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The Little Beach Street Bakery (2014)

by Jenny Colgan(Favorite Author)

4.18 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1445030233 (ISBN13: 9781445030234)

languge

English

genre

Romance

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review 1: Little Beach Street BakeryByJenny ColganThe main and most important characters in this book...in my opinion...Polly...lover of banter and breads, Neil...the portly puffin, Huckle...bee keeper and former resident of Savannah, Georgia, Tarnie...fisherman, Mrs. Manse...meannie and former baker and Polly's landlady...now maker of tasteless toasties, Chris...Polly's sort of clueles ex boyfriend and Kerensa...Polly's best friend. There are other grand and great characters but these were my faves.My very brief story summary that includes bits and bobs from the beginning, middle and end of this book...Every once in a while a book is just simply perfect and totally magical. Polly leaves her life behind...or rather her life leaves her...she is without a home, a job, a fiancé! A... morell she really loves to do is bake breads! Fully carb loaded amazing breads! She travels to a little island where you have to know when the tide is in or out to actually get to it and she finds a little loft on top of an abandoned bakery. She meets fishermen and a beekeeper and a millionaire, a wounded puffin...Neil...and a mean and nasty landlady! What is so much fun about this book is Polly and the banter between everyone. This book is fun, quirky and dare I say...it's adorable...but not in a sickening kind of way. If I was Goldilocks I would pronounce this book...just right! Plus I love portly Neil The Puffin! He loves brioche and tea kettles...lol!My actual most favorite part of this book...What I really truly loved about this book was the actual day to day life of living in this little beachy town. I also loved seeing Polly grow, blossom, and bloom! The descriptions of breads...and warm honey and jams and tea and good strong coffee and fish and chips and cheeses...OMG! Lovely! To die for! Amazing!My actual real and true feelings about this book and whether or not other potential readers will enjoy it...Books appeal to different readers for a multitude of reasons. For reasons unknown this book simply sang to me. I loved everything about it. Readers who enjoy quirky clever sweet books...should truly love this one.
review 2: OH MY! I have read most of Jenny Colgan’s books and am very fond of her Rosie Hopkins books. However, MOVE OVER Rosie because Polly is in town! I picked this book up and did not put it down until I managed to finish it later that day. I just fell in love again and again, and now I feel a little bit sad that Polly is gone. The only thingthat perked me up was the idea of a re-visit in the form of Jenny Colgan’s release in February 2015 entitled Summer at The Little Beach Street Bakery.Polly Waterford is by far one of my favourite characters this year. She is without a doubt a gem of a woman who I literally cannot wait to read about next year. Polly is having a tough time and when her and her partners business fails she ups sticks and moves into a ramshackle flat which is basically an abandoned shop. The sleepy little town she is residing in is the furthest from what she is used to as you can get. It’s essentially an island that is isolated once the tides turn and the bridge to the mainland is inaccessible.The way Jenny describes the place made me fall in love with it and immediately want to visit. While Polly is trying to recover from her past toxic relationship she realises that she has a whole new host of problems to deal with, such as a job, not knowing anybody and living in a place that is fit to be knocked down. However, Polly is not a pushover and her character from start to finish is just perfect. She is very sarcastic but funny with it and one of her relationships made me chuckle and it was with a bird!!!!I don’t want to delve too much into the storyline as I don’t want to spoil it for anybody but trust me when I say this is a magical book and one which I read in one sitting. Jenny Colgan has won me over with Polly, and although Rosie remains one of my favourites she is beaten to the post by the brilliant Polly Waterford. If you haven’t read a Jenny Colgan, then what are you waiting for? A magical and reality escaping haven, it’s a book you should definitely have in your collection! less

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