I only recently discovered this author and love how they write about real people and relatable issues and also add the element of humour in there too. The characters and storylines are engaging and love how the author writes about older people finding themselves on their own again and rediscovering themselves.

Loved the relationship between the sisters and the other characters and the setting of France was just perfect I would love a sequel to this to see how joys life continues to evolve.

I absolutely loved this story, it's lovely to know that older women can still have a life with family, friendships and a hilarious good time, this was an absolute triumph, thank you

An enjoyable light-hearted read. Joy is 'doing' Christmas for her son and daughter and their families. No one wants to help, everyone complains about something and they all bicker. Immediately after Christmas she visits her easy-going, chaotic sister in France. Once she relaxes she starts to review her life and plans for the future. There wasn't much mischief-making but it was amusing. As Christmas approaches, it is a salutary read. When the children say 'can we come to you for Christmas' do they mean we want to spend quality time together or you can do all the preparation and work?

An enjoyable, easy to read novel about a woman who travels to her sister to rediscover herself after some major changes in her life.

I felt Joy's pain at trying to make the perfect Christmas! It is not easy being the only one to organise everything. After Joy decided to just leave and stay with her sister, well I couldn't take the huge grin from my face. The sisters antics are fun and mischievous. It was like finding the shining star in the dark sky and I loved watching Joy find herself and her own Joy. Falling in love and doing things for no one but herself brought out the bright and bubbly side. Sisters Making Mischief is a very pleasant journey.

A great jolly read . Moves between England and France. The main character needs to get her life back on track. She is divorced and put her children first who are grown up. She goes to visit her sister in France. You get a love element and lots of fun french bits . Loved it

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Joy wanted a nice family Christmas after struggling for the last 3 years to come to terms with the breakdown of her marriage after her controlling husband left for a younger woman. She had the perfect Christmas all planned out but it was anything but... Her daughter had just found out her husband had cheated and her son and his family was going to move to New York. It was a terrible Christmas where she did everything and her family complained.

Her sister Isabelle invites her to stay with her in France and tells her to let her daughter and her two girls stay at her house, whilst she joins them in France. Whilst she is there all the fun starts and Joy realises how controlling her ex was and how it is never too late to put yourself first.

This was a lovely book and it shows your never too old to start again, life is for living and don't sit around waiting to die (like Izzy's MIL).

I would recommend this book, as I enjoyed the pace of it, and it did make me laugh out loud many times, especially when the sisters are together

I really enjoyed this one. A really easy atmospheric read. Felt like I was in France! Loved it!!! Looking forward to reading more from this author. A huge thank you to the publisher and to Netgalley for this ARC.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this arc!!

What a good book! I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I loved the main characters! They had great chemistry and worked so well together. I loved how the book just flowed. My first by this author but will not be my last!!!

For the first tie since her divorce, Joy is hosting a family Christmas. However, the event is not the joyful event
she had hoped for. Her daughter has arrived a day early with her tow daughters and informs Joy that her husband is
having an affair. When her son arrives the following day, he informs Joy that he and his family are moving to New York.
As Sara plans on staying at the house for a time, Joy follows through with her plans to visit her sister Isabel
in France. Felix runs a bookstore while Isabel manages the cottages tthat are rented out as well as a barn filled
with odds and ends that are sold to tourists. As Joy becomes involved in helping Isabel and Felix with their
businesses, she rediscovers a joy for life. Delightful story.
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This book is just brilliant. The opening chapters, with the comparisons of expectations and the realities of a family Christmas, are absolutely spot on! I felt great empathy with Joy, allowing herself to be put upon, and not standing up for herself. Seeing her develop after her divorce was a fun and enjoyable experience. The main part of the book takes place in France, and the use of French phrases adds to this. I highly recommend this book.

Joy was at a crossroad in life, and when she went to a lot of trouble to make a perfect Christmas for her grown children and grandchildren. It wasn't working out the way she planned, so she decided enough was enough. She packed some bags and went to France to visit her sister.
While there, she helped out, met new people, and discovered who she is now. She likes who she is now and is going to explore it and see what happens. I enjoyed reading about the things she discovered, the things she didn't see, but others did, and instead of trying to make everyone else feel better, maybe it was time to think about herself, and give to herself what no one else did. Oh, the things she did, discovered, and started to embrace the life she had, kept me reading.
I received an ARC from Boldwood Books through NetGalley.

Having sisters , it’s easier than it sounds ! But like our heroines I wouldn’t trade my sister for the world ! If you don’t have a sister(s) come gets taste of the pure insanity that is sisterhood !

A wonderful story about finding yourself and putting your needs first. Not selfish but essential. Going to visit her sister in France after a horrible Christmas.. finding friendship fun and enjoyment in life again.

Joyful and inspiring. While written about a senior aged woman, there is much in this book that can serve as inspiration for any age, male or female. Joy starts the story stressed, trying to provide her children and their families with the perfect family Christmas. That doesn't go well. Joy soon comes to the realization that while she's growing older, she isn't growing older happily. She decides a trip to France to spend some time with her more spontaneous, enjoy the moment type sister. Isobel is a delight, full of humor and genuine love for her husband Felix, who runs a book shop, and Joy gradually comes to realize that her priorities had included everyone but herself. That's where the story really begins to take off.

It's a delight. Not because it's easy, but it's wonderful to see someone not only realizing all they have allowed themselves to miss out on but taking action to make changes. I won't detail the plot other than to say that it was fun, full of humor and adventure. Even Isobel, already living her best life, finds a path to making it even happier with Joy's more disciplined focus and ideas. Joy finds....well, I doubt I'm giving away anything to say she finds the possibility of second love. She also learns to tolerate rambunctious, fun-loving dogs, Marcel and Antoine, who have distinct personalities, too. I mean, while Joy's adventures, or should I say misadventures (wait until you see what she does to a Chanel outfit, borrowed at that), provide humor, some of the scenes involving the dogs made me chuckle aloud. Let's just say, leaving their footprints in newly poured cement and Marcel's frustration at trying to get a too long branch through a too narrow opening will make dog owners everywhere grin.

So lots of humor and lovely descriptions, but it is the message of living every moment that will resonate most with readers. As a senior myself, I found myself unconsciously nodding as Joy sorts out where she lost herself and how to find her way. Her bucket list is definitely interesting. While I have no interest in some of the items, I took notice of her repeated idea of not having to make things perfect for everyone else. It's a big moment when she finally removes her wedding ring, signaling openness to a new relationship with the initially rather mysterious Luc. In fact, some of the early humor is of everyone conjuring up ideas of his past, Isobel's mother-in-law seeming convinced he is a medical doctor. Uh, well, maybe not, Eugenie, but he may be the answer to what ails Joy. What a delight to see the very realistic relationship develop between them, slow, stumbling build and all.

Bottom line, I loved this book and am wondering how I have managed to miss Maddie Please books before this one. I will definitely be remedying this soon, I assure you. Thanks so much #BoldwoodBooks for introducing me to Joy, Isobel, Felix, Eugenie, Luc, and, yes, those fun ones. I appreciate the early look and will be avidly looking for anything else from Please. Loved the virtual trip to France, that's for sure, and the imaginative glimpses into Joy's thoughts. I'm pretty sure I'd want to be her new best friend if she were a real person. It was wonderful to see her take charge of her own life.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Joy is excited about having her family over for Christmas. She is hoping that everything will go perfectly. She decided on the spur of the moment to see her sister in Europe. This book made me laugh at times.

The first novel I read from this author was Old Birds on Deck which I enjoyed, so I was looking forward to reading Sisters Making Mischief. Joy has had enough. She just wanted a wholesome family Christmas without and drama, but clearly what was I possibly to achieve. Her daughter announces she’s getting divorced and her son and his family are moving to New York all whilst expecting Joy to wait in then hand and foot. She’s had enough and decides to head to France to spend some time with her sister. It was a pleasant enough novel with nice characters but I can’t say the book really grabbed me. It improved once Joy went to France, but I was expecting the sisters to have more escapades and that just didn’t happen. Thank you to NetGalley, Boldwood Books and the author for the chance to review.

All Jo wanted was a magical Christmas just once but when her children arrive with their children there’s nothing but fights and squabbles her daughter is getting a divorce and her son is moving to America.
Jo decides to go in her own break heading to her younger sisters villa in France. Jo is sick of being everyone’s dogs body and she wants more can her break be the new start she’s hoping for.
Great read with a few chuckles along the way brilliant.

A sweet cozy read which makes you realize how stressful Christmas can be for some. I didn't like the arguments between the siblings and the way the children complained about the food, presents and the fact they had to share a room but, on the whole I enjoyed it. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

I totally felt Joy’s pain in having gone overboard to have a wonderful Christmas with the family to have it backfire somewhat with no one really lifting a hand to help. I was infuriated for her although I did have every empathy with what Sara was going through and would probably be the exact same.

The story really takes off when Joy goes to visit her sister in France. The idyllic location and one of the most unforgettable characters in the form of Isabel’s mother-in-law. OMG she is hilarious and I don’t think there was one part of the story where she appears in that I wasn’t laughing. She really is brilliant and even though I could imagine what a pain she could be at times, I absolutely adored her.

There are so many wonderful elements to this story with Joy trying to work out what she wants from life. Giving a helpful hand to her sister and brother-in-law with their businesses as she certainly has an eye for things. Along with this we have an interesting love interest who seems to have an air of mystery to him. I thought Joy was so brave and it does inspire you in wanting to make changes to your life.

Sisters Making Mischief was the perfect reading tonic that picked me up. I adore stories set in different countries as there is a feeling of escapism whilst reading and you can easily visualise yourself doing the same thing. Hands down this is one of Maddie Please’s funniest books with plenty of laugh out loud moments that still make me laugh now thinking about them. A joyous and uplifting story that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face!