Seems an age since we met with the Castle family and it took a little while to get used to the characters and remember their back story.

I have loved this series but didn’t enjoy this one as much as the others - it was too centred on Susan and the Trial somehow. I realise that the family secrets had to come out but I felt the way Nellie acted in The Old Bailey was completely out of character some how and made her unlikeable whereas she really does have an often misguided heart of gold.

As always the book is well written and the characters behaviours are explored - maybe not always in the way one would hope but Ginny Bell does give credence to their actions.

I felt the book was ended up in the air and I hope their is a ‘next’ instalment

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

I loved this book, it was good to catch up with the local community. As WW2 is ongoing, when Gladys was killed, it was such a shock to everyone and now the trial is about to start and those involved have received their summons.

This causes more upset than the trial actually taking place, especially for Nellie and her family. What happened at that time was hard, but this time it seems that it might be too to overcome that.

The story had some happy moments as well as plenty of drama and unhappy times. There’s plenty of twists and turns.

I highly recommend this book.

Yet another great story in the Dover Cafe series.They are preparing to go to the trial at the Old Bailey of Susan Blake,who murdered Gladys , Nellie’s best friend,by accident ,as she was trying to kill Bert Castle.Nellie Castle ,who runs the Castle Cafe is trying to rule everybody .Marianne is awaiting the birth of her baby but is having trouble with her son Donny.There is trouble at the football match where Bert gets injured and is nursed through the night by Dot who has feelings for him but he doesn’t know so starts flirting with Vi .Bert,Nellie and Edie ,one of Nellie’s daughters have been summoned too attend court at Susan Blake’s trial. What will happen to Susan.?Will Bert see the errors of his ways.Cant wait to read the next chapter in the Castle family.Thank you too Netgalley and Bonnier Books UK.

Back with the family and all the controversy that seems to come their way. There's alot going on in this book. Set against the world war it shows how life and the interactions humans still go on no matter the battle outside the home too. The family have to come together when fraught time and it's consequences hit.

The author has written another book in the series about the Castle's and their cafe. Nothing ever seems to run smoothly but I enjoy how the author intertwines all the happenings and they make sense!! Enjoyed this latest book.
Many thanx to NetGalley, the author and the publishers for allowing me to read and review this book

Great instalment for the Dover Cafe Series by Ginny Bell. Having binged the other books in the series I feel I’ve been waiting for ages to catch up with the Castles and their local community. As always there is drama, disputes and emotional outbursts set against the backdrop of WW2. The shooting of beloved Gladys shocked everyone to the core, now summons have been received for the trial but than in itself causes more heartache and pain for Nellie and her family, this time though it looks like the damage may be permanent.

With some heartfelt, happier moments amongst the disaster and drama; we are again enthralled by every twist and turn. I’ll look forward to the next visit and seeing what more can happen to the Castles and Dover

This is book five in one of my personal favourite sagas. I love the emotions these books make you feel and this one was no different. The whole book is beautifully written, the world building and character personalities are skillfully done. Loved this!

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Well, was this book worth the wait! It’s a lesson on why you shouldn’t keep secrets from loved ones, no matter how well meant. The Castle family don’t have their troubles to seek, broken family relationships. When some of them are called to give evidence, the worry is who else has been called and at what price!
Meanwhile Bert has been slowly recovering in hospital after getting injured while in battle, during his recovery he has become friends with Dot who has helped him through his nightmares of watching his fellow soldiers killed beside him. Dot isn’t his usual type of woman so he feels he can be himself, or can he?
One thing some of them have in common is that they are guilty of burying their heads in the sand.

I loved this book, favourite character was Dot for her caring, easygoing manner. Least favourite was Vi for being self centred & thoughtless. Funniest was Cissy’s name for Jeremy. Saddest part was it ended.

What a lovely story. This was such a great and interesting read. I love these books are it brings that era to life . Nurses worked so hard then and seemed to have tome for their patients. My thanks to netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Brilliant as usual! We join the Castles as they receive this summons to court following the shooting of their beloved Gladys.
Marianne is heavily pregnant, Edie is pregnant, Rodney is his usual brooding self, Bert is rediscovering who he is and what’s important and we hear a bit from Lily. It’s never a dull moment with this family!
I love how the story weaves through from book one up until this most recent book, I think I say this every time…. I adore this series as someone who is Dover born & bred!

I really hope there’ will be a book 6.

Good to be back with the Castles in the cafe. A great read catching up with all the goings on in Dover, The Trial sets everyone on edge amongst bombs, babies and love. A fantastic series with lovable characters, can't wait for more.

Great to be back at the Dover Cafe. The war still rages on but the family is at war with each other. The trail of the dumped girlfriend of Bert is coming up and the whole family is distraught and fighting among themselves. Can they pull together and tell the truth without any of them falling out permanently as the navigate their way through the trail of the woman who killed their beloved family friend whilst trying to kill Bert.
Loving this series and can’t wait for another instalment still so much unanswered.

Firstly thank you Netgalley for this Arc

Wow what another brilliant book in this series.

Family saga, wartime just brilliant the lives and loves of the characters in these books are amazing