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The blurb:
Fall in back in love with life in
this gripping read about fate and second chances. Izzy has broken off her
engagement to her feckless fiancée Kieran and returned to her childhood home –
the sleepy village of Halfhidden.
She soon realizes that life in the
village is anything but peaceful – for one thing she’s living with her mad aunt
Debo and her pack of dogs, and for another, Izzy has a lot of unanswered
questions.
When she was a teenager, Izzy was
involved in a terrible accident, involving various inhabitants of Halfhidden.
As she sets out to discover what actually happened on the night of the
accident, she realizes that her painful past is actually standing in the way of
her future happiness. So when a handsome stranger comes to Halfhidden will she
let love back into her life?
My Opinion:
*Book provided by the publisher on
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
Creature Comforts was my first book to read by Trisha
Ashley. I’ve heard so many great things about her stories and I was really
curious. Unfortunately, this story didn’t really do it for me.
I have to say the blurb sounded really interesting and
I liked the beginning very much. Suddenly that changed and I couldn’t find a
connection to it. I felt that there were a lot of characters involved, which
caused a bit of confusion and I couldn’t find someone to relate to. I liked how
Izzy wanted to find out the truth about the accident that happened so many
years ago. She just couldn’t let go and it was still haunting her. There was a
lot of drama included and the truth about the accident really was unsure, which
made me stay in the story.
I think that part of it was very predictable and some
things just progressed really slowly.
The only character that warmed my heart a bit was
Rufus. They way he was there for Izzy all the time. He listened to her, spent a
lot of time for her and I saw something developing there, which made me really
happy, but then again it progressed slowly and I just wanted them to finally
kiss. I had to be patient to find out about their future and I wasn’t sure
whether Izzy was ready to love again!
Sometimes I felt that the chapters ended a bit
abruptly and the goodbyes were unnatural in my eyes.
The chapters always started with her dreams and
memories of what happened, I really adored that and it gave the book an extra
spark. I also liked the connections to the dogs.
I can only give this story 3 stars. I really enjoyed
it at times, but then I struggled again. I like the story behind it and
Trisha’s writing is beautiful. I will definitely read more of her books, even
if this one wasn’t really my taste.
Rating:
My possible cast:
Izzy: Miranda Kerr
Rufus: Paul Rudd
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