Sienna breaks up with her cheating boyfriend before Christmas. she gets busy helping plan a big Christmas party. lovely setting, good characters.

In Darlingham, the community is mourning the loss of Freddie, husband to Elizabeth and man of the manor at Silverberryhall where Sienna works. As Christmas approaches, relationships are strengthened, tested, built and pursued.

It's a festive story with moments of realistic events, bits of escapism and interwoven stories. It was a nice enough read,and parts left me feeling very festive. I quite enjoyed the ending - it's not exactly what I first predicted it might be and the last chapter takes place 'a year on', so it nearly ties up the story. That being said, parts of it felt a little too forced and it just felt a little lacking! A shame as some of the communities and moments created were really lovely to read.

A lovely start to Christmas. Lots of family drama and interesting romance. Broken hearts ready to mend. Perfect Christmas read.

I was captivated from the very beginning of this story. Ir was heartwarming how the characters supported each other. It was a lovely setting in the Cotswolds. It was a tale of love, romance and family secrets. A perfect story to relax on the couch with a cup of hot chocolate under a quilt.

Thank you to NetGalley and Embla Books for this ARC.

Siena works at Silverberry Hall in the Cotswolds for Elizabeth who is best friends with her grandmother. Broadly speaking, the topics are the annual grandiose Christmas Party and the search for Elizabeth's estranged adult grandson. For both a ridiculous number of characters are introduced and I lost overview almost immediately. There are friends, family, old and new acquaintances, and all bring drama with them. Siena is still reeling from a recent break-up, and set designer Oliver helps her look for Ash, the grandson.

From the recap style at the beginning it feels like a summary of a previous book is given but I can find no mention of an earlier book.

The hall is a grand setting but while the novel deals with the preparations for a big Christmas party, it doesn't feel very festive at all. The romance is also more of an afterthought at the end, and I could get no feel for Ash and who he is. This is probably because the main stories are getting lost in the many many side stories and minor dramas no one cares about.

My biggest problem is that I couldn't really connect to all the different family and relationship dramas going on, with quite a few people having cut off family ties in the past and changed names etc. I didn't get on with the writing style, and the book ends rather abruptly, with an epilogue a year later speedily summarising the past year.

As Christmas stories go, this might appeal to a lot of people, but it didn't hit the mark for me.

Sienna keeps herself busy to distract herself from the breakup of her engagement and the wrench of her mother moving to Cornwall to be with a new man. She's busy as events manager for a close friend of the family, Elizabeth. Her current project is a grand Christmas event in remembrance of Elizabeths late husband. Whilst organising a performance of a Christmas play she comes into contact set designer Oliver, who seems to be the perfect person to support her through a number of emotional problems including finding Elizabeths missing grandson. Very festive and entertaining story.

A story of a woman who is still finding her footing after losing her fiance when he cheated and then losing a grandfather figure. Her work with his widow and her own grandmother give her purpose, but when planning a charity Christmas party, shortly after his death, lots of drama ensues. I enjoyed the story and characters overall. I found one of the side stories to be quite irritating and not handled very well, but it was minor and I enjoyed the main storylines.

Absolutely DARLING!!!! This was the most darling Christmas story. It had everything- gives the reader all the feel good feels! Makes me so excited for Christmas.

Sienna Sanderson is busy preparing for the grand holiday party at Silverberry Hall, a beloved tradition in the charming Cotswolds village. This year, with the recent passing of Freddie Blakesley, Sienna is determined to make the event extra special. But when Elizabeth Blakesley asks Sienna to find a long-lost grandson she never knew about, the task seems daunting. With the help of a charming set designer, Sienna faces the challenge head-on, hoping that a Christmas miracle might just bring everything together in time for the celebration.

I loved this story. You had everything a slow burn love story, family secrets, moving on, a caring friend . I can’t do it justice the review but I it was a great read. I loved Silverberry Hall. You escaped into the story..The Christmas Party they held sounded amazing. The ending is not what I expected. Neat. Read it.

Are you ready for the next season of books? The Christmas romcoms are on the way. The latest is Christmas at Silverberry Hall. This was a great book