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| My own copy |
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| Original Cover |
The blurb:
Cupcakes, crafting and love at The
Cherry Tree Cafe...
Lizzie Dixon's life feels as though
it's fallen apart. Instead of the marriage proposal she was hoping for from her
boyfriend, she is unceremoniously dumped, and her job is about to go the same
way. So, there's only one option: to go back home to the village she grew up in
and to try to start again.
Her best friend Jemma is delighted
Lizzie has come back home. She has just bought a little cafe and needs help in
getting it ready for the grand opening. And Lizzie's sewing skills are just
what she needs.
With a new venture and a new home,
things are looking much brighter for Lizzie. But can she get over her broken
heart, and will an old flame reignite a love from long ago...?
For everyone who loves settling
down to watch Great British Bake-Off, the Great British Sewing Bee, or curling
up to read Milly Johnson or Jenny Colgan, The Cherry Tree Cafe is a
coffee-break treat.
My Opinion:
This is a book I’ve been
waiting to read for a while. The cover is gorgeous and having been in contact
with Heidi and reading the blurb has made me really excited about it.
The story start at a really
bad place for Lizzie Dixon. She expects a marriage proposal, but Giles tells
her that he wants to be with his ex fiancé again. Lizzie is devastated.
She returns back home, to Wynbridge, her parents are there and also her best friend
Jemma. Jemma and her husband Tom just bought the Cherry Tree Café and they need
help. Lizzie can help and she does, her sewing skills are just what they need and
she also starts giving courses, teaching these skills. There is also someone
else helping them, Ben, Lizzie’s high school crush. He seems to be heart broken
as well, but doesn’t tell her why for a long time, also Jemma and Tom know,
which makes the situation a bit weird.
Ben and Lizzie spend a lot
of time together and it’s obvious that they have feelings for each other. When
Ben suddenly leaves to see his dad in Spain, Lizzie doesn’t understand the
world anymore. His mother also has some weird comments about his feelings for
Lizzie and later we find out what he felt for her years ago. Both of them had
the totally wrong idea about the other one. And there is still his broken heart
situation, Lizzie told him all about hers, but his’ is a mystery. I have to say
I was about shocked when I found out and so was Lizzie. It made her think about
her future: Going back to London or staying in Wynbridge?! She also starts questioning
her frienship with Jemma; they had some awkward moments.
Ella, Tom’s
and Jemma’s daughter was a real sunshine, I loved her and she had some pretty
cute moments with Lizzie. Lizzie also had to deal with her parents and there
was Jay, who really seemed to be interested in her. Let’s just say she had a
lot to think about.
I just
wanted everything to turn out well for Lizzie, she had to go through a lot in
this book and Heidi really kept up the tension until the end, very well done!!!
The
characters in this story are great: colourful, authentic, relatable and sweet.
Heidi did a wonderful job with them. The storyline is also beautiful, has a
terrific flow and charm. It’s full of ups and downs, including real emotions
and feelings. The Cherry Tree Cafe is a warm, charming, sweet, comforting,
gripping and stunning debut novel! I’m already eagerly awaiting Heidi’s next
novel!!!
Rating:
My possible cast:
Lizzie: Cintia
Dicker
