proudlocks's review
4.0
I really enjoyed it.
I felt so sorry for Daniel and he really won me over with his vulnerability and charm.
Together Daniel and Mia make a perfect couple, thrown together by need of support from each other and terrible circumstances. Buttery Cove sounds like it’s going to be amazing when finished.
Not usually one for chic lit but there was something more about this one.
I felt so sorry for Daniel and he really won me over with his vulnerability and charm.
Together Daniel and Mia make a perfect couple, thrown together by need of support from each other and terrible circumstances. Buttery Cove sounds like it’s going to be amazing when finished.
Not usually one for chic lit but there was something more about this one.
kitstercronk's review
4.0
I'm surprised by what a delightful and deep book this turned out to be. I listened to it on audio (I suspect I might not have enjoyed it so much as a physical copy).
The setting is picturesque, and the descriptions of the cove and house conjure up beautiful images.
The real strength, though, lies in the characters. We're taken on a journey recovering from grief, escaping from addiction, a myriad of dark family issues/relationships and the harsh realities that not everything can be easily righted.
But even in dealing with a lot of trauma and serious issues, the entire book retains a bright and hopeful tone. The theme is healing, not wallowing, and finding the people and places that will restore your soul. I cannot wait to listen to the next book in the series (and more by this author!).
The setting is picturesque, and the descriptions of the cove and house conjure up beautiful images.
The real strength, though, lies in the characters. We're taken on a journey recovering from grief, escaping from addiction, a myriad of dark family issues/relationships and the harsh realities that not everything can be easily righted.
But even in dealing with a lot of trauma and serious issues, the entire book retains a bright and hopeful tone. The theme is healing, not wallowing, and finding the people and places that will restore your soul. I cannot wait to listen to the next book in the series (and more by this author!).
kazza248's review
5.0
what a beautiful story to start this series, you can't help but fall in love with the characters
when you are a young widow you feel your life is over, you cant move on and find someone new with the still vivid memories of your dead husband, this is how Mia felt, so she bought an old run-down guest house by the coast to renovate and hide from the outside world.....that was until Daniel was dumped on her by her friend Madeline.
Daniel was a hotshot photographer in demand, but his life was spiralling in the wrong direction, until one day he just packed a bag got on a train and got off wherever it stopped.
both with their own baggage, they pulled together to work on the house with the help of friends and found themselves getting closer the more time they were together.
there is a twist towards the end of the book but you will just have to read it and see, I highly recommend this book, now starting the next one in the series.
when you are a young widow you feel your life is over, you cant move on and find someone new with the still vivid memories of your dead husband, this is how Mia felt, so she bought an old run-down guest house by the coast to renovate and hide from the outside world.....that was until Daniel was dumped on her by her friend Madeline.
Daniel was a hotshot photographer in demand, but his life was spiralling in the wrong direction, until one day he just packed a bag got on a train and got off wherever it stopped.
both with their own baggage, they pulled together to work on the house with the help of friends and found themselves getting closer the more time they were together.
there is a twist towards the end of the book but you will just have to read it and see, I highly recommend this book, now starting the next one in the series.
eugbooks's review against another edition
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Bullying
sarahs_bookish_life's review
5.0
Mia's guesthouse is very much a work in process but who doesn't love a property that has bags of potential? I fell in love with it as much as Daniel does when he first enters the house. I could easily visualise all the love hard work that goes into making it a guesthouse.
Mia and Daniel both come to Butterfly Cove to heal. To a certain extent they are running away from things but as we all know, sometimes we need to get away and recharge as well as revalue our lives which is exactly what both of these characters need to do.
In the main there really is some fabulous characters throughout the story. I loved Mia's neighbours and so wish I could have neighbours like that living near me. They are like a second set of parents to Mia and the bond between them was so heart warming.
For the genre of book, the author still touches on some tough topics of which is done very skilfully without it taking away from the wonderful romance aspect of the story. It makes for a very current read and I was so invested in the characters lives that the first thing I did after finishing the book was to go and buy the second!
Sunrise At Butterfly Cove is a wonderful story that will leave you feeling all warm and cosy inside. I found it totally enchanting. If you love to be transported to idyllic locations where you can totally lose yourself into the story, then this is the perfect read.
Mia and Daniel both come to Butterfly Cove to heal. To a certain extent they are running away from things but as we all know, sometimes we need to get away and recharge as well as revalue our lives which is exactly what both of these characters need to do.
In the main there really is some fabulous characters throughout the story. I loved Mia's neighbours and so wish I could have neighbours like that living near me. They are like a second set of parents to Mia and the bond between them was so heart warming.
For the genre of book, the author still touches on some tough topics of which is done very skilfully without it taking away from the wonderful romance aspect of the story. It makes for a very current read and I was so invested in the characters lives that the first thing I did after finishing the book was to go and buy the second!
Sunrise At Butterfly Cove is a wonderful story that will leave you feeling all warm and cosy inside. I found it totally enchanting. If you love to be transported to idyllic locations where you can totally lose yourself into the story, then this is the perfect read.
bananatricky's review
4.0
Mia Sutherland's husband dies tragically young and she has tried to make a new life by renovating a crumbling guesthouse in peaceful Butterfly Cove. Unfortunately the job is bigger than she anticipated and she is almost prostrated by her grief. She has made two firm friends in the older couple Madeline and Richard who have helped her with the little restoration that she has achieved.
Daniel 'Fitz' Fitzwilliam is a photographer, feted by the London arts scene he has become a monster in his own eyes: drinking too much, dabbling in drugs and believing his own hype. Disgusted by himself and realising that his girlfriend was part of the problem he gets on a random train out of London. Disembarking from the train at the end of the line Daniel realises he has no plans, no hotel room and no taxi, until a kindly older woman takes him under her wing and decides he can stay with Mia.
Despite initial misgivings, Mia eventually agrees that Daniel can stay for one week, in return for helping her with the house.
Together the two of them heal each other's wounds as they restore the house, aided and abetted by Madeline and Richard. But as they both emerge from the detritus of their pasts, real life intrudes once more and Mia has to deal with her parents and her younger sisters while Daniel needs to face up to what he left behind in London.
I really liked this, partly of course for the envy that a young woman could afford such a sumptuous sounding property, even if it does need a lot of decorating and repair, but also because it unfurled gently, like a butterfly's wings. Nothing too angsty, nothing too alpha male, just real life family dramas.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Daniel 'Fitz' Fitzwilliam is a photographer, feted by the London arts scene he has become a monster in his own eyes: drinking too much, dabbling in drugs and believing his own hype. Disgusted by himself and realising that his girlfriend was part of the problem he gets on a random train out of London. Disembarking from the train at the end of the line Daniel realises he has no plans, no hotel room and no taxi, until a kindly older woman takes him under her wing and decides he can stay with Mia.
Despite initial misgivings, Mia eventually agrees that Daniel can stay for one week, in return for helping her with the house.
Together the two of them heal each other's wounds as they restore the house, aided and abetted by Madeline and Richard. But as they both emerge from the detritus of their pasts, real life intrudes once more and Mia has to deal with her parents and her younger sisters while Daniel needs to face up to what he left behind in London.
I really liked this, partly of course for the envy that a young woman could afford such a sumptuous sounding property, even if it does need a lot of decorating and repair, but also because it unfurled gently, like a butterfly's wings. Nothing too angsty, nothing too alpha male, just real life family dramas.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
michelovestoread's review
3.0
This was a quick easy book but I felt the story to be just a little twee for my liking. The 2nd half of the book was better than the first but over all a bit under whelming for me
yojkd's review
I will not feel guilty about reading a fluffy book in the midst of craziness and stress. So there!
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