Showing posts with label Primrose Terrace Series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Primrose Terrace Series. Show all posts

Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Tinsel and Terriers (Primrose Terrace Series, Book 4) - by Cressida McLaughlin

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The blurb:

Hilarious and touching, Primrose Terrace will appeal to fans of Game of Scones, Wickham Hall and The Grand Reopening of Dandelion Cafe.

Christmas is coming to Primrose Terrace, Pooch Promenade is doing brilliantly and Cat has made lots of new friends in the street, both dogs and their owners. Life seems good. Things start to go badly when Cat learns something about Mark that she wishes she hadn’t. Then, when one of Ellen’s lovable schnauzers, Chalky, gets ill, it looks like this Christmas could be turning into a dog’s dinner. But Cat has never given up on anything in her life – and this is one Christmas that’s definitely worth saving…

Tinsel and Terriers is the fourth and final part of a serialized novel told in four parts – all set in Primrose Terrace.

My Opinion:

Part 4 is here!!!!!!!! That should explain my excitement ;) 

Raincoats and Retrievers is the third part of this series. It was lovely getting back to Primrose Terrace and seeing all these lovely characters again.

Tinsel and Terriers picks up where Raincoats and Retrievers left off. Cat is fighting for dogs tob e allowed at Fairview Cove. Other than taht she is thinking about organising a little party for Christmas. With her friend Jessica she starts planning.

Then there is Mark, she is dating him, but he is away a lot and doesn’t pick up on her Christmas enthusiasm. I really started to dislike him and his behavior in book 3 and that hasn’t changed. Also Cat starts thinking about her feelings and avbout what she really wants in a man and in life.

There is also still Joe. They sepnt a lot of time together in book 3 and when Joe goes to Portland for a course, Cat starts realizing what he really means to her. I have to say that I always enjoyed their scenes, they had a special connection from the start and it only got stronger.

The atmosphere and festive enegry in this book is lovely! The storyline flows beautifully and I enjoyed every single second of the book. Cressida is a very talented author. This is the perfect ending to a wonderful series, full of sparks, love and amazing characters. I can’t wait to read more stories by this fab author.

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My possible cast:

Cat: Emily Blunt





















Mark: James Marsden

Poppy: Kate Hudson




















Joe: Oliver Hudson



















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The whole story in one is called "A Christmas Tail".
This book was first published as an e-serial Primrose Terrace Parts 1-4. Perfect for fans of
Cathy Bramley, Lucy Dillon and Debbie Johnson.


A Christmas Tail was first published as a four-part serial set in Primrose Terrace.

Catherine ‘Cat’ Palmer realizes that bringing an adorable puppy into work is a bad idea, especially when it gets her the sack. Deciding it’s the perfect opportunity to launch her dog-walking business, Cat enlists the help of flatmates Polly and Joe. After all Primrose Terrace, the street where they live, is full of home-alone hounds.

Getting to know the owners and their precious pooches isn’t all plain sailing, but soon Cat is making friends, particularly with sexy Mark and his Collie, Chips. But is he the right man for her?

With her talent for misadventure, Cat’s new life starts to show some cracks, and when one of the street’s loveable schnauzers gets ill, it looks like this Christmas could be turning into a dog’s dinner. But Cat has never given up on anything in her life – and this is one Christmas that’s definitely worth saving…

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Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Raincoats and Retrievers (Primrose Terrace Series, Book 3) – by Cressida McLaughlin

Original Cover
My own copy

The blurb:

Hilarious and touching, Primrose Terrace will appeal to fans of Lucy Diamond, Cathy Bramley and Trisha Ashley.
'A gem…I loved it’ Alexandra Brown
It’s autumn and Primrose Terrace has never looked lovelier. But things are far from rosy for the Barker’s at No.6. Cat’s been walking their pair of gorgeous Golden Retrievers and she’s noticed that things are distinctly chilly between owners Juliette and Will. For Cat, things are coming to a head with Mark, but is he the right man for her? Especially as she is getting closer to flatmate Joe. Cat thinks she must be able to do something to stop autumn falling on the Barker’s marriage, but is there anything she can do to resolve her feelings about Mark?
Raincoats and Retrievers is the third part of a serialized novel told in four parts – all set in Primrose Terrace.

My Opinion:

Raincoats and Retrievers is the third part of this series. It was lovely getting back to Primrose Terrace and seeing all these lovely characters again.

Cat finally goes on a date with Mark, they have a wonderful time, but then suddenly the day after he is all weird and goes to London for several weeks. That made me grow even more suspicious on him and there was just something I didn’t like.

In the meantime Cat got to spend a lot of time with Joe. He is really nice and always there for her. That also means that they get closer and it makes Cat feel great. I was actually secretly hoping for something to happen between them.

Mark comes back and afterwards something more and deeper happened between them, I’m still not sure if I’m happy with that. I’m just really curious how it all will turn out in the last part of the series.

In this part Cat’s parents turn up as well and we get to read about her best friend Polly a bit more as well. We also get to know some other inhabitants of Primrose Terrace as well. 

Cat is just great and she shows a lot of strength and determination in this book. She has to fight for her little dog walking business once more, but she just does a great job.

Cressida continues her fabulous writing, with her unique and fresh voice once more. The setting of Fairview and Primrose Terrace is beautiful, perfect also for all these dogs. Her style is sparkly, young, magical and really vivid and she just gives you this warm and fuzzy feeling inside. I’m so excited for part 4 now!!!

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My possible cast:

Cat: Emily Blunt





















Mark: James Marsden









































Poppy: Kate Hudson




















Joe: Oliver Hudson






















Cressida on Twitter: @CressMcLaughlin
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CressidaMcLaughlinAuthor
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