Christmas at the Island Hotel (Mure)

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Although he’s initially resentful, the place grows on him; he has never met anyone quite like Isla and her fellow Murians before. In ‘Het eilandhotel’ keer je terug naar Mure, het kleine eiland met zijn uitgestrekte strand, kleurrijke huisjes en inwoners, Flora’s café en het chique hotel op het noordelijkste puntje.

I’ve read several - a friend remarked that I have quite a collection given that I’m not a huge fan of her writing. This was such a cosy and feel good read that was perfect to snuggle up with during this cold weather and bask in the warm, quirky characters and multiple romances that unfold.

Fintan (with help from his sister Flora) I’d almost ready to open the island’s rambling and disused hotel, the Rock. Will the spoiled and obnoxious five-year-old Agot stop yelling, and start feeling a bit of empathy for others…? Recommended in a low-key way as light holiday reading, particularly if you've read some of the earlier books in the series. It is still close enough to Christmas with a nip in the air, so I see no reason to stop reading Christmas stories, and this one was good fun and hit all the feels from the lows of grief and humiliation to the highs of a freshly acquired sense of purpose and pride as well as new and deepening love affairs.

So hieß "Jan" , Frau von Charlie, in diesem Buch "Pam", Joel hieß bisher "Binder" mit Nachnahmen und nun plötzlich "Booker" und andere Kleinigkeiten. When we last left our core characters, Flora Mackenzie had just given birth to baby boy, Douglas, conceived with her partner and former-boss, Joel Binder. Right from the very start of the book, I was scratching my head trying to figure out who the Bookers were. And then he reappears to somehow kiss the chef after a brief and inconsequential disagreement starting the second baseless romance of the novel. While this book is part of a series, I had no trouble reading it as a standalone, and didn’t feel lost.

A new French chef, Gaspard, arrives along with Konstantin, a mysterious kitchen assistant who has limited experience.

The fact that everyone seems to do this in the book is another aspect of two-dimensionalism, and adds little to the story. this is the fourth book that takes place on this fabulous fictional island of Mure off the Scottish coast. This one was just as sweet and delicious to read, snuggled under a blanket on a very cold and rainy afternoon. Some of the romances seemed a little out of place and extremely rushed as well, but they were still sweet.

Just like her writing, details and descriptions are kept to a minimum leaving the choicest words to tell the story.