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Christmas at the Log Fire Cabin by Catherine Ferguson
4.0
Poppy is a pushover, meek and mild. She's stuck in a rut, working as a waitress in a hotel and overlooked for the promotion she thoroughly deserves. She dreams of running her own catering business specialising in the Italian food that her absent father instilled a love of. A wrong number phone call sets in motion a series of events that can change Poppy's life if she has the courage to grab the opportunities that present themselves.
I enjoyed this book but I struggled to at the very start. Poppy embarks on a much needed voyage of self-discovery in the book and I actually found her quite irritating to begin with. She has reasons for her manner and behaviour but her lack of gumption led me to feeling like shaking her! I'm used to the main character in this sort of book being instantly likable, rather than having to get to know them more, as I did in this novel. I think that's probably a mark of how much of a journey Poppy goes on, she's a very different young woman at the end than she is at the start.
Poppy has a lot going on in her life, a best friend who has her own relationship issues (that story doesn't have a denouement in this book, I wonder if we may see Erin in a forthcoming follow up to this book, I'd love to find out what happens to her), a mother with mental health issues, an absent almost-fiance, a job that disappoints her and the prospect of setting her new company up. The chance meeting with Jed is pivotal and opens up Poppy's life completely.
I found the first third of this book quite difficult but I was really glad I persevered and I really started to like the book as I read further. It's a little predictable in parts and there weren't any surprises but Poppy's story is a satisfying read in the end and I enjoyed it.
I enjoyed this book but I struggled to at the very start. Poppy embarks on a much needed voyage of self-discovery in the book and I actually found her quite irritating to begin with. She has reasons for her manner and behaviour but her lack of gumption led me to feeling like shaking her! I'm used to the main character in this sort of book being instantly likable, rather than having to get to know them more, as I did in this novel. I think that's probably a mark of how much of a journey Poppy goes on, she's a very different young woman at the end than she is at the start.
Poppy has a lot going on in her life, a best friend who has her own relationship issues (that story doesn't have a denouement in this book, I wonder if we may see Erin in a forthcoming follow up to this book, I'd love to find out what happens to her), a mother with mental health issues, an absent almost-fiance, a job that disappoints her and the prospect of setting her new company up. The chance meeting with Jed is pivotal and opens up Poppy's life completely.
I found the first third of this book quite difficult but I was really glad I persevered and I really started to like the book as I read further. It's a little predictable in parts and there weren't any surprises but Poppy's story is a satisfying read in the end and I enjoyed it.