This book is a complete page turner that kept me interested throughout.
The group of characters are well developed.
Such a lovely book

I must firstly apologise for the amount of time it has taken me to provide a review of this book, my health was rather bad for quite some time, something that had me in hospital on numerous occasions and simply didnt leave me with the time I once had to do what I love most.

Unfortunately that does mean I have missed the archive date for many of these books, so It would feel unjust throwing any review together without being able to pay attention to each novel properly.

However, I am now back to reading as before and look forward to sharing my honest reviews as always going forward. I thank you f0r the patience and understanding throughout x

A good Christmas story with plenty of diverse characters that you cared about and wanted everything to come right in the end, the sort of book that you can read again

Beautiful, heart warming story of the challenge of love, life and relationships. Interesting cast of characters- a crazy artist and his daughter, a young couple expecting, 3 older women friends, a family escaping an abusive father/husband, and a young couple trying to find themselves while helping their Uncle run the property all come together over the Christmas holiday. So many stories, so much emotion, great read. A real page turner! Thank you NetGalley and Random House, UK for allowing me to read this book.

Mark and Holly help Uncle Reg during Christmas at his Christmas Village Resort in England. Each cabin is filled with people that have a unique backstory and have a connection to Uncle Reg. This book is all about friendship and pulling together when a crisis arises among the group. The characters are eclectic and charming. They teach about what it means to work together as a community. It leaves the reader uplifted and full of the Christmas spirit. I would highly recommend this book to readers that love a heartwarming Christmas story!
Thank you to NetGalley, Random House, UK, and Transworld Publishers for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

Set at the end of the twentieth century at a holiday village in Somerset it has lots of characters all facing life issues. The characterisation is good, the characters are diverse and relatable, but not everything is as it first appears.

The characters are believably flawed, and some unlikeable, but this adds to the story's realism. The setting is quintessential British seaside out of season and has a retro quality which many will recognise.

The timing at the end of the twentieth century adds depth to the story.

This is an easy book to read character-driven and gently paced.

I received a copy of this book from Transworld Publishing via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I was a bit disappointed with Sea Of Dreams. I tried my hardest to get through the story but it wasn’t easy.
Overall, I was left dissatisfied with this book.
Thank you to NetGallery, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and give my honest review of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

I’d never heard of the author before but the book sounded like something I’d enjoy so I decided to take part in the blog tour. This is really a book where six different stories are all brought together during the festive season just before the new Millennium. I tend to enjoy books that have different story narratives and threads wound through it. This works for the most part. I liked the mix of different characters and how they inevitably clash. I really didn’t like Reg, he seems to have slept with every woman around but everyone adores him. His actions made me cringe. Then there’s a father / daughter relationship which is really odd and uncomfortable at times. I disliked every scene they were in. I also found the language use very strange and old-fashioned. At times I felt like I was reading a book set in the 19050’s or 60’s, not 1999. This worked on some level and I did enjoy it.

Sea Of Dreams is a book that has you turning the pages and before you realise, it's over. A story that has so much going on that you are kept intrigued all the way through.
We meet Holly and Mark, they are breaking with their tradition of helping Uncle Reg at Christmas, he has holiday chalets in Somerset and their normal Christmas would be to go and help with the quests and all the other work involved.This year they long for a quiet one with just each other for company, until they discover Reg has to be admitted to hospital! They make the moral decision to do what they need to and rescue Reg with the chalets.
They prepare the chalets as always, ready for another chalet christmas. The guests all arrive and what a mix! From the young married couple expecting their first child, which brings things up for Holly to deal with to the eccentric painter with his daughter, this causes a bubble of gossip within the group alone! then everyone inbetween, including a woman who is attempting to get away from a violent past. This group of characters are all well written and fleshed out, giving us plenty to get to grips with and hold your attention very easily. There are so many things going on and so many differing emotions it does create a lovely story.Susan Sallis manages to create a book that is heart warming and with believable characters that, although diverse make the most interesting journey together.
Thanks to Transworld and netgalley for the copy of the book.

Another beautifully written tale from Susan Sallis. Must admit struggled to connect with the combination of characters to start with, but soon settled into the storyline and thoroughly enjoyed it

A mishmash of people coming together at Christmas.lots of different relationships and interactions keep the reader involved. Lots of feelings in this book. Good beach or holiday read.

Overall this was a good, well written book with interesting characters although I found it a bit slow in parts and the story line didn't really 'grab' me.

Based on this I don't think I will read more from this author.

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishers for allowing me to read this book.

Such a wonderful beach read. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters kept me entertained and engaged. I felt like I was a part of the story. Definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a good summer read!

Great story of an old time Christmas spent in a small holiday village. The characters are a real mish-mash of people but they all come together in different ways. There are so many different emotions and happenings that make for a real lovely novel. I have enjoyed this so much and will be reading it again in the not to distant future. Well written by Susan Sallis, I am giving you 5 stars for this fantastic book.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in return for an honest review.

I like Susan Sallis novels, she writes very believably and you get caught up in her stories - great gentle escapism..

This book was so good. It's well written and holds your attention. It was the perfect book to curl up with on a rainy day. Thank you Random House UK, Transworld Publishers via NetGalley for the complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. I read this book many years ago and had forgotten how good it was. Great storyline and great characters, thoroughly enjoyed it.

I was so excited to see the label on Sea of Dreams that said Susan Sallis writes like Maeve Binchy. Maeve's books are one of only a very very few authors whose books still sit on my bookshelves.

There were some characters whom you could care about, the plot is simple but quite interesting, the setting conjures beautiful images in your mind, and the dialogue sounds natural.

However, and this is a big However, there are some characters that really put me off. For one, there's Reg, who seems to have slept with all the women in one group and yet is loved by everybody? And then, there's a really really odd father and daughter relationship that unfortunately totally put me off.

So, I'm sorry to say that this book did not give me the satisfaction that Maeve Binchy's books gave me.

Thank you Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers for this review copy. This is my honest opinion.

Sea of Dreams is well written. A good plot and cast of characters. An older book but still a good read. I received an arc from the publisher and Netgalley and this is my unbiased review.

Really good read. Would recommend to friends and family. I could sympathise with characters (important for any fiction novel!) and looked forward to picking it up and reading the next few chapters! Interesting plot line and a good ending. Will look out for more novels by the author. Thank you.