A life on the road with best friend Rosie and her beloved camper-van-cum-book-shop, and definitely, definitely, no romance.

But when Aria finds herself falling – after one too many glasses of wine, from a karaoke stage – into the arms of Jonathan, a part of her comes back to life for the first time in years.

Since her beloved husband died Aria has sworn off love, unless it’s the kind you can find in the pages of a book. One love of her life is quite enough.

There were lots of things that I liked but also things that really annoyed me.  I felt that the author spent an awful lot of time with Rosie and Aria discussing over and over again how Aria would NEVER love a man again.  How many times did this need to be mentioned? 
I also didn't really "feel" the relationship between Aria and Jonathan. but it didn't really detract from the book.

OMG I am in love with Rebecca Raisin's writing! This book had everything for me, and I felt like I knew the characters in real life. Highly recommend giving it a read, charming and hopefull love story and self descovery journey after a loss!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC copy.

Aria is such a warm and lovely character. I love that she works with books. This is a beautiful story of second chances, friendship and love. I really enjoyed reading it and I can wait to read more books by Rebecca Raisin. I meant to read this sooner, but wanted to read Rosie's book first.

Having read & enjoyed Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop last year, I was looking forward to this book coming out as a follow up & I wasn't disappointed.
A lovely story but different enough to be interesting. I think you may have to be a bookworm youself to totally understand Aria but a very enjoyable read anyway. Perfect lockdown escapism!

Let’s get the verdict in right away. I LOVED this book. Okay now that’s done with, let’s review it properly.

First of all, I have read many books by this author, including the one prior to this called Rosie’s Travelling Teashop. You don’t have to have read RTT to understand this book, it just ties in nicely. We first met Aria during Rosie’s story and I was drawn to her then. The series is set amongst travellers, they all have pop up stalls based in campervans or caravans and travel around the country to various shows and festivals. Aria, as you may have guessed from the title, has a bookshop and she loves books, and is quite happy on her own with a good book, usually a romance. However, she has sworn off romance for herself since her beloved husband and soulmate TJ died some time before she met Rosie. She can’t see herself with anyone else without betraying his memory so prefers to enjoy the romances between the pages of her books.

Enter Jonathan, someone she has a connection with. He seems to love books the same way she does and she feels an instant attraction to him. But she won’t let herself get involved because of TJ. And so she throws herself into her next travelling adventure with Rosie, and Rosie’s partner Max. They set off for the festivals in France and embrace themselves in French travelling life. However, just to confuse her, Jonathan turns up. He’s actually a best selling author on a book tour. He wants Aria but he can sense her reluctance despite their obvious chemistry and therefore doesn’t push her. He’s there when she needs him yet never pushes her out of her comfort zone. He waits for her to make the move.

This was a lovely tale of romance and a second chance of true love. Aria just reminded me so much of myself (minus the deceased husband). She’s a surprising introvert in the travelling community, preferring to curl up for days with tea and books. She’s also kind and caring, taking Rosie under her wing. She’s also quite spontaneous and does things without thinking through to conclusion.

I really hope Rebecca Raisin will write more stories around this little travelling company as I’m not ready to let go of Rosie and Aria yet.

Having read Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop, I was looking forward to this one and I wasn't disappointed.  It's a lovely story, different enough to be interesting.  As a bookwork myself I could really relate to Aria and it was a tonic to read and disaappear into during lockdown!

This is another book I am intending on reading in the future. Thank you Netgalley and publishers for giving me the chance to read this. I just had a lot going on with layoffs and finding a new job last year.

One of the sweetest books I’ve ever read. It has everything I could ever want in a book - love, friendship, books, self discovery, more books, France, wine and cheese, even more books. I felt like the author wrote this book with all my happinesses in mind. I haven’t read Rosies Traveling Tea Shop but I don’t think I missed too much by not reading it. I absolutely loved the characters and their stories and the good, the bad and the depressing. I laughed and I cried and I couldn’t put this book down. I absolutely would recommend this to any booklover who needs some romance in their life.

A life on the road with best friend Rosie and her beloved camper-van-cum-book-shop, and definitely, definitely, no romance.

But when Aria finds herself falling – after one too many glasses of wine, from a karaoke stage – into the arms of Jonathan, a part of her comes back to life for the first time in years.

This is one of those cosy, heartwarming reads, perfect for escapism and mind-travel. 

Aria has sworn off of love and instead has plumped for a life on the road with best friend Rosie. Of course life has other ideas! It was so uplifting to read this story and find out about the summer spent in France and whether the lovely Jonathan makes another appearance in Aria’s life. 

Recommend thoroughly for winter Sundays under a nice blanket with a cup of tea.

Aria's story grabs you from the offset and I felt myself wishing I was on the road trip alongside them. I would definitely recommend this to fans of Jenny Colgan etc. A sweet and lovely book to lose yourself in.

This was a delightful story with some interesting characters that it was easy to relate to. and a compelling storyline. Aria was a free spirit with a love of books and a sad past. I enjoyed the way tyhe book developed and it had a great conclusion.

I very much enjoyed this book.  It has a good story and excellent main characters.  I would definately recommend this book.

I really struggled to get in to this book -  couldn’t associate with the characters! Good writing just not for me!

With thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the arc, which I have enjoyed reading.
Aria’s Travelling Book Shop by Rebecca Raisin is an easy to read comfortable book to snuggle down and enjoy. It is light hearted, full of characters enjoying life. Aria is still grieving for her late husband but is enjoying Jonathan’s company. Her friends are also fellow travellers and they all seem to be enjoying their way of life.
Recommended

This is a really sweet book about love, grief, and finding peace and life after loss.  The journey of Ara of loss, loss, grief, asking peace wit her grief and finding the strength to love again is heart warming.  Thank you for the opportunity to review this book.

Once again I should have realized this was a romance book.  So I apologize to the author that my review will only be 3 stars.  Romance is not my preferred genre.  However…

I love books about books or book shops.  So I had to give this one a try!  You will appreciate that the characters are human.  They make mistakes and have secrets they keep hidden.  But they aren’t that well developed.  That would have helped the book tremendously.  While this is a light “everything is coming up roses” book, the author does deal with issues such as grief and loss.

This is a good beach read.  Or if you’re sitting around with nothing to do during the pandemic, this is a “feel good” book that might appeal to you.

Thank you to NetGalley and HQ Digital for my advanced review copy.  All opinions and thoughts are my own.

One of the sweetest books I’ve ever read. It has everything I could ever want in a book - love, friendship, books, self discovery, more books, France, wine and cheese, even more books. I felt like the author wrote this book with all my happinesses in mind. I haven’t read Rosies Traveling Tea Shop but I don’t think I missed too much by not reading it. I absolutely loved the characters and their stories and the good, the bad and the depressing. I laughed and I cried and I couldn’t put this book down. I absolutely would recommend this to any booklover who needs some romance in their life.

I ended up not finishing this book. It wasn’t what I was expecting. I am trying to find some bookstore books but none of them have been any good besides nina hill!!

I really enjoyed reading thie story and loved the twists and turns in it.  
A life on the road with best friend Rosie and her beloved camper-van-cum-book-shop, and definitely, definitely, no romance.

But when Aria finds herself falling – after one too many glasses of wine, from a karaoke stage – into the arms of Jonathan, a part of her comes back to life for the first time in years.

Since her beloved husband died Aria has sworn off love, unless it’s the kind you can find in the pages of a book. One love of her life is quite enough.

And so Aria tries to forget Jonathan and sets off for a summer to remember in France. But could this trip change Aria’s life forever…?

Yes it certainly did and was well worth the read!