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Comfort Food Café #6
Een huwelijk in het Duincafé
Het Duincafé maakt zich op voor een groots feest – een huwelijk! De enige die daar geen tijd voor lijkt te hebben is Auburn Longville. Tussen de zorg voor haar moeder, het intrekken bij haar zus en het runnen van de plaatselijke apotheek door, is het leven al druk genoeg – en het staat op het punt nog drukker te worden. Tot haar grote schrik arriveert er iemand in het dorp die alles in de war kan schoppen. Iemand die ook haar nieuwe relatie met de beeldschone Finn Jensen in gevaar kan brengen. Het is de hoogste tijd voor Auburn om een bepaalde gebeurtenis uit het verleden eindelijk op te biechten.
Ga lekker zitten voor een stukje bruidstaart van het Duincafé – de plek waar vriendschappen voor het leven worden gesloten.
Ga lekker zitten voor een stukje bruidstaart van het Duincafé – de plek waar vriendschappen voor het leven worden gesloten.
320 pages, Paperback
Published August 10, 2022
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Debbie Johnson
31 books912 followersDebbie Johnson is an award-winning author who lives and works in Liverpool, where she divides her time between writing, caring for a small tribe of children and animals, and not doing the housework.
She writes feel-good emotional women’s fiction, and has sold more than 1,000,000 books worldwide. She is published globally in many different languages, and has had two books optioned for film and TV.
Her books include the best-selling Comfort Food Cafe series, The A-Z of Everything, Maybe One Day, The Moment I Met You, Falling for You and the Starshine Cove books.
She is also the author of supernatural crime thriller, Fear No Evil, and urban fantasies Dark Vision and Dark Touch.
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She writes feel-good emotional women’s fiction, and has sold more than 1,000,000 books worldwide. She is published globally in many different languages, and has had two books optioned for film and TV.
Her books include the best-selling Comfort Food Cafe series, The A-Z of Everything, Maybe One Day, The Moment I Met You, Falling for You and the Starshine Cove books.
She is also the author of supernatural crime thriller, Fear No Evil, and urban fantasies Dark Vision and Dark Touch.
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March 7, 2019
3 - "We shall make the world a better place, one cake at a time…" Stars.
So we reach the end of the Comfort Food Café series with Pharmacist Auburn Longville’s story wrapping things with the village and residents of Budbury up.
Gosh… I’m annoying.
As much as I have loved this series, the last couple of books have definitely been less enjoyable for me, A Wedding at the Comfort Food Café being a bit of a disappointment all round. Don’t get me wrong, it was easy enough to read, with the usual wit, one liners, and razor sharp banter that I have come to expect from the author, but whereas the earlier books were quirky and offering unique spins on stories, we have been moving into lackluster and predictable and this final installment had massive ticks in both the aforementioned boxes.
"We’ve come a long way haven’t we…?"
Its safe to say the author was always going to struggle to win me over with one of my most detested tropes taking front of stage but at the end of the book what frustrated me the most was how it was all wrapped up in a matter of paragraphs and to my mind felt like it a wholly been used as filler material to give an otherwise emaciated storyline a little bit of fleshing out.
We may not all be related by blood, but we are a family…
This series will always hold a place in my heart, I just feel a little underwhelmed by its end, my favorite bit was at the start when the author gave you her thoughts and ideas on what everyone’s life was likely to be like a few years on, in a way that is the book I wish she had written, a Budbury - Ten Years On, book instead of the one we got.
I’ll still look avidly for new titles from Debbie, her down to earth writing style and characters always hold an appeal, even if sometimes the story-lines don’t necessarily ring all my bells, but then life would be boring if everything pleased everyone all the time wouldn’t it.
ARC generously provided via Netgalley, in exchange for the above honest review.
So we reach the end of the Comfort Food Café series with Pharmacist Auburn Longville’s story wrapping things with the village and residents of Budbury up.
Gosh… I’m annoying.
As much as I have loved this series, the last couple of books have definitely been less enjoyable for me, A Wedding at the Comfort Food Café being a bit of a disappointment all round. Don’t get me wrong, it was easy enough to read, with the usual wit, one liners, and razor sharp banter that I have come to expect from the author, but whereas the earlier books were quirky and offering unique spins on stories, we have been moving into lackluster and predictable and this final installment had massive ticks in both the aforementioned boxes.
"We’ve come a long way haven’t we…?"
Its safe to say the author was always going to struggle to win me over with one of my most detested tropes taking front of stage but at the end of the book what frustrated me the most was how it was all wrapped up in a matter of paragraphs and to my mind felt like it a wholly been used as filler material to give an otherwise emaciated storyline a little bit of fleshing out.
We may not all be related by blood, but we are a family…
This series will always hold a place in my heart, I just feel a little underwhelmed by its end, my favorite bit was at the start when the author gave you her thoughts and ideas on what everyone’s life was likely to be like a few years on, in a way that is the book I wish she had written, a Budbury - Ten Years On, book instead of the one we got.
I’ll still look avidly for new titles from Debbie, her down to earth writing style and characters always hold an appeal, even if sometimes the story-lines don’t necessarily ring all my bells, but then life would be boring if everything pleased everyone all the time wouldn’t it.
ARC generously provided via Netgalley, in exchange for the above honest review.
April 8, 2025
A nice ending to a lovely series. I enjoyed it so much, I went back and re-read the whole series for the third time. What a joy!
My only regret is that it’s not available on audiobook in the US.
***SPOILER ALERT***
Seb really annoyed me with his game playing and manipulative ways. Auburn’s reaction to him when he was being manipulative was frustrating because she just couldn’t see it. But I still loved the story and the future endings were very satisfying.
My only regret is that it’s not available on audiobook in the US.
***SPOILER ALERT***
Seb really annoyed me with his game playing and manipulative ways. Auburn’s reaction to him when he was being manipulative was frustrating because she just couldn’t see it. But I still loved the story and the future endings were very satisfying.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 13, 2023
Ik vond het jammer dat de relatie er al was, alleen op scherp stond door iemand anders. Ik ben niet zo van een love-triangle en heb liever dat personages verliefd worden tijdens het verhaal.
Wel heeft ook dit deel weer de saamhorigheid en fijne sfeer van het duincafé! Leuk om me weer in Budbury te wanen en ook alle andere personages waren weer aanwezig. En lees vooral ook het nawoord, leuke afsluiter van de serie.
Wel heeft ook dit deel weer de saamhorigheid en fijne sfeer van het duincafé! Leuk om me weer in Budbury te wanen en ook alle andere personages waren weer aanwezig. En lees vooral ook het nawoord, leuke afsluiter van de serie.
February 23, 2019
After reading this one I’m no onger sad that the series is ending. I don’t much care for Auburn, she is pretty terrible and the storyline with Seb and Finn was just uncomfortable and juvenile.
I was really into this series at first but the fringe characters got to be too much like caricatures of stereotypes. Did we ever find out who Joanne is/was?
My copy was provided by NetGalley for review.
I was really into this series at first but the fringe characters got to be too much like caricatures of stereotypes. Did we ever find out who Joanne is/was?
My copy was provided by NetGalley for review.
May 1, 2019
3.5 stars. Didn't enjoy this latest story of The Comfort Food Cafe as much as the others. However as this was Debbie Johnson's last story of the little cafe and the regulars, it was nicely rounded off.
Alert: If you haven't read the 5 previous books, don't read this one first.
Alert: If you haven't read the 5 previous books, don't read this one first.
April 9, 2019
I have enjoyed all of the Comfort Food Cafe books. This one was a bit much. I did not truly embrace the narrative voice of this book. Auburn’s voice was a bit too whiny. This book just didn’t have enough of the magic from the other books, and I think it was Auburn’s voice. But it was nice to spend a little more time with the folks that frequent the Comfort Food Cafe. I will miss all of them.
March 5, 2019
Auburn, the former wild child, has settled in Budbury. She, with the brilliant red hair, still tries to stop smoking and sometimes drinks too much, but she's happy in her skin - finally. Her relationship with the gorgeous Finn is going from strength to strength and really, everything looks peachy. That is, until one day, one shock revelation sees the light of day and an unexpected visitor arrives - and this sends Auburn back to her reckless day in Spain. She starts to question her choices - shall she stay in Budbury? Did she really change or is she still, deep down in heart, looking for adventures?
I love the Comfort Food Cafe series, and I am also the one always telling that the cafe should be real, and I think I will miss the characters but I also think that it's the best time to stop the series now - the author can so beautifully and gorgeously explore all kinds of feelings, she can so well write about emotions, and the way the characters are able to speak about it all is truly amazing but I simply think that the lovely formula has just run out. Though I will be the first in the virtual queue to put my hand high and admit that I'd love to hear more from Laura - especially Laura. The author has also told us at the beginning of the book how she sees the characters in the future - and as much as I loved reading it, for me they should all simply stay in Budbury. They just belong there and make the place so great.
This story was as well filled with larger than life characters, real feelings, delicious cakes, wild parties, tons of dramas and troubles, and this all written in this gorgeous, chatty, humorous writing style. Those books brought me so much joy and happy tears, as they were so warm and inviting, and full of the overwhelming feel - good factor. The way they are written is absolutely inimitable but I think that those were the characters that made the series so exceptional and special - loveable, real and realistic.
As usual the main character, and this time we get a focus on Willow's sister Auburn, has secrets she hides, problems and skeletons in the closet. However, as it usually happens, the secrets have a habit of catching up with you. I quickly learnt that there is always much more to Debbie Johnson's characters than meet the eye, that you can't judge them, that you simply have to give them time, and it was the same with Auburn. What I really liked in her was the fact that she was totally honest, that she didn't want to hide her feelings, that she wanted to be frank with Finn.
I raced through the pages of "A Wedding at the Comfort Food Cafe", as always, enjoying the gossip and characters' antics. Reading this book was like being back with your best friends, you really know the characters so well. They feel so real because they are moving, growing, maturing, changing, they become children and it feels like a wheel of life, like there is someone who's going to continue the characters' work, who's going to keep the place going. They care about each other and they are so honest and altruistic and you simply feel like a part of their gang. Shortly - it was another book about the power of friendship and trust, about second chances and love. Gorgeous and utterly compelling and I highly recommend it to you all.
Copy provided by the publisher in return for an honest review.
March 7, 2019
Auburn Longville is the former wild child turned pharmacist, brilliant red hair (hence the name) with a few bad habits (trying to stop smoking, drinks too much on occasion), she has turned her life around and her new relationship with Finn Jensen seems to be going really well. Then, in what Auburn refers to as 'Diary Irony', someone from her past comes to sleepy Budbury to stir things up and lead Auburn to question her life.
I've got to say I just love this series, set in a small village and centred on the Comfort Food Cafe run by the eccentric Cherie it's full of delicious cake, wild parties, real life family dramas and second chances. This book is yet another gem.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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I've got to say I just love this series, set in a small village and centred on the Comfort Food Cafe run by the eccentric Cherie it's full of delicious cake, wild parties, real life family dramas and second chances. This book is yet another gem.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Bumped for release.
December 13, 2021
"Das Comfort Food Café ist mit keinem anderen Ort auf dieser Welt vergleichbar." (S. 35)
Oh ja, das ist so richtig. Ich liebe das Comfort Food Café seit dem ersten gelesenen Band und sehne mich nach jedem beendeten Buch relativ schnell wieder zurück zu diesem wundervollen Ort. Es ist dort einfach so wunderbar heimelig und die Köstlichkeiten, die vor allem Laura dort für die Gäste zaubert, lassen mir immer wieder das Wasser im Mund zusammen laufen. So gerne wäre ich dort einmal Gast, zumal jeder Gast dort auch noch sein Seelenessen erhält. Für mich ein absolut perfekter Ort, um sich wohl zu fühlen und tolle Leute zu treffen.
Apropos tolle Leute: Da habe ich wieder jede Menge alter Bekannte getroffen und jede gemeinsame Minute absolut genossen. Vor allem Edie May hat es mir sehr angetan. Aber auch Cherie, Laura und all die anderen Bewohner von Budbury habe ich sehr gerne wiedergesehen.
Auch Katie, Saul und Van, die in diesem Band im Mittelpunkt stehen, kannte ich schon ein wenig. Umso neugieriger war ich darauf sie näher kennen zu lernen. Bei Van ist mir das Kennenlernen sehr leicht gefallen. Er ist ein toller Charakter und hat mich sofort mit seiner Art absolut begeistern können. Bei Katie hatte ich da allerdings mehr Probleme. Auch wenn für mich relativ schnell klar war, warum sie so ist, wie sie ist, hat sie mich mit ihrer zögerlichen, unentschlossenen und oft auch sehr abweisenden Art wirklich oft genervt. Auch ihre Eltern mit ihren ewigen Streitereien haben mir ab der Mitte des Buches nur noch ein genervtes Augenrollen entlocken können.
Die Liebesgeschichte, die sich zwischen Katie und Van sehr, sehr langsam entwickelt, war für mich auch mehr anstrengend als aufregend. Viel lieber war ich da mit den anderen Charakteren unterwegs und habe mehr über Laura, Lynnie und all die anderen erfahren. Für meinen Geschmack hätte es ruhig mehr Zeit im Comfort Food Café geben können. Das sind dann aber schon die einzigen „Meckerpunkte“. Denn Debbie Johnson hat es wie immer mit ihrem wunderbar lockeren und sehr anschaulichen Schreibstil geschafft, mir wunderschöne und sehr kurzweilige Lesestunden im Kreise der Budbury-Gemeinschaft zu bereiten. Oft hatte ich das Gefühl, mitten unter ihnen zu sitzen und habe es einfach nur genossen.
Mein Fazit:
„Weihnachten mit Zimt und Happy End“ von Debbie Johnson ist sicherlich nicht der stärkste Band der Comfort Food Café Reihe, aber dennoch ein Garant für wunderbar entspannte Lesestunden in einer ganz besonders heimeligen Welt. Ich war wieder mehr als glücklich und empfehle das Buch allen Fans gerne weiter. Als Einsteigerband in diese Reihe würde ich es allerdings nicht empfehlen!
Oh ja, das ist so richtig. Ich liebe das Comfort Food Café seit dem ersten gelesenen Band und sehne mich nach jedem beendeten Buch relativ schnell wieder zurück zu diesem wundervollen Ort. Es ist dort einfach so wunderbar heimelig und die Köstlichkeiten, die vor allem Laura dort für die Gäste zaubert, lassen mir immer wieder das Wasser im Mund zusammen laufen. So gerne wäre ich dort einmal Gast, zumal jeder Gast dort auch noch sein Seelenessen erhält. Für mich ein absolut perfekter Ort, um sich wohl zu fühlen und tolle Leute zu treffen.
Apropos tolle Leute: Da habe ich wieder jede Menge alter Bekannte getroffen und jede gemeinsame Minute absolut genossen. Vor allem Edie May hat es mir sehr angetan. Aber auch Cherie, Laura und all die anderen Bewohner von Budbury habe ich sehr gerne wiedergesehen.
Auch Katie, Saul und Van, die in diesem Band im Mittelpunkt stehen, kannte ich schon ein wenig. Umso neugieriger war ich darauf sie näher kennen zu lernen. Bei Van ist mir das Kennenlernen sehr leicht gefallen. Er ist ein toller Charakter und hat mich sofort mit seiner Art absolut begeistern können. Bei Katie hatte ich da allerdings mehr Probleme. Auch wenn für mich relativ schnell klar war, warum sie so ist, wie sie ist, hat sie mich mit ihrer zögerlichen, unentschlossenen und oft auch sehr abweisenden Art wirklich oft genervt. Auch ihre Eltern mit ihren ewigen Streitereien haben mir ab der Mitte des Buches nur noch ein genervtes Augenrollen entlocken können.
Die Liebesgeschichte, die sich zwischen Katie und Van sehr, sehr langsam entwickelt, war für mich auch mehr anstrengend als aufregend. Viel lieber war ich da mit den anderen Charakteren unterwegs und habe mehr über Laura, Lynnie und all die anderen erfahren. Für meinen Geschmack hätte es ruhig mehr Zeit im Comfort Food Café geben können. Das sind dann aber schon die einzigen „Meckerpunkte“. Denn Debbie Johnson hat es wie immer mit ihrem wunderbar lockeren und sehr anschaulichen Schreibstil geschafft, mir wunderschöne und sehr kurzweilige Lesestunden im Kreise der Budbury-Gemeinschaft zu bereiten. Oft hatte ich das Gefühl, mitten unter ihnen zu sitzen und habe es einfach nur genossen.
Mein Fazit:
„Weihnachten mit Zimt und Happy End“ von Debbie Johnson ist sicherlich nicht der stärkste Band der Comfort Food Café Reihe, aber dennoch ein Garant für wunderbar entspannte Lesestunden in einer ganz besonders heimeligen Welt. Ich war wieder mehr als glücklich und empfehle das Buch allen Fans gerne weiter. Als Einsteigerband in diese Reihe würde ich es allerdings nicht empfehlen!
April 2, 2020
This is the last book of 6 and it was a lovely end, although my favourite of the series is still the first (I think due to the main character). 3.5🌟 due to a nice, satisfying wrap-up. .
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If you haven’t read the Comfort Cafe series, I do recommend it for a palate cleanser in between heavy books, or for pandemic reading 😜
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If you haven’t read the Comfort Cafe series, I do recommend it for a palate cleanser in between heavy books, or for pandemic reading 😜
April 10, 2019
So sad this is the last one in the series as such an amazing good series and simply didn’t want it to end. This book is so well written and worth more than five stars as so good and you really enjoy spending time hearing about the cafe and all the friends there. Full of heartbreak, romance and friendship and facing up to your past to move forward. Also has weddings and babies a plenty. Very heartwarming read and amazingly good read.
This book was based around Auburn she came home to help out her sister willow with her mum as it was to much for willow. She’s opened a chemist and is busy running that and of course has her wonderfully handsome Finn who is her boyfriend. But while she’s helping to organise a pink wedding for Laura before she has her twins her past catches up with her and she admits she’s married. She loves Finn and has to be honest to him but she needs to find out how she can get a divorce from her ex can she do it. Problem is while at Laura’s wedding she sees a face coming that she didn’t want to see as it is her ex and he’s rented one of the cottages and come to see Auburn to start with he’s saying he will give her what she wants if she really has no feeling for him. Finn is very unsettled about it all and they are all struggling but who will she fall for and will it be the right person. Will she get a wedding and will it be to the right person.
So sad this series has finished as simply brilliant.
This book was based around Auburn she came home to help out her sister willow with her mum as it was to much for willow. She’s opened a chemist and is busy running that and of course has her wonderfully handsome Finn who is her boyfriend. But while she’s helping to organise a pink wedding for Laura before she has her twins her past catches up with her and she admits she’s married. She loves Finn and has to be honest to him but she needs to find out how she can get a divorce from her ex can she do it. Problem is while at Laura’s wedding she sees a face coming that she didn’t want to see as it is her ex and he’s rented one of the cottages and come to see Auburn to start with he’s saying he will give her what she wants if she really has no feeling for him. Finn is very unsettled about it all and they are all struggling but who will she fall for and will it be the right person. Will she get a wedding and will it be to the right person.
So sad this series has finished as simply brilliant.
March 30, 2019
I can't believe after 6 amazing books we finally have to say goodbye to Budbury, and The Comfort Food Cafe. I adore this series, but understand good things apparently must come to an end.
So not only do we finally get Auburn;s story, we get to see Laura and Matt's story resolve itself.
And what a story it is, with a massive secrete from Aubern's past being revealed.
I loved meeting up with all the Comfort food regulars, and seeing the latest instalments in their lives.
This was just a great feel good, massive celebration of a book, with a Wedding thrown in for good measure, and fabulous wedding it was too.
I loved every second of this book.
Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Impulse for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
So not only do we finally get Auburn;s story, we get to see Laura and Matt's story resolve itself.
And what a story it is, with a massive secrete from Aubern's past being revealed.
I loved meeting up with all the Comfort food regulars, and seeing the latest instalments in their lives.
This was just a great feel good, massive celebration of a book, with a Wedding thrown in for good measure, and fabulous wedding it was too.
I loved every second of this book.
Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Impulse for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
March 7, 2019
A lovely standalone story here, if it's your first visit to the Comfort Food Cafe I guarantee you'll be rushing back to Budbury for more. Full of lovely, quirky characters and writing that fills your head with fabulous pictures of seaside Dorset, and the lovely village community and cliff-top cafe setting. But it's not all hot buttered toast, Auburn's struggles are gritty, and heartbreaking, I laughed and cried my way through the book, sometimes both at once. A wonderful book that made my heart soar.
February 24, 2021
Story: 4 stars Narrator: 3 stars
Finally, I was able to get a copy of this from Raketen Kobo as Audible wasn't offering it in the US.
A nice ending to a lovely series. I enjoyed it so much. Two disappointments: The narrator's voice was a bit annoying and they didn't include the lovely extra of Debbie Johnson talking about what's going to happen in the future to all of the main characters.
Finally, I was able to get a copy of this from Raketen Kobo as Audible wasn't offering it in the US.
A nice ending to a lovely series. I enjoyed it so much. Two disappointments: The narrator's voice was a bit annoying and they didn't include the lovely extra of Debbie Johnson talking about what's going to happen in the future to all of the main characters.
April 16, 2019
Lovely ending to this series I enjoyed and Debbie letter at the end 😍
October 12, 2022
3/3.5⭐️
September 30, 2021
Zusammenfassung:
Katie ist mit ihrem Sohn Saul nach Budbury, einer Stadt an der Küste von Dorset gezogen. Weihnachten rückt immer näher und die Einwohner der kleinen Stadt schließen Katie und ihren Sohn schnell in Ihre Herzen, sodass die beiden nach kurzer Zeit bereits fest dazugehören und nicht mehr wegzudenken sind. Der kleine Saul freut sich riesig auf Weihnachten, Katie jedoch schafft es kaum, an Weihnachten zu denken, da sie noch immer mit ihrer Kindheit zu kämpfen hat. Schließlich lernt sie den gutaussehenden Van kennen, an welchem sie Interesse entwickelt.
Cover:
Das Cover finde ich unglaublich schön! Es sieht sehr weihnachtlich und gemütlich aus und passt sehr gut zum Buch, da das Café in Budbury, bei dem es viele Kekse und Kuchen gibt, oft thematisiert wird.
Titel:
Meiner Meinung nach passt der Titel sehr gut zur Handlung! Das Buch thematisiert Weihnachten, Zimt bedeutet für mich Gemütlichkeit, welches das Buch ausstrahlt und das Happy End passt auch :)
Zum Buch generell:
Ich finde die Handlung eher einfach, was das Buch aber keineswegs schlecht macht! Es gab ein paar Textpassagen, die mich wirklich zum Lachen gebracht haben! Leider fand ich einige Kapitel aber auch zu düster, was mit der Protagonistin zusammenhängt.
Charaktere:
Mit der Protagonistin wurde ich leider überhaupt nicht warm. Sie hat sich super liebevoll um ihren Sohn gekümmert, was ich großartig finde, aber in den Kapiteln, wo sie (fast) allein vorkam, wurde die Stimmung sehr traurig und düster, was sicherlich mit Katies Vergangenheit zusammenhängt, mich hat es beim Lesen aber eher gestört. Die anderen Charaktere mochte ich wirklich fast alle sehr gerne! Katies Sohn Saul ist supersüß und die Einwohner von Budbury wurden ebenfalls wunderbar ausgearbeitet und ich fand sie super sympathisch!
Schreibstil:
Der Schreibstil war sehr leicht und ließ sich sehr gut lesen! Wie schon erwähnt, war er teilweise sehr humorvoll, was mir sehr gefallen hat!
Fazit:
Insgesamt halte ich „Weihnachten mit Zimt und Happy End“ für ein gutes Buch für zwischendurch, bei dem man an manchen Stellen wirklich herzhaft lachen kann!
3,5 Sterne
Katie ist mit ihrem Sohn Saul nach Budbury, einer Stadt an der Küste von Dorset gezogen. Weihnachten rückt immer näher und die Einwohner der kleinen Stadt schließen Katie und ihren Sohn schnell in Ihre Herzen, sodass die beiden nach kurzer Zeit bereits fest dazugehören und nicht mehr wegzudenken sind. Der kleine Saul freut sich riesig auf Weihnachten, Katie jedoch schafft es kaum, an Weihnachten zu denken, da sie noch immer mit ihrer Kindheit zu kämpfen hat. Schließlich lernt sie den gutaussehenden Van kennen, an welchem sie Interesse entwickelt.
Cover:
Das Cover finde ich unglaublich schön! Es sieht sehr weihnachtlich und gemütlich aus und passt sehr gut zum Buch, da das Café in Budbury, bei dem es viele Kekse und Kuchen gibt, oft thematisiert wird.
Titel:
Meiner Meinung nach passt der Titel sehr gut zur Handlung! Das Buch thematisiert Weihnachten, Zimt bedeutet für mich Gemütlichkeit, welches das Buch ausstrahlt und das Happy End passt auch :)
Zum Buch generell:
Ich finde die Handlung eher einfach, was das Buch aber keineswegs schlecht macht! Es gab ein paar Textpassagen, die mich wirklich zum Lachen gebracht haben! Leider fand ich einige Kapitel aber auch zu düster, was mit der Protagonistin zusammenhängt.
Charaktere:
Mit der Protagonistin wurde ich leider überhaupt nicht warm. Sie hat sich super liebevoll um ihren Sohn gekümmert, was ich großartig finde, aber in den Kapiteln, wo sie (fast) allein vorkam, wurde die Stimmung sehr traurig und düster, was sicherlich mit Katies Vergangenheit zusammenhängt, mich hat es beim Lesen aber eher gestört. Die anderen Charaktere mochte ich wirklich fast alle sehr gerne! Katies Sohn Saul ist supersüß und die Einwohner von Budbury wurden ebenfalls wunderbar ausgearbeitet und ich fand sie super sympathisch!
Schreibstil:
Der Schreibstil war sehr leicht und ließ sich sehr gut lesen! Wie schon erwähnt, war er teilweise sehr humorvoll, was mir sehr gefallen hat!
Fazit:
Insgesamt halte ich „Weihnachten mit Zimt und Happy End“ für ein gutes Buch für zwischendurch, bei dem man an manchen Stellen wirklich herzhaft lachen kann!
3,5 Sterne
October 28, 2020
Very sadly this is the last book in the Comfort Food Cafè series. I really didn’t want this book to end and I really wanted the series to keep going.
This book concentrates on Auburn’s story and there’s a few surprises along the way!!
I’ve always wished that Budbury was a real life place that I could go and visit. I can imagine myself sitting in the cafè with a very large slice of cake and reading a book!
After reading this book, the characters all feel like lifelong friends and I can imagine having a conversation with each and every one of them!
All in all it was a wonderful ending to an amazing series of books.....
This book concentrates on Auburn’s story and there’s a few surprises along the way!!
I’ve always wished that Budbury was a real life place that I could go and visit. I can imagine myself sitting in the cafè with a very large slice of cake and reading a book!
After reading this book, the characters all feel like lifelong friends and I can imagine having a conversation with each and every one of them!
All in all it was a wonderful ending to an amazing series of books.....
April 12, 2019
Enjoyable, but glad this series is coming to an end. The stories are a little interchangeable, and very similar in the 'woman with a few issues, meets lovely bloke but all sorts of challenges in getting to the point where they walk off into the sunset, cheered on by the village'.
February 21, 2019
I LOVE this series of books. The Comfort Food Cafe has brought me, as a reader, so much joy. What wonderful, feel good stories, warm, lovable characters and a wicked sense of fun and friendship - we have been spoiled with these books and feel part of that much loved community so, it's only right to feel a sense of grief creeping in knowing that this is our last visit.
And what a flourishing finale it is! I was hooked from the off - which isn't unusual, you can always count on Debbie for a cosy, engulfing hug of a book. I enjoy how we always get to focus on one of our much loved residents whilst still revisiting the lives of other characters.
Auburn, the former wild child, has seemingly settled in Budbury, found love with Finn and is almost at a place where she'd agree her life was going well. With shock revelations and a visitor that sends Auburn right back to the wild, reckless days she thought she'd moved on from, we see how she distances herself from the wonderful Finn, she contemplates how her life could be moving forwards and we see her as she starts to question her choices, is it too hard in Budbury and should she give in to the temptation being offered?
This book is everything we would expect from the Comfort Food Cafe - friendship, love, community. Everyone in place to support each other and welcome new additions - whether they end up being for the good of our favourite characters or not. I love how all of the characters have their own little back story and how it's interwoven into this one too.
Although it is the last in a series of books it works well as a stand alone, but I urge anyone to read the other books too because they are just as good as this.
A fantastic read to cosy up with, a gorgeous binge read or perfect for a holiday book.
Thank you to Debbie Johnson, Netgalley and Harper Impulse and Killer Reads for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
March 9, 2019
This is bittersweet for me as i have read every book in this series and i found myself feeling rather emotional reading this one as it’s the last book of the series. I have loved every single book and this one didn’t disappoint either. Catching up with the gang has been an absolute rollercoaster as always. Debbie Johnson is an absolutely fabulous writer and has created one of my favourite places to visit and i almost feel like I’m part of their family when i read these books. Absolutely fantastic! If you haven’t read any of #TheComfortFoodCafé series then i suggest you get online and order them all now, you will not be disappointed. It’s always emotional saying goodbye to a good series but this is one i will revisit again and again because i loved it so very much. I look forward to starting Debbie’s next series when it is available. #MrsCsHonestBookReviews #bookblogger #DebbieJohnson #bookreviewer #BudburyGang
March 26, 2019
A wonderful fitting ending to a fabulous series of books. I have loved this series so much and although I am sad that it is coming to an end. I’m happy that it ended in such a happy, wonderful way. Although I was saddened to read the lovely closing letter that Debbie wrote at the start of the book. Which told everyone what would happen in the book and beyond. Which was meant to be at the back of the book and not the front. This didn’t distract too much from the lovely book that Debbie had written. Just be warned that if you are reading the e book and you come across the letter from Debbie at the start of the book. DO NOT READ IT. Read it after you have finished the book and it will leave you beaming with happiness.
March 10, 2019
This story is mainly about Auburn, the red headed wild child who came back to Budbury to help look after her mother with dementia. Auburn has settled back into life running the pharmacy and starting a relationship with Finn, which seems to be going from strength to strength......... is she finally going to settle down and be happy or will her past catch up with her when she least expects it!
Very sad that this is the last book in this brilliant series, as with all of the others this book is full of warm lovable characters and it's great to catch up with everyone from the previous books. It can be read as a standalone but would definitely recommend reading them all
Very sad that this is the last book in this brilliant series, as with all of the others this book is full of warm lovable characters and it's great to catch up with everyone from the previous books. It can be read as a standalone but would definitely recommend reading them all
March 13, 2019
This is my favourite chic lit series and I’m so sad that this will be the final book about the comfort food cafe. Just like all of the others this was full of humour, fun and romance and again as the others did left me wishing the comfort food cafe existed. The only reason this wasn’t a five stars for me was purely because it was centred around Auburn who was likeable enough but I’d have rather the final book in the series be more about some of the more popular characters which have appeared throughout the series.
April 23, 2019
This is the Last book of the "Comfort Food Café" series and what a lovely one! This book is all about friendship and help within a small community. If only every village could be as the one as the one where the Comfort Food Café is, the world would be a much better place! In this village everybody help each other and it's so lovely to read! In this book we follow Auburn, a woman who tries to forget her wild past and her toxic ex-lover and to rebuild a brand new life in this little village but her past is going to suddenly reappear and she will have to make some tough choices. I recommend this book which can be read as a standalone even though it's part of a series. You will be able to understand everything that's going on even if you haven't read the other previous books. I give this book a 4 stars out of 5!
May 8, 2020
Like all the other books in the series, this one too is an easy and enjoyable read. Returning to the comfort food cafe and finding out a bit more about all the characters we have come to know so well was great. The story centres around auburn this time and her troubled past, conflicting with her new life and love in budbury.
January 13, 2024
Dit was het dan, het allerlaatste boek over het Duincafé. Het allerlaatste boek over Budbury en de inwoners ervan. Ik heb ervan genoten. Je zou bijna willen dat er echt zo’n plek bestond, waar iedereen samenkomt en er een magische sfeer ontstaat. Ook het laatste boek is een mooie afsluiter, hoofdstuk gesloten. Bedankt voor deze fijne reeks.
September 11, 2022
Aaaaaaah, dit was de laatste Duincafé. Voor mij de minste van de reeks. Heb genoten van de serie en zal de personages toch een beetje missen. Hoop dat de volgende boeken van deze schrijfster wel dezelfde schrijfstijl, humor ect. hebben waar ik zo van genoot in de Duincafé reeks.
November 24, 2023
Couldn’t get used to the narrator, too bad, the voice for the main character was fine, however for all the extras was sometimes so weird and off.
Story is pretty predictable.
But all together still a nice typical Comfort Food Cafe adventure.
Story is pretty predictable.
But all together still a nice typical Comfort Food Cafe adventure.
May 13, 2019
I feel sad this is the last Comfort Food Cafe story - my favourite easy reads.
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