This book was ok if not predicatable, the characters were likable but i think the story could have been centred in the teashop

Well this is a story that started off reasonably well, not spectacularly but was enjoyable enough, and then as it progressed and especially for the second half, it became more and more enthralling and I found myself thoroughly enjoying what was happening. 

As much though as I liked Anna and Matthew and was willing them together, to me the stars of the book were Ellie and Merry. Ellie is Anna's 3 year old daughter, and she comes out with some absolute classic lines. I love the innoncece of young children, and Ellie was just entertaining on all levels. 

Merry is Matthews teenage daughter, and she takes an instant liking to Anna, and is determined to matchmake the adults. She is wonderful with Ellie and has her own challenges to face later in the book. 

Despite them both having children, they are both single parents. Anna was widowed two years ago, and Matthew is divorced with his ex living in America. Anna has moved to Little Somerby where she grew up, to try to move on with her life, and has taken over the tea shop in town. 

Despite the tea shop being a hub of the community, I disappointingly didn't really feel that enamoured with what was being sold. Having read many books set in tea shops in the past few months, the one thing the usually all have is the ability to make me drool for some sort of food, but it didn't really happen in this book, which I found a bit surprising. 

However I did love the locals that came into the shop, and Anna slowly builds a great support network, and falls into a good routine of life, and getting to know her regulars. 

Although I found this book quite easy to read, I couldn't help but feel at times especially at the beginning that it felt a bit on the long side. It may just be that I hadn't really got into the swing of the book, but I felt the percentage meter just wasn't going up as fast as I was expecting, for how much I had read. As the book progressed it bothered me less and less, but to me it seems like the biggest indicator that for me the book was a slow starter. 

Despite my niggles, I did really enjoy The Second Chance Tea Shop, and I think this author has a lot of promise. I am definitely interested to see if there will be another book set in Little Somerby and to return to this village and some of the characters. 

Thank you to Aria and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

For a debut novel, I have to say this book is very well written. The author shows a lot of promise and certainly adds a sweet and heartwarming read to the book community. I am excited to see where she goes from here. With that, this is a beautiful story about second chances. It portrays a vivid setting (one I can just imagine myself being in due to the authors wonderful descriptions), has relatable and endearing characters, and brings meaning to the term friendship and love. The underlying issues within the story are quite sad of course, but character growth and overcoming the death of the heroines husband is uplifting. This is a gem of a book and one I could certainly recommend to fellow readers.

I enjoyed this book but I found it difficult to relate to some of the characters until quite far into the story. I can't put my finger on what I wasn't keen on but something just didn't click with me.

Lovely feel good read. with lovely characters and a great storyline

I loved this book from the 1st page.  It was a lovely, easy to read story.  I was heart warming with a few twists and turns.  I will miss Anna and would love to know what happened to her and Matthew in the future.  The story made me smile and I just wanted to know how it was going to turn out so couldn't stop reading it.  Look forward to the next book.

This book....threw me in a loop.  Here I was thinking, they're taking it nice and slow (too slow sometimes) and kept waiting for the other shoe to drop (because really, you need some conflict before the ever after) and the shoe dropped and I wasn't expecting that at all!! Whoa!  I actually hurt and was tempted to peek at the end.  But I soldiered on.   Sigh.  Some women are just plain bad altogether, you know?  And they make strong men weak in a bad way.  I liked this book for that unexpected instance.  And I love the setting of a small English (?) town.

While the premise of this book was good it was just to predictable. I got board and but it down with no desire to pick it up again.

The Second Chance Tea Shop is about Anna, who is a widow and Mum to 3 year old Ellie. She decides to start afresh and move back to the village where she grew up, Little Somersby in Somerset. Anna buys a lovely old cottage called Pippin Cottage - this book is jam packed with gorgeous sounding places and things - and has a new job as manager of The Little Orchard Tea Shop. Her best friend from school lives two cottages away, and Anna is looking forward to a new chapter in her life. 

Initially she feels like an outsider, the undertones and subtleties of the villages relationships beyond her knowledge, but she soon gets into the way of life in the village of Little Somersby. The last things she expects is to meet a man she knew briefly over 16 years ago, Matthew Carter; a cider farm owner and father to Meredith. As well as being the Managing Director of Carter's Ciders - a successful cider farm and maker, he's also tall and good looking. But with the emergence of two people from Matthew's past, will him and Anna stand a chance at happiness...

The book is written in the order of the seasons, so you get to experience the changing of the scenery and passing of the year, the weather and the different locals festivities and customs. This really makes you feel like part of the village and community. I loved reading about the centuries old Wassailing celebration; filled with Hog roast, morris dancers, the green man and wassail queen, mulled cider, the Spring May Fair and the fudge cake and fiction book club, Anna sets up at the cafe. 

The Second Chance Tea Shop is such a charming and delightful easy read. It's full of wonderful and vivid descriptions of the village and Anna's cottage; you can picture the Main Street with its butcher, takeaway, bakers, pub, wine shop, and other little local shops so clearly while reading. The village and residents end up feeling like a place you've visited before. 

With the mouth watering descriptions of all types of food - cupcakes, treacle tarts, fruited tea loaf, cream teas and scones, muffins, cakes, Somerset cider prosciutto and pickle sandwiches, Wookey hole cheddar and spring onion toasties, and drinks to wash all the food down - pots of earl grey, lattes and espressos, copious varieties of cider and wine - it really is a feel good book that makes you feel more light hearted and can perk you up again. 

Sure it may have a rather similar plot to other books of the same genre, but it's so well written and utterly captivating that it manages to feel fresh. It does contain some sex scenes, which don't worry me, although I'm aware they're not everyone's cup of tea. 

Anybody who loves chick lit, romance, and books filled with descriptions of yummy food in a picture perfect sounding village, would adore this book. Just make sure you have an endless supply of freshly baked cakes to eat before you start reading, or you'll be running out to the shops to buy some. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Aria for the ARC, in exchange for an honest review.

I was given this book to review fairly and impartially. 
This book started off good and I enjoyed how the story developed. The characters were also interesting and I enjoyed how the author didn't rush the relationship between the main characters. I did find that the storyline was a bit predictable in some spots but over all it was a nice read.  Was it a book that had me hooked and needing more no but if you are looking for a fully developed non rushed romance then this book is for you.

The Second Chance Tea Shop by Fay Keenan is a sweet romance story set in cozy little villages, an easy read with a satisfying ending. The characters are real and believable. Overall the story was entertaining enough, but the story is too predictable and a bit too much sex for my taste. I basically had to skip those scenes.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

I really enjoyed The Second Chance Tea Shop.  It is beautifully written and so easy to read. With characters you fall in love with straight away. 

The main character Anna has been through so much and you just feel for her and wish her every happiness.  Throughout the book my heart broke for her, I felt every emotion for her in the book, from anger, sadness and happiness. 

The cafe, cottage and whole village that is used in the book just sounds absolutely perfect and so peaceful it  would be anyones dream place to live in.

A fabulous 5* read!

Charming book of love, family and friendship looking forward to more of this series

An excellent book with very believable characters and storyline. The story of the main characters and their families was very entertaining, despite that I really wanted to get into the pages and give the 'hero' a real talking to at times. I would recommend this relaxing book to any fan of the genre.