Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop by Rebecca Raisin is a lovely story about one woman's self discovery.

When Rosie's husband chooses her birthday to tell her that he is leaving her for another woman, she is devastated and totally bewildered. She did not see that coming. 
She also realizes that after fifteen years of working as a sous chef in a Michelin star restaurant has left her unsatisfied. One night while drunk she manages to buy a huge van that she obviously plans to sell comfort food from while touring the country. This is what she has apparently told the guy who sold her the van, since she has no recollection of that at all.
Then Rosie's sometimes painful, sometimes hilarious and definitely life changing adventure starts.

Very funny, well written in an easy and nicely paced style it talks about very serious and important topics. It deals with love, loss, abandonment and disappointment. 
Full of quirky and amusing characters and many misadventures. 
I liked how she was finally able to open to new experiences and to change her crippling habits. Soul searching and freedom finding this charming romantic comedy will put a smile on your face.

I am a sucker for this kind of book, anything with tea, books or cafe in the title and I will give it a go. This didn't disappoint! I've read Rebecca Raisin before and she is one of the best in this genre. 

Rosie has a bad break up and realises she hasn't had a life of her own for years, she has a few too many wines and wakes up to a headache and a pretty pink campervan outside her flat. She decides to uproot her life and use the van as a travelling tea shop. On route, she meets lots of interesting characters, including Max – my favourite ;) 

Perfect, feel-good fiction. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this copy in exchange for an honest review.

What do you do when you find someone whose embrace you never want to leave? Right, there you go. YOU READ IT SLOWLY

Rebecca Raisin's book had the same effect on me. The story was simple, oft done before, Rosie's husband has an affair, she buys her traveling tea van and wants to get out of London, and off she goes in the van to Brighton at first where she meets Aria or nearly tries to kill her while parking her van. The entire book is a journey of Rosie finding herself and getting her mojo back along with a little romance or two.

The whole book was written beautifully, every line gave me powerful visuals, I loved the quirky characters which form the group the Van Lifer who spent their time traveling in their vans selling their wares.

Rosie's cakes and teas had me salivating to try them all, not sure about spotted dick, which is supposed to be a pudding. Ah well, as said before, great visuals these words gave. The only niggle, I had read 90% of the book, yet Rosie kept falling back to her old London ways of fear, not trusting anyone, always wanting to be safe. The past had a firm hold on her. I wanted to see her fly well before the book ended.

Overall, a fab read, I loved the book for giving me daydreams, and the book loved me back in its own way. It was warm and soothing.

About: When Rosie's husband leaves her for another woman, giving the excuse that Rosie is not spontaneous at all, she decides to do something unpredictable. She decides to leave her steady job and open up a travelling tea shop. She gets inspired by other Van Lifers who live on the road and this story is a journey of how she completely changes her life.

Characters: Rosie was shown as an organized character whose character transformation is huge during the story. How she opens up to life and it's challenges on the road. Aria was a fun, eccentric character and I related to her bookworm character. Max was totally swoony.

Feelings: This was a light read. Rosie and Max pulling each other's leg was fun to read. Aria's past story made me tear up. I went through a mix of feelings throughout and it was a great read.

Recommendation: Yes. If you love travelling and want to read light then this is the book for you.

Favourite Quote:
Bookworms do that a lot, fall for the hero in their latest read and get terribly down about the fact they're fictional.

Have you ever dreamt about throwing it all in and hitting the road? That is exactly the premise of Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop, by Rebecca Raisin. Set in England, where trailers are known as caravans, this is the tale of a young woman who has been thrown over by her husband finding herself. She does so by buying a beat up trailer and following the concert route where she sells teas in the park. By the end of the first chapter you will be in love with Rosie. Raisin has great character development and Rosie, the protagonist, is a prime example of Raisin's ability to allow us to understand the character's motivations, morals, way of life and what makes her tick. 

We follow Rosie's exploits as she masters the art of driving and setting up her caravan, makes a new BFF, confronts an online troll, starts a new online business and finds true love! Blue skies all around!

A nice, light read.

I received a free copy of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.

I loved Rebecca Raisin's Little Paris Collection, the stories were full of romance, heart and life lessons. So when I heard about her new book, I knew I had to read it. Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop has just about convinced me to sell up and hit the road, explore what's out there, stop feeling tied down and stop feeling like I'm not being the real me. This isn't a new feeling or thought, but after reading Rosie, part of me wonders if maybe Rebecca Raisin has been reading my mind. As Rosie says "It strikes me that we humans build these lives for ourselves that have the tendency to trap us." 

Feeling betrayed by her husband, a feeling of being stuck in her life comes to the surface and forces Rosie to reevaluate her life and what she wants from it. It often takes a massive wakeup call to get us to look at where we are and where we are going and Rosie is no exception. Except Rosie, with the help of a bottle or two of wine, buys a fushia pink campervan named 'Poppy'. Without really knowing what she's doing, but with a sense of adventure and trepidation, and a need to try something new, Rosie sets off with a vague plan to find herself, her 'real' self, as well as get away from London and the Restaurant Industry gossip. Rosie's talent is cooking and she decides that tea and comfort food will be her new endeavour.

Rosie meets some wonderful people who live their lives travelling from here to there for many reasons, over here in Australia we call them grey nomads, though many young people are starting to take up this lifestyle too, which I completely understand. I actually had no idea the nomadic campervan life was a such big thing in the UK. Its definitely one way to see and experience this big world of ours.

The two main characters she meets are Aria an absolutely fabulous young lady who instantly becomes Rosie's friend, and Max, who instantly butts heads with Rosie. These two characters will help Rosie discover who she is, but not without plenty of speedbumps along the way.

Max is gorgeous, inside and out and there were times I wanted to shake Rosie due to her bullheadedness and inability to see what was in front of her. These two had some fun moments along the way, as well as some more serious and meaningful moments. I wonder if I took up the nomadic life whether I could meet my own Max? Max however, may have a rival in internet blogger Oliver; now that's a storyline you'll need to read for yourselves.

Aria has a bookshop van, a dream I myself have mulled over (maybe I'll revisit that dream), she is so different to Rosie, but in many ways she is the same. They work together so well, I really enjoyed the friendship that formed between them. Aria is a total romantic and her van is full of romance novels, books are her life, just as food is Rosie's. "... and she takes a great big sniff, before she turns to me, her eyes bright as though she’s just discovered the meaning of life. ‘That is the best scent in the world, better than any perfume, any flower. It’s the smell of lives lived, the weight of words…’ ‘ Well, I guess I never quite thought of books that way before.’ Sure, they could transport you to another place, be there for you when no one else was, but I hadn’t quite pictured secondhand books as having lived their own important lives, being ferried from one person to the next, imparting a little magic along the way." I myself have never gotten into the whole book sniffing thing, but I do love the concept of books having lived their own important lives, and they definitely impart magic along the way, just like this book: Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop.

I received a copy of this novel via Netgalley and I give it my honest review!
Wow! An immersive, laughing from the pit of my stomach read!
I couldn't put this book down, the scenes were written beautifully I could visualise them all, and the characters were beautiful. A story full of laugh out loud moments, romance, and life changing experiences, an adventure not to be missed! I loved it!

I was lucky enough to be accepted by @netgalley to read this a month before it comes out as a e-book. There will a review on my blog next month but heres a quick review: I loved this story and wanted to join Rosie, Aria and the camper-vans. I’ve never liked flavoured teas or tea or any sort, but this story has made me really want to make some tea! This book has also got two male interests: Max & Ollie but someone  has a secret, but who or is there more than one?!
  
Main Review:

Rosie finds out her husband is having an affair on her birthday, so she quits her sous chef job at the high end restaurant, 

drinks a lot of wine one night, wakes up to find she has purchased a camper van named Poppy

Rosie decided to change her well planned life and goes travelling and sell comfort food and different tea blends. 

When she pulls up to her  first ever camp site, she meets Aria who is a fellow camper and uses her van as a book shop. Together, the girls bond instantly and set up businesses that go hand in hand; books (Aria’s) and food & tea blends (Rosie) 

Both girls are single due to their partners, but Aria's story is completely different to Rosies's but Aria is a booklover and uses her knowledge of the romance genre to try and play cupid with Rosie and Max (Rosie's ex-husband boss). 
However, Rosie is also creating a bond with Oliver, who met through the campervan forum. 

Personal Thoughts:
I know I said this is my quick thoughts but, but I generally felt like I was travelling along side Rosie and Aria, going to the festivals, drinking the tea blends (which sound delicious but I can never drink them☹️) and felt like I was experiencing it all alongside them.

I really enjoyed this book. It read like I was riding along side the character. I was attached to her from the beginning and cheered her on. While there isn't a lot of depth to the plot  the characters driven story line carried the book very well. I liked how it opened up the world of traveling shops and how it even has its own culture. 

I would highly recommend this book for anyone in the mood for a light contemporary read about a woman learning to let go of control and how to live life in the moment.

this is my first book by this author and it was mostly an enjoyable read. it was light and cute, good for fans of lighter chick lit.  a few things irked me though. i wasn't a fan of the love triangle angle, regardless of how it turned out. the romance between the two main characters was pretty disappointing, and rosie kinda got on my nerves with how clueless she was about some things. i also wish we'd gotten some sort of closure re: callum, or at least wish she'd thrown something at him when he broke up with her on her birthday. what a douche. i liked aria though. however, i think i am the only woman alive who does not find jason momoa attractive. blech.

I was looking forward to reading this book as I love the idea of being a nomadic traveller, but was a little disappointed. What started as a promising tale about the adventures of 'van lifers' became too predictable for me. Halfway through, I knew exactly where the plot was going. There were also a lot of spacing errors, which interrupted the flow of reading. 

On the plus side, I did like the main characters and fell a little bit in love with Max!! 

I would definitely read more from Rebecca Raisin in the future. 

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC

I usually love books like that, but unfortunately this one just did not lived up to my expectations.
I appreciate the fact that Rosie, the protagonist, did not open a cute cafe/bookshop in Cornwall as it usually happens in those books, but hitthe road - that was very refreshing.
Unfortunately the rest of the book fell flat. The characters are bland, they're neither likable nor unlikable, the romance is lukewarm at best. 
To secure spot at huge festivals like Fringe or Hay-on-Wye or Glastonbury (especially Glastonbury) you have to apply month in advance, you can't just turn up, park your travelling tea shop wherever you please and do business. Also, if you want to sell food to people you have to have a green light from so many agencies (like FSA etc), you can't just go with the flow because you feel like it - Rosie as a sous chef should know that.

This is my first read of Rebecca but I promise it won’t be the last. I am so pleased I agreed to take part and read ‘Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop’ as I have thoroughly enjoyed the story where we meet Rosie, Aria, Max (the handsome Max!) amongst other quaint characters. 

From the off Rosie has me literally in stitches (though I know the wine is to blame!) Her backstory is interesting and I think she’s brave and strong, more than she gives herself credit for. So of course she’s my favourite character of the book. I love how she’s made a very good friend in Aria and they travel and go on an adventure on the road together. I feel like I want to meet up with Rosie and Aria to sit in their vans and taste their tea and delicious sounding food. They battle different challenges throughout their journey, I will let you find these out for yourself but they overcome these in different ways. 

To me this book is about love, friendship and to obviously to not judge a book by its cover! This book is also about going on a journey of self discovery and for life you don’t necessarily have to have a plan in place for your life to be happy and content. I wish I could give ‘Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop’ more than 5* but I give this book 5*/5*!! 😊

Thank you to HQ Digital UK and Rebecca for an advanced copy of this book via Netgalley

I really wanted to like this book. I loved the cover and it looked like I would really enjoy the other books of the author as well. Here's what I liked about the book - the setting and the premise. The author understands story. But unfortunately, I didn't like much else. The characters seemed trite and not well-rounded. It was hard to tell who said what, since the author omitted most dailogue tags, and that highlighted how much the characters sounded like each other. There was too much internal monologue; it really felt like the book was missing an editor. This was in addition to the many typos that I tried hard to overlook. 

I gave it the 3 stars because I was able to at least finish the book, and I think there is a lot of promise in the book. Unfortunately given the issues I had with this author's writing style, I won't be reading any of her other books.

This is an enjoyable, lighthearted book, perfect for fans of romantic comedies or chick lit. I’ve never read anything by this author before, but I’m likely to check out her future books. The characters are quirky, and yes, there’s a bit of predictability to the plot, but it’s a fun book with some nice visuals. A fun read overall.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy, but I wasn't required to leave a positive review.

This book has been a great read, I started to read and was completely hooked. The story is fab and something that probably happens to us all, but the way Rosie deals with things are amazing. Such a fab story of friendship, fun and romance and lots of laugh out loud moments. This boom makes you think about who matters and who never did.  Rebecca’s books are always a fab read and she  has a way of writing that brings the book to life. 

Pick up a copy today you will not be disappointed. X

A nice romcom with food for thoughts ! The setting is contemporary, and the characters are interesting.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own. 
This story was different to the usual self discovery trope. Rosie gets dumped callously by her partner and has no other alternative then to take a huge chance on a travelling tea shop. The steps she takes to make this work and the issues she faces are definitely believable. It makes you tempted to ditch the 9-5 existence and see if you can make a life living this way. It really does sound idyllic. It also helps that she bakes these amazing desserts that has your mouth watering throughout the whole book. 
The romance side of things was a little up and down, however I'm glad it ended the way it did.

Camper vans, cakes and books, Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop has all this and more. It’s a lovely story that I’ve enjoyed spending the last couple of days reading. I loved the plot and the quirky characters and it’s so well written you can easily envisage yourself pulling up alongside Rosie and Aria.

A fab read that I can heartily recommend. Thank you to NetGalley, HQ Digital and the author for the chance to review.

In short, I am in love with this book. I could not put it down and did not until I was done. It is a perfect cozy book for a cold winter’s day… where you stay home… with a glass and a blanket. The change in our heroine’s life is one so, so many experience, but her reaction was unexpected. It’s never too late to try something new or find the “one.” I loved not knowing what to expect and being thrilled for the HEA. I loved the writing style so much, I read another series (the wedding planner one) and am now on the next (the Paris one). Great great story—I am so thankful to have experienced it.