I am delighted to be one of the opening Book Bloggers to be sharing my review for The Best Boomerville Hotel by Caroline James. This is a book I bought when it was first released in March, I had seen so many good reviews from fellow book readers and it has taken me this long to read it. I am grateful to Rachel for inviting me onto the Blog Tour for this book, it gave me the opportunity to move it up my TBR and now it rests on the HBR (Have Been Read) shelf 🙂 While you are here please enter the Giveaway at the bottom of the post to stand a chance of winning your very own Bertie Bear and Tote Bag.

Synopsis:

Let the shenanigans begin at the Best Boomerville Hotel …
Jo Docherty and Hattie Contaldo have a vision – a holiday retreat in the heart of the Lake District exclusively for guests of ‘a certain age’ wishing to stimulate both mind and body with new creative experiences. One hotel refurbishment later and the Best Boomerville Hotel is open for business!

Perhaps not surprisingly Boomerville attracts more than its fair share of eccentric clientele: there’s fun-loving Sir Henry Mulberry and his brother Hugo; Lucinda Brown, an impoverished artist with more ego than talent; Andy Mack, a charming Porsche-driving James Bond lookalike, as well as Kate Simmons, a woman who made her fortune from an internet dating agency but still hasn’t found ‘the One’ herself.

With such an array of colourful individuals there’s bound to be laughs aplenty, but could there be tears and heartbreak too and will the residents get more than they bargained for at Boomerville?

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My Thoughts:

A hotel for those of a certain age with opportunities to experience different activities, with a stunning Lake District setting, gorgeous rooms, a fabulous menu and a bar that always seems to be open…

Crazy characters and their escapades are the heart of this story. They are the maddest mixed bunch you could want to read about in a story. Hattie seems to be an accident waiting to happen, that is when she isn’t in the midst of said accident and Jo has the patience of a saint as they run the hotel. A mix of activities that include art, pottery, and creative writing are some of the things on offer. Oh and then there is the Shaman who runs a meditation class that is in a world of its own…

The guests are just as varied as the staff and friendships are formed. It is a chance for some to start healing their grief and wounds and others have a different objective and reason for staying. I soon discovered that an ulterior motive is at play in the rooms and corridors of the hotel.

So along with the characters, there are various underlying stories that are teased out, some are connected to the guests and some with the staff and the hotel. These stories are individual to each character and is a way to help connect with the others.

This story moves along at a pace that suits the story and it is a great read. It had me sniggering at some of the antics and left me with a lighthearted feel it does have a couple of more serious undertones. A book I would definitely recommend to readers of romantic comedy, general fiction and are after a good all-round feel-good book.

About the Author:

Caroline James has owned and run businesses encompassing all aspects of the hospitality industry, a subject that features in her novels. She is based in the UK but has a great fondness for travel and escapes whenever she can. A public speaker, consultant and food writer, Caroline is a member of the Romantic Novelist’s Association and writes articles and short stories and contributes to many publications.

Her debut novel, Coffee, Tea, The Gypsy & Me is set in North West England, at the time of a famous gypsy horse fair. The book went straight to number three on Amazon and was E-book of the Week in The Sun.

So, You Think You’re A Celebrity…Chef? was runner up the Winchester Writers festival for best TV Drama and takes a light-hearted look at the world of celebrity chefs as they battle it out for fame and fortune. Coffee, Tea, The Caribbean & Me was runner up at The Write Stuff, LBF, 2015 and is an Amazon best-seller and top recommended read by Thomson Holidays. Jungle Rock, a romcom novella set in Australia, revolves around a TV game show.

In her spare time, Caroline can be found trekking up a mountain or relaxing with her head in a book and hand in a box of chocolates.

Caroline James Links: Website – Twitter – Facebook Author Page

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