I adore anything written by Juliet Ashton and this book is no different.
The story is set in Cherry Blossom Mews, a small gated mews in London that housed small businesses, with accommodation attached.
Sadie is the main character and she owns and runs her spa in the mews. There are also various other characters with a 'charity' shop, builders cafe, Yummy Mummy cafe, bookstore, an artist studio and U-Turn, a place that helps addicts, along with the various characters who own or work at these places.
Then new-comer appears!
This book is like a warm hug and a delight to read.

Loved this. Uplifting, funny, poignant in places. Well worth a read. Thanks for letting me review this book.

I enjoyed reading this novel because of its engaging characters and the way they tackled life's struggles. Cherry Blossom mews is the perfect place for people in need of some community support. From Mary with her smelly succession of pooches to InstaAmber who lives through social media, all the inhabitants of the square add to this contemporary story. The main character, Sadie has such a story to unfold and a road to travel that I wish I could read it anew. The children are well drawn, the old folk are written with understanding and the whole thing is a book to relish. I'll be reading more of Juliet Ashton that's for sure.

I loved this book, set around Cherry Blossom Mews, a small gated mews in London that housed small businesses, with accommodation attached that the owners lived in, so a really lovely community feel. It had characters that initially seemed quite perfect, but as the book went on their secrets were revealed.

Sadie is the main character and she owns and runs her spa in the mews. There are also various other characters with a 'charity' shop, builders cafe, Yummy Mummy cafe, bookstore, an artist studio and U-Turn, a place that helps addicts, along with the various characters who own or work at these places.

There are so many secrets that come to light about the various characters throughout the book that it really keeps you on your toes. There was a really massive curveball about halfway through the book that I really didn't see coming - but to be honest I didn't see most of the surprises coming either!

A really clever book that made me want to keep reading one more page to see what happened next with whatever character we were dealing with at the time, with plenty of various emotions, both good and bad. I was laughing one minute and crying the next.

A book that definitely kept surprising right to the very end. Highly enjoyable.

I think the best compliment I could give this book is 'I want to live in Cherry Blossom Mews". I could associate which all the characters all for different reasons and was envious of the friendship they found in the most unusual circumstances. All had a story to tell and I would challenge anyone to say they could not relate to at least one of them.

'Sadie McQueen' brought them all together in her own way, living the good, not so good, and sometimes downright rotten times together. Despite her past she was the glue that held it all together and led to a modern day 'And they lived happily ever after' I really didn't want it to finish.

Told through the eyes of Sadie, this story is all about getting to know her neighbours, the wonderful characters of Cherry Tree Mews, uncovering their secrets & their relationships in a wonderful quirky setting, just perfect from start to finish. .

The 2nd book I’ve read from this author and would recommend. I really connected with the characters and there were plenty of plot twists to keep me wanting more. Cherry Blossom Mews is full of fascinating characters, all with their own back stories, some you like more than others, but they all have each other’s backs.
Was sad to get to the end of the book, could have happily continued

Such a lovely read, a story of love, friendship and trust. There are so many lovely characters and lots of twists you don’t see coming, beautifully written story and story a nice summer read.


Highly recommended


Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest review
A totally fabulous book light full of fun and perfect for summer can highly recommend.

It literally is a case of it's not you, it's me, here.

Although I can already see I am in the minority of this opinion, but I feel 3/5 was quite generous to award considering my true feelings on the book. However, I realise that me not enjoying it was more of a self issue rather than a writing issue, so I felt like the safe bet would be to rate it as average, as I do feel this book would cater to a lot of readers and I wouldn't want this review putting them off because there were some parts I definitely did enjoy. Overall, though, I simply couldn't lose myself in this book.

I commend the author for writing about many tough subjects; mental health, alcohol addiction, unconventional raising of kids, stereotyping, domestic violence, survivors guilt, terminal illness, the list could go on. But I personally feel that there were too many bleak subjects throughout the book for me to really connect and relate to one, there was so much going on constantly that in fact the book left me a little stressed out.

Although I really liked the community spirit which was portrayed really well, I struggled to emotionally connect to any of the character's, again, I feel like this was because there was so much going on in each of their lives that it left me too drained to really root for anybody.

I guess the entire read wasn't as uplifting as I thought and wanted it to be and if I am being completely honest, put me into quite a hefty two month reading slump.

Saying that, I have read other reviews that really enjoyed the multiple complex life stories of the characters in Cherry Mews, I am disappointed I was so drained by it.

Thank you to Net Galley and Simon and Schuster UK for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

An easy read with lots of twists and turns. The basis of the book is based around a mews of shops and the lives of the owners. As the plot unfolds you find yourself lovjngbthe individual characters and want to find out how their voices intertwine.

An enjoyable tale of redemption and love, friendship and the building of trust. There is a great ensemble cast of characters with Sadie at it's heart. Readers will fall in love with Cherry Blossom Mews and want to live there!

Unfortunately I didn't connect with any characters in this book, and didn't find it enjoyable. I found it a real struggle to continue reading

This actually took me longer to read than I expected - not sure if that’s due to the length (480 pages) or the fact that there’s way more depth than I was expecting in this story - the characters are all very endearing, and I soon found myself routing for them all in their own individual and intertwining storylines. Nothing felt contrived to me, as it sometimes can in novels of this genre (Chick lit with substance!). The writing style kind of reminded me of Giovanna Fletcher, so if you like her and want a story with substance, this could be the book for you.

What a lovely book about a group of neighbours.
It’s full of secrets and twists. However there are a couple of occasions when the plot seems a bit unbelievable.
It was easy to relate to the characters.
I really enjoyed this book and will look out for more from this author

I really enjoyed this book and meeting the quirky cast of characters who have ended up in Cherry Blossom Mews. A story of neighbours who come together to support each other through challenges big and small, with just the right amount of romance thrown in too.. Beautifully written, thanks for the chance to read this, NetGalley!

I enjoyed this one. I liked the bright yellow cover and the pattern it caught my eye and drew me to reading it. The story was nice and easy to follow and the ending was enjoyable.

I was really disappointed with this one, I was looking forward to it so much. I was a tenth of the way in and found each scene confusing. I found I was skipping paragraphs to try and get into it quicker, but I think if I need to do that, then this book isn't for me. A real shame!

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this. It is a lovely novel about a group of neighbours who live and work in an exclusive but slightly run down private mews estate in London . We have Michael the bookshop owner, Mr and Mrs Bob and their caff, Amber the childless Yummy Mummy, Fi and Sadie at the spa, Mary, who runs what appears to be a charity bric a brac shop, Hero and Jez from the drug addiction centre and various other characters. The book tells us of a few months in their lives, the comings and goings of this neighbourhood, through their weekly residents’ meetings - which are more of a chance to gossip. Everyone has their own thing going on, and addiction of various types seems to be the thread running through their lives. There are plenty of secrets and twists but what comes across most strongly is that this is a “family” who have chosen each other and who have bonds way stronger than blood.

Although a couple of the scenarios required the suspension of disbelief, the characters were all magnificently solid and flawed and I felt like I knew them all. I thoroughly enjoyed this, which took the chick lit genre to a deeper level. I will definitely look out for more by this author.

Sadie McQueen has rented a unit in the small idyll that is Cherry Tree Mews. I gated community in the centre of London, surrounded by glass monoliths, degenerating tower blocks and a rather dodgy housing estate. But the mews and its occupants have become Sadie’s family, her security blanket to heal from the tragedy she keeps close to her heart and the guilt that eats away at her.

That is until a newcomer to their inner circle, aptly named Hero, begins to awaken her heart to love, and above all possibilities.

Although it’s early days for reviews on this book, I do seem to be in the minority already. I didn’t find it that enjoyable. I couldn’t put my finger on whether it was the authors style, having not read any of her other titles, or whether it was due to a lack of connection with the characters. At times I did find some parts funny, but I never held any empathy for them and their situations.

I find this quite sad, as it held a lot of promise with the tough and very current subjects Ashton was covering. Mental health, addiction, domestic abuse and many more difficult matters are faced within these pages, but I continued to skim read unconcerned for the protagonist’s feelings or wellbeing.

This won’t put me off reading another book from this author in the future, I try to take each book as it comes and this one just wasn’t for me.