this was an adorable read, it's warm and enveloping. You feel like you know the characters and i found myself laughing and crying alongside them. Beca was a great character, very relatable and someone youfind yourself rooting for.

Jo Thomas books are always a good read. The characters are relatable the locations are lovely and the stories always flow.

Beca has returned to her childhood coastal town in Wales, having had a successful business in London she was able to pay over the odds for a house she adored as a child and inherited a herd of cows along with it. She plans to foster young children and live a quieter life.

Coming back she realises how much she regrets not having spent more time here with her family especially her Italian grandparents who owned Valentino's gelateria. But everything has changed even her old friend Griff is distant, has she left it too late to return.

Overall I found it wholesome easy to read book that made me want to eat gelato.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the ARC

A great read
This is a really good book to lose yourself in
A perfect summer read on the beach
Once you start reading this book you won’t want it to finish
Thanks NetGalley

Love everything about this book, the story, the setting, the characters. Took a couple of chapters to get hooked and then it just got better and better, didn’t want it to end! Enough plot twists to keep you wanting to find out more about the main love story and a cast of relatable characters cleverly crafted to create a hugely satisfying and heart warming read

What a lovely read loved all characters your pulled into the story I can see it all in my mind great summer read idea for beach love it

This is the first time I have read this author and I was looking forward to it. However I tried to get into this a few times, but inn the end gave up. Maybe try to finish sometime

A really fun and charming read with an enjoyable premise and gorgeous characters. I would highly recommend.

I thoroughly enjoyed this heartwarming story if found family, and following your heart at a time when everyone is telling you otherwise.

I loved Beca’s character development, although she was the strong independent woman of the story, she also was human (which can often be forgotten about). She doubted herself at every turn but learned to listen to herself and not take into consideration the small town gossip.

The fostering storyline was very well placed and really gave the older children voice with the scenario. I loved seeing them grow into the story.

The ice cream shop element was fun and nostalgic.

The perfect summer read!

Absolutely loved this. Wasn't sure I would as it wasn't set abroad, but I've only been to Wales once, so it was still an adventure for me. Loved the foster kids element and the difficulties those kids had to overcome. Very emotional. Loved the old flame and the result. Another cracker from Jo Thomas

Once again Jo Thomas does it.
A warming, feel-good novel, with just enough sugar that it doesn't set your teeth on edge.
I laughed, I cried and now I desperately want gelato.

Beca is returning home to the seaside town, which she thought was too small for her all those years ago. Finding her ideal home, she moves in for a new start as well as to relive some of the memories of the past.

One of those memories is her Italian grandparents Ice Cream Café. However, it has been modernised by of all people her ex-boyfriend Ed. It has lost the soul of the place and the aim that her grandparents wanted. Determined and forthright, Beca decides she will create the essence of the place again as a way to honour what her family has taught her.

Beca hasn’t made it easy for herself, the place she has bought is a small farm, with cows that need milking. And she has finally finished the long process to foster children. When two rather challenging youngsters come along for some respite on their way somewhere else, Beca is finding she is being pulled in all directions. Along the way she bumps into Griff, a childhood friend who made his life in the hometown they grew up in. And after all these years is still as loyal as ever.

Jo Thomas has packed so much into this story, you wonder whether Beca will cope. But she does and the joy she gets with recreating the ice cream, along with developing these two lost youngsters as well as rediscovering the beauty of her hometown would make your ice cream melt as well as your heart.

Thomas has done it again, with a food packed, fun filled book which is the perfect way to go on holiday without leaving the comfort of your own home.

A brilliant read and one I really enjoyed. The characters are loveable and varied, the plot is one that is engaging and medium paced. I found myself completely drawn into the story and enjoyed the writing style.

Fantastic, cute summer read. Very uplifting.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Beca escapes the city and moves back to her hometown. She reconnects with her old friend Griff but things don’t go as she plans. Beca decides to til the house she buys by fostering but feels she has made a huge mistake when two teenager boys appear on her doorstep. Using an old family recipe book for inspiration and with help from her friends she opens a pop up gelato cafe on the beach.

Disaster strikes and puts her whole future at risk.

Love a Jo Thomas novel 🥰

This one pulled on the heart strings and makes you think about what is important in life, earning money or truly living!

Beca starts afresh in her hometown moving back after decades away, she wants to feel reconnected but she’s not sure how, or if she ever will!

Set in a homely seaside town with a few familiar, friendly faces and some adventures to be undertaken, especially with the discovery of her grandparents ice cream recipe book, lots of tasty experimenting takes place!

Great storyline kept me engaged until the end, then I wanted more!

I loved everything about this book. I loved the fact that it was set in Wales. I loved that it was about old ties and new beginnings. I loved the romance that authentically blossoms. I loved the touching storyline about family and kindness. I always love Jo Watson's books but this is the best yet.

Sweet story about family, friendship, and community. About finding second chances where you thought there were none.

Thank you Netgalley and Random House UK, Transworld Publishers, Penguin for the ARC!

An absolute gem of a book. Loved Becca’s story
The reader is drawn in from the start and real life is put on hold . With Fantastic characters, great locations, superb plot and a wonderful community this book is a winner
Highly Recommended read I loved it
Thank you to Netgalley, Random House UK and Jo Thomas for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review

Thank you Netgalley and Penguin. Jo Thomas books are perfect for escaping reality and this was a real treat - noter to readers it will make you want to crave ice cream every time you turn the pages.

Love this author. And was not disappointed in this book. It had a lovely plot that played out well. The book was very well written. Her descriptive writing style is wonderful. You end up feeling like you ate right there.