved about Poppy, Jess, Sera and Immie was here in abundance and it was nice that the reader could see their stories moving forward but yet this wasn't the dominant theme and didn't detract from the overall storyline. The one thing I did find frustrating was the overuse when referring to a wedding in the previous book of 'Sera's sister's wedding'. Why not just say the characters name and be done with it? This may sound so petty but when reading it began to annoy me but apart from that the story was lovely from beginning to end.

Jess, the owner of Brides by the Sea – a unique shop where all your wedding needs are taken care of under one roof, can see that Lily is a bit lost and so presents her with an offer that is very hard to refuse. Lily should come to work at the boutique and do all the styling of weddings. She would be there to guide the bride through every step of the preparations for her big day and with the offer of a flat thrown in how could Lily refuse? I loved how Jess came more to the fore in this book, I felt she had been hovering on the outskirts for just that bit too long. She is an entrepreneur and enjoys success but at the same time it never goes to her head and she is wise. It was brilliant to see her in indulge in some fun, flirty antics and it was a whole new side coming from her. Yet at all times I felt in a good way she was the mother hen of the group. Apart from the fact she was older she could often see what the others could not and would nudge them in the right direction.

There were several storylines throughout the book all around weddings and it made me realise how much work goes into a wedding, not just from the people getting married but the people behind the scenes who have to do all the organising. It's not helped by the fact that Kip Penryn who Lily remembers from her summers in St. Aidans has now decided to open up Rose Hill Manor as this top wedding venue. This is in direct competition with Poppy and Sam at Rose Hill Farm whose own wedding venture is only beginning to bear fruit. This 'opposition' forms the crux of the story and before Lily knows it she finds herself working alongside Kip styling his venue. She couldn't say no to him given Jess was pushing for it. I must admit I find some of this part of the book confusing in the early stages when they were sorting out Lily working for Kip. There seemed to be mention of doing it for six months and establishing connections with Jess' shop but to be honest I got confused and muddled. There seemed to be a lot of tooing and frooing but in the end I pushed this aside and just got on with reading the story. I could see Lily seemed to have an issue with Kip. Something must have happened in the past to turn her against him and given she wasn't looking for love she wasn't that enamoured with him and it seemed she merely tolerated him for the majority of the book. Yet to me Kip just seemed to be this man out to make a living and although clueless at first he began to show real passion for his venture. The character of Fred who seemed to crop up at every turn came across as creepy and just that bit over eager. It's strange how unexpected things occur when he is around. He seemed way too much into Lily and I wanted her to give him a firm no and tell him to back off. I know who I wanted her to end up with but I wondered would she ever see this for herself?

Aside from Lily having to deal with Kip on a daily basis, and the fact her mother is marrying a much younger man and seems to have taken leave of her senses, there were other things Lily had to cope with. Not least styling the wedding of Nicole who had been about to marry Chas the fireman in the previous book. Nicole was the ultimate bridezilla and her demands were over the top and would have pushed anyone to the limit. When Immie hears Nicole is now getting married the same day as her it's almost like bride wars ensued. I wouldn't blame Immie to honest as she was now marrying Chas and it seemed Nicole wanted to outdo them. The 'Instagram photo and follower' wars were hilarious to read about and I enjoyed this storyline very much. Her Instagram SparkleMonsterBridetoBe just about summed the entire situation up.

The book moved along at a nice pace over the summer months as the different weddings drew nearer and tensions increased. Lily began to grow in strength and she didn't seem as unsure of herself as before. Her love of flowers through the walled garden was a joy to see and I enjoyed how her character developed. As with any wedding it's not all plains sailing and the later half of the book provided plenty of conundrums and twists and turns until we reached the end. But was it a happily ever after for all involved? You'll have to read this book to discover the answers for yourself.

Jane Linfoot has once again written a cosy, sweet, uplifting book where after a period of absence it was like returning to visit old friends. Summer at the Little Wedding Shop is perhaps not my favourite of the series but still very much worth the read. I'll be back for another visit at the end of the year when Christmas Promises at the Little Wedding Shop is published.

After previously reading Cupcakes & Confetti and Sequins & Snowflakes I was delighted to see Bunting & Bouquets available to read. Even though it is part of a series it can be read as a standalone. You are given background info throughout the story so you definitely get a feel for the characters without ending up confused. However I would recommend reading the other two books just because they are so worth it.

At the start of this book Lily is pretty much starting again and kind of floating through life trying to find her way again. Luckily Jess is on hand to give Lily some direction in the form of a job along with help from her friends. You get a great feel for her character and I loved the throwing of the bouquet at the wedding near the beginning of the story. You could feel Lily's fear! Then the aftermath where Lily meets Kip it's a brilliant first meeting that definitely left me smiling. Nearly every interaction Kip and Lily have is funny and filled with tension. Kip is frustrating at times but there was something about him that captured my attention.

This entire series has a delightful set of characters that as soon as I started reading it felt as if no time had passed since picking up the last book. The friendships portrayed in this book are perfect especially as they all take the time to look out for each other. Along with the introduction of few larger than life characters who would test the patience of a saint. Put it this way I'm not altogether sure I could keep my cool like Lily. They definitely kept things interesting and helped make the plot fun and entertaining. It was lovely to see the story develop over time and at no point did the story feel rushed. This way you have the ability to really get to know the characters especially if this is your first time meeting them.

After reading about Poppy's creations it was all I could think about. I have to say I did try baking that day to try and stop my cravings, suffice to say they were no where near as nice as Poppy's cupcakes sound. I really wish Poppy was real so she could come and bake for me.

Lovingly written with a delightfully comforting feel to it. Best enjoyed with a hot chocolate and plenty of cupcakes!

Please tell me that there will be more from everyone at the Little Wedding Shop.

Thank you to Harper Impulse & Netgalley for my copy. This is my honest & unbiased opinion.

Having been a huge fan of the first in this series - The Little Wedding Shop - I was eager to return to 'Brides By The Sea' but this could be read as a standalone. I'm just shocked at myself for not having read the second in the series - Christmas at the Little Wedding Shop - and will be rectifying this fact sooner rather than later!

In this book we follow the story of Lily. She had left the shop, where she had worked as a florist, to move to Bath with her husband, but she soon returns when her dream life doesn't quite pan out. So she is down on love, down on marriage and probably not the best person to invite back to the shop around Valentines' Day!!

She is offered a new job with her friends at the shop as the wedding stylist and with a busy season ahead of them again, including the wedding of her mother, all doesn't run smoothly. Added to the mix is the new wedding venue business in the neighbourhood run by clueless Kip Penryn, and he soon enlists the experts from 'Brides By The Sea' to help his business succeed and they are torn whether to help him or hinder him!!

It doesn't take long for you to be all for Lily in her plight in moving on from the past, which isn't so easy as she is made to confront all she remembers of her Dad since he passed, and how her mum is definitely moving on - but for the right reasons?

Another fabulous look at the lovely characters we have met previously, and the new characters add a little something different and fun to the mix that made this such a pleasing and fun read! So whether you are returning to the shop after enjoying the previous stories, or looking to discover a new fab read then look no further!!