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A Wonderland Wish on Ever After Street

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Absolutely perfect book. I adored it. It was fantastical, charming, moving, ao beautiful of a story about self worth, love, acceptance and friendship. Perfectly written, wonderful characters, 10 plus!!!

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As a lifelong Disney and fairytale fan, I’ve been loving the Ever After Street series this past year, and I was excited for Cleo and Bram’s story. Ahh, Cleo and Bram. These two. *all the hearteyes* I loved their dynamics - Cleo as the slightly grumpy, closed-off, mistrusting business owner who initially sees Bram as more of a nuisance than anything, and Bram, the sunshiney, eccentric, colourful magician and Mad Hatter to Cleo’s Alice. I loved watching their relationship progress into friendship and then something more. They were two damaged people who showed each other sides of themselves they never showed other people, and helped each other heal. It was beautiful. Their interactions also ranged from hilarious to sweet to romantic, and I loved every moment of it and cheered them on from beginning to end.

I adored A Wonderland Wish on Ever Aftet Street. It was funny, touching, heartfelt, and so swoony. I can’t wait to return to Ever After Street later this year and be reunited with these wonderful characters who now feel like friends. Side note: Be sure to have a sweet treat and a cup of tea handy while reading Wonderland Wish because this book will definitely make you hungry!

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Another lovely book in the series. This one follows Cleo, fulfilling her dream of opening a Teashop on Ever After Street.

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Cleo is thrilled to fulfill her dream of running a tea room, continuing a family tradition set by her mother and grandmother. But her journey isn't without challenges. She only rents the property from the Council, meaning she has to prove her tea room, Wonderland Teapot, is a valuable addition to Ever After Street. A more significant hurdle is her sudden inability to bake anything edible. Once a great baker, her skills vanished after the loss of her grandmother and a devastating house fire.

Enter Bram, a whimsical magician and entertainer hired by the Council to assist in the tearoom. Bram is charming yet maddeningly unpredictable, using humor and pranks to lighten any situation. Despite his playful antics, Bram reveals a kind and helpful side, proving instrumental in helping Cleo with her business struggles.

Bram’s eccentricity brings a delightful energy to the story, echoing the craziness of the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. His playful wordplay and banter, especially when he feels uncomfortable, add to the charm. Though Bram often hides behind his humorous facade, he helps Cleo rekindle her lost joy in running the tea room.

While the setting on Ever After Street suggests a happy ending, the path there is filled with bumps and twists, making the development of Cleo and Bram's friendship an enjoyable and engaging journey.

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Struck with grief after losing her Mom and Grandma, our MC, Cleo shuts herself from the world, forgetting the thing that once came naturally to her–baking.

But when the opportunity of running her own tearoom arises–something she has always wanted–Cleo decides to take a leap of faith and clicks send on her application.

Things take a turn for the worse when there's a misunderstanding at the interview and panicked Cleo tells a little white lie that store bought cupcakes are her own. And finally her dreams of running a tea shop turn into reality but on her first day of work, a man dressed as the Mad Hatter appears at her doorstep.

What follows is a heartachingly sweet and tender love story where two adults try to overcome their insecurities while lifting each other up.

This is the third book in the series but can still be read as a stand-alone.

Highly recommend!!

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It was so lovely to return to this series and this one was highly anticipated by myself! This book was gorgeous and magical, it was lovely to return to familiar characters and meet new ones. I absolutely adored the blossoming friendship/relationship between Bram and Cleo, they couldn't have been a more perfect team. I loved the premise of a wonderland tea room and Jaimie's way with words made you feel like you had been transported into the book and was sat right there along everybody else. I couldn't recommend this series more, it's unique, it teaches us to never neglect the child within us and it holds the most delightful of characters!

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I love books by Jaimie Admans. I have read every single one, so I was delighted to be approved to read a free review copy via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is the third book in the Ever After Street series - with each book being based upon a different Disney film/ classic fairytale. This time it was Alice in Wonderland; the one I know the least out of the stories covered so far in the series, yet strangely I enjoyed this retelling/ adaptation the most!

Cleo sets up an Alice in Wonderland themed cafe, and is assisted by the council appointed ‘Mad Hatter’ Bram. Unfortunately, Cleo has lost her baking mojo and various events conspire to mean she is at risk of losing the cafe. Luckily, Bram is on hand to help her through the chaos. But is all as it seems?

This was another enchanting romance book from Jaimie Admans. I whizzed through it with a massive smile on my face. It could definitely be read as a stand alone, although you would get very minor spoilers for books 1 and 2 if you did that. Plus, this series is so charming that I fully advise you to read them in publication order.

I highly recommend this book, and this series, to romance fans. A lovely read and a big hug in book form.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5 stars)

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This book was an absolute joy to read and I couldn't put it down. This story follows Cleo and her attempt to get her life back on track by opening a tea room with a difference, that being Alice in Wonderland themed . One of the conditions to her trial lease is to employ a chap called Bram who is to be her very own Mad Hatter to her Alice. A wonderfully told story, beautiful descriptions of the tearoom setting and delicious sounding cake A pure magical read that I heartily recommend. Thank you netgalley for a chance to read an early copy.

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Cleo opens a teashop in memory of her grandmother, based on allice in wonderland. Beautiful location and wonderful characters.

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This series has quickly become one of my favourite set of stories, the characters are all so well described and absolutely perfect for the individual stories but I also love it when they are mentioned in the background of other stories. This book based around an Alice in Wonderland themed cafe is really enjoyable, the storyline is predictable but I find that's part of the charm, I love the way Jaimie Admans writes and am excited to see if there are more books in the series - please let there be!!

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Thank you NetGalley for the arc of this book in exchange for an honest review. I absolutely love the magic and happiness this author captures in her books. This Ever After Series is definitely my favorite aside from her Christmas books. I love how she works in so many Disney references throughout. Though Alice and Wonderland isn't my favorite Disney movie, I still loved all the Easter eggs that were thrown in from the movie and books. I still think the beauty and the beast on was my favorite but I still enjoyed this one as well. Jaimie Admans definitely knows how to capture the cozy hallmark feel in her books. Now she just needs to add a the Rapunzel hair salon story to her Ever After series and my life will be made.

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An Alice in Wonderland tearoom, descriptions of yummy baked goods, a fairytale-themed street, and a completely adorable romance--yes, please! I thoroughly enjoyed this, and I'm so happy to know that there are two more in the series (hopefully more to come, as well?). Thank you to the publisher, NetGalley, and the author!

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I always enjoy this series, and this latest book is just as delightful as the others. Back on Ever After Street, Cleo is determined to take over and remake the Tea Shop into an Alice and Wonderland themed tea experience. She has everything precisely done, except for a very important aspect....she has forgotten how to bake. When a Mad Hatter, AKA Bram, walks into her shop magic happens. Suddenly Cleo has more to look forward to than just tea.
This story is a sweet, light read that will leave you wishing you could still believe in fairy tales. I am already looking forward to the next book.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Ah I love Ever After Street. It holds a special place in my heart.

Cleo and Bram are just wonderful characters who each go on their own journey to find themselves throughout the pages of the book.

It's a magical setting and a magical story and I love coming back to Ever After Street and to Jaimie's books.
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I absolutely loved revisiting Ever After Street and reading about the development of the Wonderland Teapot, tea rooms. Jaimie Admans never ceases to bring a smile to my face with her writing. Ever After Street is a magical place where dreams come true, lonely souls come together and “weird” is always appreciated.

In “A Wonderland Wish” our “Alice”, Cleo, is delighted to live her dream running a tea room like her Mother and Grandmother before her. As with any fairy tale there are several hitches that cause Cleo issues. Firstly she is only renting from the Council and has a lot to do to prove that she and the Wonderland Teapot will be an asset to Ever After Street. The biggest problem though is her inability to bake anything palatable! She used to be a fantastic baker but after loosing her Grandmother and then her home in a house fire, her memory, ability and joy have disappeared.

Enter the Mad Hatter, Bram, hired by the Council to help in the Tearoom. Bram doesn’t take life seriously, he is an excellent magician and entertainer but drives anyone close to him to distraction with his misplaced humour and pranks. However Bram is not all he appears to be, he is also kind, helpful and is well placed to help Cleo in the business.

Bram is delightfully mad- capped and I think every Alice wanna be needs a Bram in their life to allow for things to get curiouser and curiouser. The word play and general banter Bram engages with whilst in character and when he feels uncomfortable was great fun to read. Many people hide behind a public persona and Bram certainly does. I know there will always be a happily ever after on Ever After Street, but, my goodness, I have enjoyed the ride to get there watching the friendship between Cleo and Bram develop whilst lots of bumps in the road are endured.

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I've been a fan of Jaimie's books for a few years so I love the fact she now has the Ever After Street series so we can 'catch up' with characters from previous books. In this latest book the focus is on Cleo as she opens her Alice in Wonderland themed cafe. Here she meets Bram and in typical Jaimie style, love and laughs follow.
Another great feel good, easy read that helps me escape and unwind.

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I absolutely adore ever after street. This series was simply made for me and I hope all of the Disney stories are told. This one tells the story of Alice in wonderland. I think I preferred the other two books in this series as this one seemed overly predictable but it was still good.

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Absolutely smashing book! I just love Ever After street and I wish that I could live there! As everyone on Ever After street is just amazing and so caring to each and everyone!

This book is about Cleo who loves Alice and Wonderland and wants to change the cafe into The Wonderland Teapot but she also gets Bram included who is an amazing Mad Hatter and in between a bit of sabotage there is a love story and that includes friends who have Cleo’s back and a certain nuthatch who is just completely magic in his own way.

I would highly recommend reading this book and also the first two books about Ever After Street as then when you get to this book you will remember characters from the first two books in this book. It’s just amazing!

I would like to thank Boldwood Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book early!

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A good read. I did enjoy this novel, another in the series at Ever After Street, however there something that niggled me…

I found the book quite repetitive at times, so much so that I had to skip through quite a bit of it. A lot of it is about how they’ve been treated in life, which whilst I understand that it just seemed to go on a bit.

However having said that it was an enjoyable book, I liked the Wonderland themed teashop and again loved the community feel of Ever After Street.

Hope there’s more to come in the series!

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Jaimie Admans books should come with a little tag on them just saying "read me". For they are the most magical of books that will take you down the rabbit hole of your imagination and leave you grinning like a Cheshire cat!

Not only that you will be so absorbed, that you will then start running around saying "I'm late, I'm late for a very important date" when you realise that real life was happening while you were enjoying the story so much and that you are now late for something!

Well when you are not calling "off with their heads" at the clear villain of the book, although I almost felt for for them towards the end, but not overly!

Can you tell that I may have just loved this latest Ever After Street book, and that that the featured fairy tale this time around is Alice in Wonderland.

All set in a new teashop, where Cleo suddenly acquires her very own Mad Hatter. And wow what a mad hatter Bram is, i absolutely loved him, on every level that he has. And I really wanted to know how he was doing all of his magic tricks, while being rather relieved that no one broke the magic circle's code by revealing how the magic is done!

But wow I'd love to know how the magic is created in this author's head, as since this series started, it seems to have gone to the next level. This is just another really special book, and I can't wait to see what is coming next.

If you are wanting a perfect escapist read with magic, romance, baking, sabotage, a Mad Hatter, and a whole lot more then you definitely need to read this.

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

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