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A Summer Wedding at the Cornish Manor

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How lovely to return to Renweneth Farm for the wedding of the year! Alongside the continuing renovations of Renweneth Manor, Jess and Riley have their hands full and the arrival of their friend's twins adds to the celebrations, roll on Christmas!

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A Summer Wedding at the Cornish Manor is at it's essence a love story, but it's so much more than that. It's about family (biological and found family), friends and community. Jess and Riley are engaged to be married, but there is so much else going on. They are trying to get their house ready to live in, convince her grandfather Cappy that they want him around, deal with Riley's ex and handle all sorts of crises.

You feel fully invested in this community and their joys and sorrows. The characters are all interesting and complex and the relationships feel real. They have flaws and they experience growth. It was a good read and although a couple of times I found the pacing a bit slow for my taste, I still thought it was great and wrapped up nicely. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for a chance to review this book. This is my honest review.

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A great relaxing read with a cuppa. This is the third instalment, enjoyable but I felt not as captivating as the others

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What a shame that this is the last in this series as it has been a real pleasure to go to the Cornish Manor to live the lives with these characters. I will sadly miss this series but I am sure I will re-read the books at a later date. 5 stars.

Thanks to Netgalley, author and publisher for this ARC

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The escape to Cornwall series are a perfect feel good read and this book three was no exception. This was a real heart warming read with wonderful characters and setting.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in return for an honest review. It was a delight.

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Book 3 in the series following Jess and Riley and another brilliant delightful read thoroughly enjoyed the setting I could imagine myself there in the countryside farm and its outbuildings .and a pacy rollercoaster as Jess and Riley finish renovating the manor house while trying to arrange their marriage.
Loved the various characters and the community spirit such a heart warming story.
Hope their is another book following on.
Thanks to Net Galley and Aria & Aries for the ARC.

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It's delightful to be back with the people of Cornwall. While this is the third in a series it's enjoyable as a standalone but those who have been following along will be happy to catch up with the goings on at the farm and in the village. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. Light easy read.

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Thanks to the Publishers and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, after the first one, I couldn’t wait to find out how the characters were doing.

It was lovely to read how the farm was progressing and I gently as though I was at the farm myself, having a coffee and cake in the bakery.

The story kept me engrossed wanting to find out how it will end.

I await to read what happens next at the farm.

I recommend this book.

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Last in the series of 3, a happy ending to the trilogy . Easy and enjoyable reading, perfect holiday material

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I love this series, its so nice to be back with Jess, whilst she renovates the manor house ready for her upcoming wedding celebrations. It's a light hearted series and definitely well worth reading. I hope there is another book to come!

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*I received an advanced reader copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review*

I’m a sucker for a countryside romance with a fabulous cover. The type of book you can curl up with on the couch with a mug of tea. And this book fits the bill.

It’s a small town romance set on a farm the Cornish countryside, and follows Jess - the owner, and Riley - her contractor turned fiancé. The story also weaves in a third perspective from Jess’s grandfather Cappy, that adds a beautiful secondary story around following your dreams and rediscovering the things you love after loss.

It’s the third book in a series and having read it standalone, I would recommend reading the others first as I feel like I missed a lot of context!

I really enjoyed the characterisation of Jess and her approach to parenting, marriage and business. I really resonated with her stubbornness to do everything herself and be independent, but I think it would’ve been good to see her lean on Riley a bit more. And Riley showed a lot of growth throughout the story, coming to realise the worth that he had, and that he shouldn’t keep punishing himself for past mistakes.

At times though, I felt like there could have been greater descriptions around who the characters were and what they looked like. Since this is technically a sequel in a series, I can understand the author wanting to keep some of this information light - but since I’d not read the earlier books, it took me until nearly 20% of the way through to understand who Cappy was. I think even for readers of the series, a bit of a reminder can be really helpful if it’s been a while between reading the book. I also just found it odd that Riley proposed AFTER the wedding planning was already underway? Again, it may have been something that would have made sense if I’d read the earlier books in the series, but the found it a little jarring.

Despite these thoughts, I enjoyed this contemporary romance. While the romance aspects were secondary to the storyline, I really enjoyed seeing the different couples across the book, and I thought the discussions around blended families were just so poignant. Plus I was so happy that Cappy also got his happy ending.

If you’re after an easy reading book that gives you the warm fuzzies and will make you want to take a trip to Cornwall, this book might be for you.

Thank you to NetGalley, Head of Zeus and Linn B Balton for providing me with an eARC copy of this book 📚

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This is the third and final book in the Renweneth Farm series. It works as a standalone, but I do think it is worth reading the previous books for the full story.

Jess and Riley are planning their August wedding. However they have to have renovations completed on the Manor House before then - the story follows their progress and problems in the months leading up to the nuptials.

Plenty of family relationships to examine, and a number of miscommunication issues are explored. I really enjoyed revisiting old familiar characters - Cappy and Ivy are two of my favourites, and it was lovely to see their stories completed. I love the descriptive nature of the author's writing, and think it will make a wonderful summer read.

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If you are a fan of Jess and Riley this is perfect for you. Cozy romance that I wish I wad there with them visiting the English countryside. A great read on blending families and just an all around sweet read.

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I really enjoyed this book. It was different than anything else I've read recently. I couldn't put it down! I will keep an eye out for this author's future work!

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Such a wonderful book, with marvellous characters! I fell in love with Renweneth farm and manor. Beautifully written and so descriptive, a fantastic tonic for those drab winter days

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Firstly, I would like to say that I loved the detailed descriptions in this book, the growths of the farm and the ideas for it. I could easily connect with the main characters Jess and Riley and the whole story was light, clean and cozy.

The pair restores an old Manor and rebuild it for their needs and adapt to modern necessities.
It was joy to read about the whole farm, its growing activities and the preparations for Jess and Riley's wedding.
However in my opinion the story was accompanied with too many calculations and I have missed at least a little twist in the story and therefore the wow effect.

All in all I would recommend this book to readers in between books who wants a light, cozy British story.

I would also like to say my thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for providing of this book.gor.an early review.

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Set at Renwenth Farm on the Cornish coast in the present time. Third in the series Escape to Cornwall Series.

Jess and her daughter Lola live at Renwenth Farm with Jess’s grandfather Cappy. With the help of Cappy and other friends, Jess is renovating Renwenth Manor.

This was about families, friendships and life in a small village. Jess has lots to deal with as she prepares for a summer wedding. Her grandfather Cappy wants to stay at Renwenth Farm but struggles with where his life is headed.

Ivy and Adam want to find their perfect home and Riley keeps finding issues with the renovation of Renwenth Manor that are causing financial issues for Jess.

Full of twists and turns as Jess juggles her life and finances to try and keep everyone happy.

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Love, love, loved it!
I couldn’t wait to dive into this one after enjoying the previous one in the series.
I fell straight into it, like I hadn’t left the farm! The characters are all lovely and they develop further as you read on, even Prudie will pull you in.
The author has a way of really making you see the story, not just read it. I feel like I’ve visited the farm and the bakery and all the little shops when I have finished reading.
I found myself really looking forward to a time when I could read the next bit and staying up way too late just reading ‘one more chapter’.
It’s certainly one of those books you just want to keep reading and not put down, but you also don’t want it to end!
I really hope there’s another instalment to come!!

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A Summer Wedding at the Cornish Manor by Linn B. Halton ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley and Head of Zeus Books for allowing me the opportunity to read this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is the 3rd installment in Halton’s Escape to Cornwall series, following the residents and tenants of Renweneth Farm. As I received this as an ARC, I did not have the chance to read the first 2 parts of this story. I definitely think those who are already invested in the lives of Jess, Riley and their friends and family will enjoy this final book. For me, I wasn’t able to form a connection with them until the last 75 pages or so. Something I enjoyed about this story was Halton’s exploration of the complexities of blending families, as both Riley and Jess each have a child from a previous relationship. This added depth to the plot and I enjoyed the fact that Jess and Riley had healthy communication involving the difficulties navigating his ex-partner.

This book reads like a nice cup of tea on a warm spring day. It’s light, charming and doesn’t thrown the reader unexpected twists. This is a good choice for a reader looking for a lighthearted escape into the English countryside. It’s not the type of book I typically gravitate towards, but as a feel-good small town romance with low stakes, I enjoyed it once I adjusted my expectations.

A Summer Wedding at the Cornish Manor will be published on May 9th 2024.

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Absolutely loved this book. I'm helping plan a wedding now so that gave this book an added extra fir me.
Highly recommended.

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