Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed reading this book which had a perfect end to the trilogy.

It’s the story of Veronica, who, wants to save a penguin sanctuary and for that, she will walk 100 miles, her housekeeper Eileen and Daisy will be walking with her.

I loved Veronica, she is a character who you will love, a bit different in her own way. We learn more about conservation and climate change, with lots of things about the penguins, what they’re like and love.

I highly recommend this book.

Another fine instalment of Veronica and her penguin mission.

I've been emotionally invested in this since the first book came out, and I've pounced on copies of each of the others as they've been released.

The message of these stories is strong, the characters memorable, likeable and so easy to picture.

Now we know Veronica's history (you might need to read the other books first, rather than coming to the third from scratch!), we are concentrating on what's happening now for the 80-something slightly-less-crotchety Scot.

Back from her overseas adventures, she's got less to occupy her at home, so discovering the local sea life centre is due to close due to lack of funding, Veronica, her 'ward' Daisy and employee Eileen vow to make the 100 mile trek the Emperor penguins do each year to raise awareness and funds. And with Veronica yet again invited overseas for filming and to be awarded a Penguin Ambassador role, they get to take the adventure global.

With more this time from Eileen - suffering marital problems, the women's voices and stories give us a multi-age angle on life, love and passion for a cause.

Other loved characters return, from Veronica's grandson and the Attenborough-like film presenter Robert, to hopefully the little guy who started our protagonist's transformation - Pip the penguin.

Comfy, cosy, warm and familiar, a great end to a trilogy (I hope this sees the upbeat story close here?), that one day I hope finds a place on the screen as well.

With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.

Gone With Penguins by Hazel Prior
I give this book 5 stars.

87 year old Veronica McCreedy, is the very first Penguin Ambassador.
Eileen is Veronica’s ever-patient assistant.
10 year-old, penguin-obsessed Daisy can’t wait to be reunited with Veronica again.
When they discover that the local Sea Life Centre is under threat, the unlikely trio embark on an epic fundraising walk.

The final instalment of this wonderful trilogy, I’ve got to start by saying I highly recommend this heartwarming series.
The trio go back to where it all began as part of a 100 mile walk in one month and we get the chance to visit Locket Island,The Galapagos and Antarctica along with catching up with some familiar side characters. I love the descriptive prose and the authors characterisation of Veronica,Eileen and Daisy is brilliant along with a few special penguins. The animal facts including conservation and climate change are an enjoyable and informative addition to the storyline. These books have captured my heart and I always get totally immersed while reading them and this final ending for me was satisfyingly good.
The perfect pick me up!
With thanks to Netgalley,Hazel Prior and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers | Penguin for my chance to read and review this book.

This is the third book in the 'Penguin' series and although i enjoyed the previous two, for some reason this didn't 'grab' me in the same way. We are once again in the company of 87 year old Veronica McCreedy, a feisty woman who in the first two books became a penguin rescuer and champion. This time, finding out that the local Sea life Centre is being sold and its resident penguins destined for euthanasia, she embarks, with her housekeeper Eileen and 10 year old Daisy (characters familiar if you have read the first two books) to walk one hundred miles in a month to raise funds to save the centre - taking as inspiration the annual trek of the Emperor penguins. Once again, Veronica goes on her travels - with Eileen and Daisy this time - to Locket Island, the Galapagos Islands, and Antarctica, meeting up with her grandson Patrick and his partner Terry as well as Sir Robert Saddlebow with whom she is filming for his documentary. Lots of descriptions of place and penguins which I did enjoy. However, this time, I found that I no longer found Veronica's obstinacy and stubbornness to be charming. I was irritated by her intransigence and her unwillingness to accept help. In fact, for me, Eileen was the character that I warmed to. The story itself was a feel good and I sort of knew where I was going to end up. On the whole it rounded of the trilogy satisfactorily.

A wonderful ending to this trilogy of books. I have adored reading about Veronica and her band of Penguin protectors. In some respects the story goes full circle and provides updates on earlier book events. This can be read as a stand alone book but I thoroughly recommend the series. A gentle read that capsules you to the vastness whiteness of the far southern reaches of the planet. Fabulous.

Thank you Netgalley

This is the latest, 3rd and final addition to Hazel Prior's trilogy featuring the determined elderly Veronica McCreedy, rather set in her ways, stubborn, penguin ambassador, living in her huge home by the Scottish coast, looked after by her wonderful carer and assistant, Eileen. However, whilst Veronica might be 'getting on' in years, she is no ordinary woman, a fiery spirit still bursting full of life and beans, as we soon see with the drama and adventure that ensues. Whilst this continues to be an informative series, well researched, with the marvellous penguins, and raising the pressing issues of climate change and conservation, I am very much of the opinion that the series has run its course, and this is a well timed, fitting ending.

The young Daisy, enthralled by penguins, returns to Veronica's home for the summer, delighted to be reunited with Veronica and Eileen, only for all of them to become caught up in a threat to a wild sea life centre, a crisis that places their local penguins in jeopardy. None of them are going to take this lying down, the fight is on to save it, they are willing to do whatever it takes. To this end, they embark on a epic fundraising charity walk, in emulation of the tradition of the emperor penguins. There are recurring characters, an unforgettable and remarkable return to the South Atlantic and the Antarctic, with all its incredible wildlife, revisiting old friends, grandson, Patrick and his girlfriend, Terry, and the delightful penguins, with the terrific Pip.

To top it all, Veronica discovers that life has more in store for her than she could ever have possibly imagined! Prior does a great job in depicting that you should never underestimate the older generation, Veronica is brimming with life, and comes to see it can still surprise her, with the possibility of new beginnings. There is a superb sense of the locations with the provision of vivid and rich descriptions, although the enjoyable narrative does on occasion jar and over simplify its message. This addition and series is likely to appeal to those who adore heartwarming, character driven reads, and adore penguins! Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC.

Hazel Prior has the rare gift of writing 'feel good' novels that fall into the very narrow window that such stories can occupy before they become too cloying. This is her third about feisty pensioner Veronica Macready, a (now somewhat thawed) misanthrope who decides to leave her fortune to penguin research. In this latest outing, Veronica embarks on a project to save the local sealife centre from closure - and the euthanasia of its penguins. Together with her housekeeper Eileen and ten-year-old penguin fan Daisy, she embarks on a sponsored walk spanning three continents, ending up in Antarctica once again.

Veronica remains a strong character - likeable but prickly, whilst Eileen is sympathetic and relatable. Daisy is cute enough although somewhat generic as a cute child who has suffered adversity. The story is told from the viewpoints of Eileen and Veronica, along with small extracts from Daisy's 'penguin blog' which are mostly basic facts about penguins (I skimmed those bits). It's a bit implausible, but no more so than any other book in the genre, and not enough to spoil the enjoyment of a decent story.

Prior's style is accessible and easy to read, and the story jogs along at a good pace, never becoming dull. There's a good bit of humour as well which always helps a book along. It felt like a quick read even though it is standard novel length. Plot wise it is fairly predictable, but I still felt engaged enough to want to keep reading. It's moving, but not melodramatic, and positive without being unbelievable or too saccharine. If you enjoy 'feel good' fiction, it's a must read, and if you only want to read a couple of books in the genre, Prior's are among the best.

This is the third book in the trilogy, and after feeling as though the second book was one too many, I found this third instalment a nice surprise. I didn't feel the plot in this one was as forced as the one in the second novel, and that we'd got back to the essence of the first book. I loved all the penguin scenes, and the information in this book about the plight of penguins was eye opening. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I was glad that we got to hear more from the housekeeper. With thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much for an early read. I’ve loved Hazel’s previous books and I was desperate to find out what happened next for Veronica and her friends.

There are lots of secrets, misunderstandings, penguin facts and emotional moments in this lovely book. Loved how the story evolved and gave a reminder about why humans need to do better to help the penguins.

What a fabulous third book about Veronica, Eileen, Daisy and the rest of the penguin loving crew! The journey they have taken, not just in miles but in their own hearts has been a pleasure to read even though a few years have been shed reading it! I’ve loved reading about the penguins but sad about the devastation we humans cause them. I hope everyone reading the series stops to think of at least one thing they can change for the better. I certainly have.

This book is like a warm hug.
I adore penguins and I have enjoyed all these books and I am really attached to the characters (and the penguins)
I definitely hope to buy a physical copy too as I just love all penguin related items 🐧

I have read the two prior books in this series and thoroughly enjoyed them, so I started reading this next chapter in Veronica McCreedy's life with a knowledge that I would again be taken on a wonderful adventure, but this time with Eileen having her own adventure and looking after Daisy after she managed to persuade everyone that she must come also. I wasn't wrong, a wonderful adventure was had by all of them, and that even includes the penguins!
We learn a little bit more of what makes Veronica McCreedy tick and how her friendships develop with Eileen, Daisy and Sir Robert, in the most surprising and wonderful ways.
It was nice to learn about Eileen who was able to enjoy the adventures with Veronica first hand instead of being left at home.

A lovely book I was sad to finish it.

Good to come back to the well loved characters from the previous two books and follow them on th er ir next set of adventures. Veronica is off to Antarctica and the Falklands on a sponsored walk still trying to save her beloved penguins along with a local sanctuary.
An easy read

I received a free copy of, Gone with the Penguins, by Hazel Prior, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.This is the third book in a series. I have not read the other books in the series. Penguins are so cute! Veronica McCreedy is a penguin ambassador. Veronica goes to Antarctica to fund raise for the penguins. I thought this was an ok read, predictable at times, an unbelievable at times.

Veronica McCreedy and the gang return for more globe-trotting, penguin-y adventures. As a local wildlife centre prepares to close its doors, Veronica decides to take dramatic action to save the lives of its penguin residents. Stubborn and naively optimistic, she will do whatever she can with the support of those around her.

It's a pleasure, as always, to spend time with the returning cast of characters. This being the third in the series, Veronica has changed and mellowed a great deal while still possessing much of the hardness and obstinacy she possessed at the beginning of book one - it's a character journey which rings true!

This feels, however, like the weakest entry in the trilogy as we traipse through the same familiar snow. The plot tension is forced and tends to be spelled out tediously as we are given a good long look into the different characters' thoughts.

That being said, Hazel Prior writes with a heart and sentimentality which are difficult to avoid succumbing to. Her books often strive to promote environmental conservation and animal protection (for example her previous novel, 'Love and Otter Miracles'). Her writing demonstrates her passion for the cause. There's one revelation in the third act which is very predictable, yet still hits the emotions hard when it eventually happens.

As a fan of anything penguin, I am very glad that these books exist and I can't help the strong urge they give me to appreciate and fight for this wonderful world that we live in.

Another lovely penguiny book from Hazel Prior. Although this wasn't my favourite of the three books in the series, it still flt like a fitting end to the trilogy (I'm assuming it's an end though it might not be!) and I enjoyed reading it. All the usual characters are in here, with put-upon housekeeper Eileen coming more to the fore this time - I enjoyed her chapters. Hazel Prior is now very firmly on my must read list - I will always prioritise a new book of hers over other authors as her books just hit the mark. They're heart-warming without being cheesy and I love that about them.
Thank you to the author, NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC of this novel.

Gone with the Penguins brings a heartwarming end to the Granny McCreedy trilogy. It follows 87-year-old Veronica McCreedy, who in this instalment sets out on a mission to save a penguin sanctuary by walking 100 miles with her housekeeper Eileen and young friend Daisy.

Veronica is a quirky but ultimately, lovable character, and as with the two previous books, this read considers relevant themes regarding conservation and climate change, with plenty of fascinating penguin facts peppered throughout too.

I will miss you Granny McCreedy! You have been a memorable and even inspiring character.

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review. I am absolutely bereft now I’ve read the final instalment of this amazing trilogy. I loved it so much! I cried sad but mostly happy tears and I thought the ending was just perfection. I’m going to miss Mrs McCreedy and her zest for life. She is such an inspirational character that I will always remember and cherish. Thank you to Hazel Prior for sharing this incredible story with us. 5 stars

I loved Away With the Penguins, so I was very happy to read this. I hadn't realised that there had already been a sequel, Call of the Penguins so, unfortunately I'm reading a little out of sequence.
It was enjoyable and finished Veronica's story off nicely. I'm hoping for a happy ending for Eileen too.
Thanks to Netgalley.

A rather slow start but another charming read with lots of information about conservation and, of course, penguins. Everything wraps up nicely in the end giving a nice feel-good read.