Such a fun read! Highly recommend.

Many thanks to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel is a heartwarming and uplifting festive romance, which kept me happily turning the pages. The likeable and relatable Anais receives a near-derelict hotel in Paris in her divorce settlement. When her plan of tidying it up and selling it fails, she decides to turn it from a rundown Paris hotel into a beautiful bookish boutique retreat. Planning on opening by Christmas and with her funds running out she defiantly does not need Noah, the grumpy American owner of the bar next door interfering. Anais then discovers a mysterious room which holds the key to a centuries old secret, involving a woman who chose love against the odds. Bella is looking forward to her first Christmas in Paris, complete with twinkling fairy lights all over the city and snowflakes falling. An enjoyable and engaging festive romantic comedy with a mystery to solve, which kept me hooked throughout. Perfect to curl up with by the fire on a cold winters evening, and escape to Paris for a Christmas to remember!

CHRISTMAS AT THE LITTLE PARIS HOTEL Rebecca Raisin
A fun, festive read with perhaps surprisingly well developed characters. I will be honest; I didn’t expect the depth of character and plot that this book gave me. Read it in a sitting and thoroughly enjoyed the change of genre. I will read more.

It took a while for me to get invested in this story.

Anais gets an almost derelict hotel in Paris as her divorce settlement. We learn that her ex was not to be trusted and everyone had warned her before they married. Now rueing the day she met him and didn't take everyone's advice she is trying to salvage some money by renovating the hotel to sell.

I didn't really warm to Anais. All her dialogue seemed a little too practised. I understand she is part French and part English, however, throwing in Oui every so often began to grate on me. Noah the owner of the bar next door started out as a bit of a bore, but slowly grew on me. So thank goodness for Manon, the cousin of Anais, and for me the best character in the book closely followed by Margaret the literary agent.

Once the renovations of the hotel began and a little mystery crept in, I was well and truly submerged into the story. I loved the latter part of the book. There's definitely some Christmas magic in the book and some great facts about Paris too.

This took a little time to get into, but once I got started I couldn’t put it down. It’s not often books have two cousins as main characters so I really enjoyed it.

Slightly unnecessary man bashing goes on in this book, put me off really. Which is a shame. Thank you netgalley for the advanced copy

This was an enjoyable read. The setting lovely, the characters entertaining, and the story line was captivating.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this book. ~I was given this book and made no commitments to leave my opinions, favorable or otherwise~

This was my first book by Rebecca Raisin and did not disappoint me. I have been obsessed with Paris lately and have been reading as many books with the Paris setting as possible. This was a great book about finding yourself, holiday vibes and love. The characters were great. I felt like I was getting to see into the lives of 2 of my friends. This was a super adorable escapist read and was a Christmas in Paris to remember!

Thank you, Net Galley, the author, and the publisher for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was another delightful read from one of my favourite authors. I was even more drawn to this book as it was about Paris and I love everything Parisian and was excited that this author had written another book set in Paris. I would absolutely love to be able to visit this hotel as it would be a book lovers dream.

Loved the characters and the setting and the engaging storyline and the mystery that unfolded. Was lovely to see the return of a character from love letter to Paris make an appearance too. Loved the literary feel of this book and it had all the ingredients of a great read.

This would make a fabulous Hall mark film.

Anais is a successful romance writer until her marriage implodes, and she ends up divorced with a hotel that needs renovation and writer's block. I like the humour in this story; Anais's wish to kill all her romantic heroes is understandable. The hotel is more than a setting; its faded charms and mystery evoke a glamorous past that adds depth to this romantic story. Christmas is the focus of the hotel's reopening, with some lovely festive elements. I like the literary references, the Parisian setting, and the likeable main characters in which you invest.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Anais owns a hotel that has seen better days. She is hoping that the renovations can be done quickly so she can be earning some income. A nice read.

A fairly slow start but stick with it as this turned into a nice read. Shades of Modiano’s paris and lots of little fun details about literary greats. Could have done without the flashback chapter on Francois-Xavier feel like that could have been better handled as just internal thoughts from Anais. The ending felt quite abrupt though and the reader deserved to know more about the outcome of the hotel and such.

This was a brilliant book from start to finish, I had never read any of Rebecca Raisin’s books before, and I definitely will after this one. I loved the descriptions of the run down hotel brought back to life, the streets and landscape of Paris described so beautifully. The mystery aspect of the book was fantastic, I think Manson is the best friend most people need, especially for Anais. Excellent book and would happily recommend. Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood books for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this festive story. Set in Paris it gave me the chance to see Christmas in a new city. They angst of sorting out the hotel, the mystery of the two rooms and the gradual unfolding of relationships kept me reading and nt wanting to put the book down.

Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel was a delightful read! Anais, a romance author suffering from writer’s block due to her recent divorce, is faced with remodeling and opening a dilapidated hotel with her cousin, Manon, two months before Christmas. This is the perfect read for bibliophiles as there is a mystery surrounding a mysterious deceased author, a hidden library, a book-related wine bar next door complete with a handsome owner, and a hidden manuscript. Author, Rebecca Raisin, brings the reader into Anais’ world and makes you feel like you are part of her journey! I found myself not being able to put this book down.

Thank you, NetGalley and Boldwood Books, for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed above are my own.

If it’s Rebecca Raisin I am reading it one of my all time fave writers. Always delivers with a feel good read that really warms you from the inside and this was no different .

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for a copy of "Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel" in exchange for my honest review.

Romance writer Anais de la Croix has the world's worst case of writer's block. She just divorced her cheating husband, has been left with very little money and a run-down hotel (while Francois-Xavier got to keep their lovely flat). The L'hotel du Parc is in a brilliant spot across from the Jardin du Luxembourg but at the moment it is probably the world's ugliest hotel. However Anais and her cousin Manon feel that with a little bit of TLC and lots of Euros, they can fix it up and sell-up. At the moment they can't sell it because anything they could get for it would not cover the massive mortgage, a debt with the ex happily offloaded on her. The hotel came with 4 lovely young people backpackers who have been keeping an eye one the place in

When the old L'hotel du Parc sign crashes to the pavement, Noah who owns The Lost Generation Bar next door tells her to clean it up because the clutter is ruining the whole of the 6th arrondissement. Anais is mad at all men at this point and is not happy with Noah's "advice".

There is a flashback to 6 months ago when Anais found out about l'affair. Francois-Xavier always claimed that he could not work because of constant migraines and back pain. He was able to carry-on an affair with Helga their young housekeeper (and according the Anais half the women of Paris).

As they start to look over the hotel, they find rooms with old and broken furniture - a lot of which they hope to repurpose. They find one room full of kettles and toasters - a veritable kettle graveyard. They also find 2 secret rooms which Anais sets out to find why they had been walled up. One door they are able to open, the other one doesn't open and they have no key. She's happy to so DIY, research - anything except write the words for her next RomCom. Noah becomes an incredible asset to finding out who had lived in those 2 secret rooms and why.

Both Anais and Manon end up falling for lovely men, who treat them well. This story has lots of secrets, happiness and sadness. It is a story in the present but very much linked to the past. It is a wonderful story with a glass of mulled wine and some cheese for the upcoming holiday season.

This began with Anais having been through a messy divorce and part of the settlement was a broken down hotel.
She is trying to turn it around for Christmas with the help of Manon her cousin.
Sorry I didn't warm to Anais and the story didn't pull me in.
At the beginning Anais kept thinking up ways to get back at her ex and it got a bit tiresome. I get she was upset but it didn't add anything to the story.
Everyone else seems to like the book but it just wasn't for me.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley.

I have not read Rebecca Raisin's previous novel, so I didn't know what to expect, however I loved 'Christmas at the little Paris Hotel'. I loved the literary mystery story line, and although I had guessed where the romantic storylines were going, the ups and downs of Anais and Manon's struggles to open the hotel were well written and engaging. This may have been my first Rebecca Raisin novel, but it won't be my last! Thanks to Netgalley for my ARC, this has not affected my review.

Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel was exactly what I needed! The characters and location gave me a wonderful holiday vibe. Rebecca Raisin knows how to put the story on paper and give her readers a book that is so wonderful to read.
Anais got the Little Paris Hotel as part of her divorce settlement. Manon is Anais’s cousin and together they have decided to a boutique hotel that has a book theme. Oh, as I pictured this in my head I would love to go to this type of hotel.
This book was one I can highly recommend to other readers.
Thank you NetGalley, Rebecca Raisin and Boldwood Books for the copy of Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. This review is completely my own.