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The Cornish Cream Tea Bus: Part Four – The Icing on the Cake

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This is the final part of the serialisation of The Cornish Cream Tea Bus. I would recommend reading these in order as each part does lead on from the other. I absolutely loved this serialisation and was truly sorry to come to the end! Charlie's story was heart warming and I loved the location, the romance, the friendships and, of course, the delights of the Cornish cream teas! Would definitely recommend!!

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I cannot get enough of this series and I really hope their are more books, even though this could be the end if the author wanted. I love this series and I want to be friends with Charlie and eat cake with her. Thank you for letting me read all these books and enjoy them so much.

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The final installment of the Cornish Cream Tea Bus. This is a wonderful feel good series and the last part does not disappoint - with a spot of drama thrown in for good measure and looking forward to new adventures of Gertie in Cornwall.

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This is a lovely, summery treat of a story! Cressida writes wonderful, warm characters and idyllic settings that you fall in love with! And who doesn't love a vintage bus and a scone??

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I loved this series of books. I was lucky enough to have been able to read all 4 parts in quick succession .

She lives in Ross on Wye but is persuaded to visit her best friend Juliette whilst she figures out what she wants to do with her life.

Charlie inherited a routemaster bus from her uncle Hal, . She gets her bus done up and turns it into a mobile cream tea cafe, in which she travels to see Juliette whilst in Cornwall she finds some resistance from locals, and has a few run ins with the local boutique hotel owner Daniel.

Will it all work out? Will she stay with Marmite and Gertie in Cornwall or will she return to Ross on Wye......you will have to read it to find out which I recommend that you do.

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Loved the story
Great holiday read that brightens up your day and leaves you dreaming of sunny days in Cornwall

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A very fun series! All of the elements i love in good, British, chick lit!

**OMG! I cannot believe that these reviews haven't been done! I am so sorry they are so late!!!**

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I really enjoyed this book and read it in one sitting. Great characters and a great plot line. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.

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Absolutely cracking final instalment. The action is ramped up throughout and the romantic interest becomes more intense. Fantastic ending to a great series. Must read!

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In the final part of Charlie's story, we see how she discovers who sabotaged her bus stopping her trading which was of no surprise to me who'd done it, the clues are there all along...



However the whole village comes together to make it better including with regular food festival's!



But will she and Daniel finally sort out their feelings?



I have truly loved this book. Once again Cressida has written a remarkable story with characters that I wish really existed as this bus sounds amazing and I would love to support it!



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

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This is the fourth and concluding part of the Cornish Cream Tea Bus series and my favourite. In this novella you get to see developments in Daniel and Charlie’s relationship and Charlie has a big decision to make.

I liked the fact that this tied up all the loose ends and although I had guessed what would happen it didn’t lesson my enjoyment of the book.

The setting is idyllic, characters interesting and food sounds wonderful.

I would strongly recommend this series to anyone wanting an enjoyable read and I hope that where Charlie embarks on the next stage of her journey Cressida might share this with is in the future.

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This was a wonderful conclusion to this series. I've loved every book in the series and this one tied up all the storylines and created a lovely warm feeling.. I really want to have a cream tea on a vintage bus now and have also been looking at Airbnb properties in former transport vehicles. I has really captured my imagination

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Hey absolutely loved this series of books! This last instalment did not disappoint, some parts were predictable when she’s on the phone to her mum and she notices the kitchen door is open although she knew she closed it, well that did set up up for a great finale! I don’t want to give the ending away but I did enjoy it and I didn’t see it coming! I would have liked to have seen where she ended up staying and if her mum and dad enjoyed the village etc but maybe that will come later? I feel a fifth instalment could definitely be done with all the characters

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So, the highly anticipated final part of the brilliant series The Cornish Cream Tea Bus by Cressida McLaughlin has finally arrived. I loved the series, written in such a gorgeous, inviting and warm way, and Cressida McLaughling had me glued to the pages, enjoying the stories, characters and fabulous setting. And delicious, mouth – watering food, mmm.

This part brilliantly ties up all the loose ends and everything is beautifully – if a bit too rushed, for my liking – wrapped up. Charlie has been taken – and we together with her – on a real roller coaster journey full of emotions, feelings, ups and downs but she was so determined and ambitious that she really didn’t allow anything to stand in her way. However, before it happens, she has to solve some problems that part four throws her way, and really, the author keeps us in suspense till the very end. Charlie also seems to have learnt a lessons, there is no more wild jumping to conclusions and she was able to find the truth without blaming all people around her, and I so wanted to give her standing ovation for this.

Porthgolow is a place that is going to stay with me for longer, Cressida McLaughlin has created a fictional world that I’d love to be a part of, together with the lovely, noisy gang of characters that pulled together to create another wonderful festival. The title of this final part, “The Icing of the Cake”, is simply perfect, as it’s a real icing on the cake, this lovely, heart – warming and uplifting read, full of characters that you love or love to hate, gorgeous setting and perfect plot. Highly recommended!

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Just enough twists and turns to keep me interested until the end! I felt invested in the story and characters and I’m so happy with the ending.

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Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book.

This is the final instalment in the Cornish cream tea bus series and it was a brilliant end to the series. Charlie rescues Daniel from a compromising position and finally decides what to do about staying in Porthgolow or returning back to her previous life in Bath.

Will definitely read more books by this author.

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I have absolutely loved this series of books. I have never read a book in 4 parts before but it was a nice way of doing it. I was lucky enough to have been able to read all 4 parts.

Charlie inherits a routemaster bus from her uncle Hal and she turns it into a mobile cream tea cafe. She lives in Ross on Wye but is persuaded to move down to Cornwall to go and live with her best friend Juliette whilst she figures out what she wants to do.

She gets her bus done up and finds some resistance from locals, and has a few run ins with the local boutique hotel owner Daniel.

Will it all work out? You will have to read it. I loved it so much and went and bought every other book the author has written.

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Charlie is still going strong with the Cornish Cream Tea bus and the relationship with Daniel seems to be getting better. I don't know whether this is the last in the series but think it would all come of better as 1 book rather than smaller ones.

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I thoroughly enjoyed The Cornish Cream Tea Bus series and in particular Part 4. The Icing on the Cake. It captivated me from the start and was a great ending to a fab set of books. I’m only sorry it had to come to an end as I loved it.

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This book was pretty good. A nice easy read and enjoyable. I would highly recommend this book to someone else. The journey of the Cornish cream tea bus was lovely and heart warming

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