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A Very Coco Christmas (2013)

by Robert Bryndza(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1493761366 (ISBN13: 9781493761364)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

CreateSpace

review 1: This book is billed as a prequella to the hit comedy Coco Pinchard series and it was my first encounter with the character. I can say with certainty I’ll be encountering her again! It’s a love-story-cum-farce set at Christmas but, unlike in some farces, I really warmed to these characters. They are well-drawn and very funny indeed. As events steam towards the suitably chaotic conclusion, I revelled in spending time with Coco and Daniel and their families, who meet to great comic effect. Hugely enjoyable and very Christmassy too!Oh, and a turkey almost stole the show and my heart!
review 2: Fasten those seatbelts; we’re going back in time… all the way to 1985 where we meet an eighteen year old Coco as she returns home from University to spend Christmas w... moreith her parents in London. Coco is not relishing the thought of returning home, especially as it means being apart from her gorgeous new boyfriend Daniel Pinchard (who she is pretty sure her mother wouldn’t approve of…) Coco has been in the door less than five minutes when her controlling mother insults her and attempts to set her up with the awful Kenneth Rosebury. However, an unforeseeable set of circumstances involving turkey’s (including one live one) lead Coco to being forced to introduce Daniel to her parents sooner than she anticipated as she invites him round for Christmas lunch. Although it’s not just Daniel who’ll be coming round to celebrate the big day, but his sister Meryl and his mother Ethel (complete with out-of-date pickled walnuts) will be sharing sprouts with Coco and her parents too…If you read my blog regularly you’ll know that I love the Coco Pinchard series and I am a massive fan of Robert Bryndza’s writing and the trend very much continues with A Very Coco Christmas because I absolutely loved it (with tinsel on top!) It was great fun to see a younger Coco and Daniel as they started their relationship as teenagers and it was also fascinating to see how Coco was when she was eighteen (I was delighted to realise that she is exactly the same as she is later on in life!) Things are just as crazy for Coco back in the 80s as they are in the modern day. I also loved meeting Ethel for the first time and once again she has the BEST one-liners ever. That woman can do no wrong in my eyes and only she could call a turkey Jean Paul Belmondo… This may only be a novella but so much is packed into it, a lot happens within these 83 pages and it’s an extremely satisfying story. There’s so much drama and so much comedy to this story, I really don’t know how Robert makes it all happen, but he does, and he does it exceptionally well. There’s the perfect blend of family, relationships, hilarity and love, as is the case with all of the Coco books, only with this one there’s an added extra…CHRISTMAS! Could it be any more perfect!? My only criticism with this novel was that it had to end. Seriously, I love Coco so much I could just read about her all day every day and it was fantastic getting to know her when she was younger and getting the low-down on how things started with Daniel. If you’re a die-hard Coco fan or have yet to discover the joy of Robert Bryndza’s books then this will appeal to you either way. It’s great to go back in time with these characters and at the same time it’s also a brilliant introduction to them all. If you only buy one Christmas story this festive season then make it this one, it’s the best 99p you’ll spend! less

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