The Seaside Affair Blog Tour: Review

A Seaside Affair by Fern Britton. 

We’re happy to welcome Fern to our blog today with her blog tour for her new novel, A Seaside Affair. 

The Blurb: 

When the residents of the Cornish seaside town of Trevay discover that their much-loved theatre is about to be taken over by coffee chain, Café au Lait, they are up in arms. It is up to Penny Leighton, hotshot producer and now happily married Cornish resident, to come up with a rescue plan. Armed with only her mobile phone and her contacts book, she starts to pull in some serious favours.

The town is soon deluged by actors, all keen to show their support and take part in a charity season at the theatre. One of the arrivals is Jess Tate, girlfriend to TV heartthrob Ryan Hearst. His career is on the rise while hers remains resolutely in the doldrums. But when opportunity comes calling, it isn’t just her career prospects that are about to change. Trevay is about to put on the show of its life – but can the villagers, and Jess, hold on to the thing they love the most?

This book was my introduction to Fern Britton’s novels and so I didn’t know what to expect. I did also read that there were recurring characters from her previous books but as I discovered, you don’t need to have read the previous novels to keep up with this one. All the old characters are reintroduced in a concise way without holding the plot up.

The book jumps between a few characters and most of the first half of the novel is spent developing them but I found all of them so different and interesting. I had my favourites (I have a soft spot for Ollie,) and I didn’t like characters like Ryan ( I actually wanted to slap him.) 

The story is maybe a little predictable but this novel has such a warmth and charm, I couldn’t put it down. I became attached to the characters and really wanted to know what happened at the end and I liked seeing how all the characters developed. The description of the town and setting painted such a lovely picture that I want to go visit it. 

This is perfect for a summer read if you’re planning a holiday or just afternoons reading in the garden. I loved it. 

A Seaside Affair is published by HarperCollins and is available in hardback and e-book. 

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.