Christmas Secrets at Villa Limoncello by Daisy James
With
Christmas around the corner, Izzie
Jenkins is ready to kickstart
the new ‘Snowflakes and Christmas Cakes’ course at Villa
Limoncello with chef and business partner, Luca
Castelotti.
However,
secrets are stirring with their latest guests and when nasty
accidents keep befalling the group it looks like Izzie will have to
turn detective once more to protect the Villa’s fledgling
reputation. On top of all this, Izzie’s been offered the job of a
lifetime – back home in Cornwall. Will she be coming home for
Christmas, or will Tuscany work its magic to keep her at Villa
Limoncello with Luca?
Book
three in the Tuscan Dreams series is also my first visit to the
delights of Villa Limoncello and can be read as a standalone
novel.
Preparing for her return to Villa Limoncello, Izzie Jenkins' trial run of recipes for the upcoming Snowflakes and Christmas course are a disaster. Thankfully, with a bit of confidence mixed with excitement and nervousness, she flies to Italy hoping all will be well. On arrival, she's delighted Luca Castelotti has taken time from his busy schedule to pick her up from the airport. Only, it isn't long before it becomes apparent there's something Luca isn't telling her and the new guests turn up with a range of challenges...
Unfamiliar with the author's writing style, I liked her ability to wrap the scenes around the beautiful Italian backdrop and incorporating delicious food to drool over and equally charming idea about Christmas decorations and traditions. Even better, she's included some recipes for us to try… I know I need to have a go at Izzie's interpretation of Limoncello!
I enjoyed the light-hearted and fun narrative but would have liked for there to be more focus on Izzie and Luca. Despite not reading the previous novels in this series, I quickly became invested in their relationship and felt the other dramas at the villa outshone them too much. However, the little mystery and the surprise near the end are satisfying. The mix of secondary characters added an abundance of humour to create an enjoyable page-turning novel.
Overall, an action-packed Christmassy finale for fans of the series, full of love and happy endings.
***arc generously received courtesy of the publisher Canelo via NetGalley***
Preparing for her return to Villa Limoncello, Izzie Jenkins' trial run of recipes for the upcoming Snowflakes and Christmas course are a disaster. Thankfully, with a bit of confidence mixed with excitement and nervousness, she flies to Italy hoping all will be well. On arrival, she's delighted Luca Castelotti has taken time from his busy schedule to pick her up from the airport. Only, it isn't long before it becomes apparent there's something Luca isn't telling her and the new guests turn up with a range of challenges...
Unfamiliar with the author's writing style, I liked her ability to wrap the scenes around the beautiful Italian backdrop and incorporating delicious food to drool over and equally charming idea about Christmas decorations and traditions. Even better, she's included some recipes for us to try… I know I need to have a go at Izzie's interpretation of Limoncello!
I enjoyed the light-hearted and fun narrative but would have liked for there to be more focus on Izzie and Luca. Despite not reading the previous novels in this series, I quickly became invested in their relationship and felt the other dramas at the villa outshone them too much. However, the little mystery and the surprise near the end are satisfying. The mix of secondary characters added an abundance of humour to create an enjoyable page-turning novel.
Overall, an action-packed Christmassy finale for fans of the series, full of love and happy endings.
***arc generously received courtesy of the publisher Canelo via NetGalley***
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