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A great story line with brilliant main characters.. I read this book in one sitting as I couldn't put it down.

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I loved this book and couldn't stop reading it, it's the first book I have read by Rebecca Raisin but I shall certainly be hunting for more.

Rosie, who likes to plan everything, is devastated when she finds out her husband has been having an affair. He says she is set in her ways and will never change. Enter Poppy a bright pink campervan that she buys after demolishing a few bottles of wine and her life is about to,change. She nervously leaves the home she has shared with her husband and sets off in the campervan not knowing what will happen next. When she gets to her first campsite she meets Aria who has a travelling bookshop. The two decide to travel together mixing Arias love of books with Rosie's love of cooking.

I loved reading about their antics at the various festivals they stop at, Aria opening up her bookshops and Rosie feeding the masses. Max also travels the festivals making his vegan food and he becomes a good friend to Rosie but can he compete with her on line friend Olly? This book deals with leaving behind a comfortable home and the break up of Rosie's marriage and takes us to some laugh out loud moments with Rosie and her unplanned adventures.

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I read this novel in just a few days, that's how easy to read and enjoyable it is! It has a cute storyline with relatable characters and a plot line that means you find it hard to put the book down. It has some slow parts but once you get past those it's back to the enjoyable plot.

I've read a couple of novels by Rebecca Raisin before and her novels don't disappoint so was glad when I started reading this one and it completely lived up to my expectations.

Overall, a happy, lovely read which I would recommend.

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Not the most interesting book I’ve ever read. Had high expectations after reading the description. But sadly never lived up to them. I found it quite mundane sorry and lacking in excitement

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For Rosie it is a journey of self discovery as well as a trip around the UK, after she buys a campervan while drunk the evening her husband leave her for another woman.

He accuses her of being predictable and suspects his leaving won't have any effect, whereas it is soon apparent it was the best thing he could have ever done for Rosie.

Rosie is filled with self doubt and it was wonderful to see how she developed over the course of the summer, travelling around various festivals in her brand new travelling tea-shop. The first person she meets at her first campsite is Aria, who runs a travelling bookshop.

They team up and Rosie starts blending teas inspired by classic books which all sounded perfect - after all cream teas and books go together so well. I really enjoyed getting to know Aria and just why she was travelling too.

In fact there are all manner of interesting people on the travelling van circuit, and a whole variety of different festivals where they popped up over the summer months.

As I have come to expect from a book from Rebecca Raisin, it has a wonderful warm feel to it, everything is really well described, there is some humour and the back stories make you think a bit too. There is even a gorgeous guy, who continued to surprise both me and Rosie.

This was such a pleasure to read, I lost myself within the pages and felt as though I was at the various festivals with Rosie. And Poppy her bright pink campervan is fabulous too.

An incredibly enjoyable book and I already know that the wait for the next book by this talented author will be far too long!

Thank you to Netgalley and HQ Digital for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily,.

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I read this whole book in one sitting last night when I couldn’t sleep. Totally cute story and a mostly original plot. The setting was different once Rosie could travel around in her van Poppy.

Loved the supporting characters but more time could have been spent on them such as telling the reader more about Max and Aria. All in all a good cozy read with a dash of sweet romance.

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