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Review of Kate and Clara's Curious Cornish Craft Shop by Ali McNamara


I'm so excited to bring you my review of Kate and Clara's Curious Cornish Craft Shop!!
What They Say:

 Kate thinks all her wishes have come true when she opens her little craft shop down on the harbour in the pretty Cornish seaside town of St Felix.

It's been her life-long dream to open her own shop, and now she's finally got the chance, she's loving selling her own quirky handmade textile designs to the many holidaymakers that flock into St Felix every year.

But there's a mystery about Kate's shop - one that Jack, the owner of a new art store in town, wants to help Kate solve. A series of mysterious paintings and beautiful embroidered pictures hint at a love story over sixty years old, but Kate needs to know how the story ends!

As Kate and Jack delve deeper into the vintage romance, they find that not only do their own lives share uncanny similarities with their 1950s counterparts, but also the two of them are becoming closer.

But as the two couples' stories unfold over six decades apart, can Kate and Jack put right a wrong that's remained a secret since the 1950s, and will both couples end up with the happy ending they truly deserve?

What I Say:

Ali McNamara has become one of my "drop everything and read" authors. I was sent Step Back In Time to review a few years ago and I've been hooked ever since! I adore her quaint and quirky stories and the locations she dreams up are delicious!

In Kate and Clara's story, we're once again whisked off to the Cornish town of St Felix. This is somewhere I desperately want to visit (I know, it's not real!) and I want to get to know all of the locals. It's such a dreamy location, I swoon a little every time we visit.

The characters in this book are also a dream. There is tension and drama, suspense but also there's a huge feel-good factor. There's a real sense of community spirit and close-knit family. Everyone knows everyone, which can cause issues, but usually it all works out. I love the journey we take in this book and the sense of discovering some hidden secrets. It's such a different twist.

I devoured this book in one sitting and I am so sad I have to wait ages for a new book from Ali! 10/10

This gorgeous book is out today in ebook and paperback!

Thanks to all at Little Brown / Sphere for sending me an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

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