Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop
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Summary
‘Tis the season for mulled wine， mince pies， and magic under the mistletoe…
Flora loves Christmas more than anything else in the world， so she’s gutted when her Scrooge-alike boss fires her from Deck the Halls Christmas emporium。 But now she finally has a chance to follow her dreams – and what better place to start than the home of Christmas？
Before she can say ‘sleigh bells’， Flora’s on her way to Lapland in a campervan-cum-Christmas-shop。 She can’t wait to spend her days drinking hot chocolate and taking reindeer-drawn carriage rides， but something Flora didn’t expect was meeting Connor， a Norse god of a man who makes her heart flutter and snowflakes swirl in her stomach。 There’s just one problem: Connor hates Christmas。
Can Flora convince Connor of the joys of Christmas – and will she find a festive romance along the way？
The perfect Christmas romance for fans of Debbie Johnson， Holly Martin and Jenny Colgan。
Flora loves Christmas more than anything else in the world， so she’s gutted when her Scrooge-alike boss fires her from Deck the Halls Christmas emporium。 But now she finally has a chance to follow her dreams – and what better place to start than the home of Christmas？
Before she can say ‘sleigh bells’， Flora’s on her way to Lapland in a campervan-cum-Christmas-shop。 She can’t wait to spend her days drinking hot chocolate and taking reindeer-drawn carriage rides， but something Flora didn’t expect was meeting Connor， a Norse god of a man who makes her heart flutter and snowflakes swirl in her stomach。 There’s just one problem: Connor hates Christmas。
Can Flora convince Connor of the joys of Christmas – and will she find a festive romance along the way？
The perfect Christmas romance for fans of Debbie Johnson， Holly Martin and Jenny Colgan。
Reviews
Barbara
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Very Hallmark movie-ish That's not a dig at the book or the author。 In fact， it's a compliment if you are one of the people who appreciate a good Hallmark Christmas movie。 Our main character Flora certainly does。 She is absolutely besotted by all things Yule， and her whole life pretty much is centered around Christmas; talking about， planning for it - she even manages to get a job working in a year-round Christmas shop。 But even Flora can't imagine what joy loving the holiday will end up bringin Very Hallmark movie-ish That's not a dig at the book or the author。 In fact， it's a compliment if you are one of the people who appreciate a good Hallmark Christmas movie。 Our main character Flora certainly does。 She is absolutely besotted by all things Yule， and her whole life pretty much is centered around Christmas; talking about， planning for it - she even manages to get a job working in a year-round Christmas shop。 But even Flora can't imagine what joy loving the holiday will end up bringing her。I admit to having some problems getting into the story at first。 Flora's a bit of a ditz - acting before she thinks， saying whatever comes into her mind。 She improves， the story improves and everything ends with the perfect Christmas miracles。 A sweet read， this would make a fun stocking gift for your similarly smitten friends。 。。。more
Kayla Anderson
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Almost gave up at the beginning because Flora was really annoying， but it got a lot better once she got her van and started interacting with more people （especially Conner）。 Predictable， but sweet， and great for the holiday season。
Rachel
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I couldn't put this down nor was I quite ready for it to end。 Flora is a bundle of festivity and frolics and after one break up to many she decides to up sticks and depart for Lapland。。。 where else？ A lighthearted read with genuine laugh out loud moments， I loved it！ Thanks to netgally and HQ for the advance read copy。 I couldn't put this down nor was I quite ready for it to end。 Flora is a bundle of festivity and frolics and after one break up to many she decides to up sticks and depart for Lapland。。。 where else？ A lighthearted read with genuine laugh out loud moments， I loved it！ Thanks to netgally and HQ for the advance read copy。 。。。more
Amy
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This was the perfect book and it really got me into the Christmas mood！ I loved Flora as a character。 She was passionate about the holidays and had the perfect amount of quirkiness。 I couldn't stop laughing at the sauna parts because they reminded me of when I traveled to Finland for work and was in for quite the culture shock！This was my first Rebecca Raisin book and I can't wait to read others。 This was the perfect book and it really got me into the Christmas mood！ I loved Flora as a character。 She was passionate about the holidays and had the perfect amount of quirkiness。 I couldn't stop laughing at the sauna parts because they reminded me of when I traveled to Finland for work and was in for quite the culture shock！This was my first Rebecca Raisin book and I can't wait to read others。 。。。more
Carina
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Thank you @netgalley @hqstories and @rebeccaraisinwrites for the gifted copy of this ebook in exchange of my honest review。 Flora is this quirky， unpredictable， wonderfully loving， and kind woman who would love to celebrate Christmas year round。 She’s been misunderstood by her family， exes， and employers her entire life， and she’s starting to wonder if she’s not truly the problem。 So， with the encouragement of her best friend， she decides to set out and open up her own Christmas shop on wheels i Thank you @netgalley @hqstories and @rebeccaraisinwrites for the gifted copy of this ebook in exchange of my honest review。 Flora is this quirky， unpredictable， wonderfully loving， and kind woman who would love to celebrate Christmas year round。 She’s been misunderstood by her family， exes， and employers her entire life， and she’s starting to wonder if she’s not truly the problem。 So， with the encouragement of her best friend， she decides to set out and open up her own Christmas shop on wheels in Finland。 Though she faces many bumps in the road， she keeps her head held high throughout it all in hopes to find herself， and maybe even love。 This is such a fun and funny， feel good Christmas book。 I really enjoyed reading all about Festive Flora’s misadventures on her journey to self discovery and self acceptance。 Her character has you cheering for her all the way while also laughing out loud at her various antics。 Definitely a good， quick， and lighthearted read to get you into the holiday spirit！ 。。。more
Helen
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The Meaning of ChristmasI loved this book。 Flora's love of Christmas and her kind heart。 This is the ideal book to read at Christmas。 Well written and characters you just fall in love with。 The Meaning of ChristmasI loved this book。 Flora's love of Christmas and her kind heart。 This is the ideal book to read at Christmas。 Well written and characters you just fall in love with。 。。。more
Bridget
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Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop is a lovely light romance full of Christmassy feels。 When Flora loses her dream job and then her boyfriend soon after， she makes the decision to take the plunge and try something new so off she goes to Lapland to try out festive van life。 With plenty of comedic moments but also some stressful situations （but not too many！）， this is a magical， easy read。 Very highly recommended。I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from HQ Digital via NetGal Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop is a lovely light romance full of Christmassy feels。 When Flora loses her dream job and then her boyfriend soon after， she makes the decision to take the plunge and try something new so off she goes to Lapland to try out festive van life。 With plenty of comedic moments but also some stressful situations （but not too many！）， this is a magical， easy read。 Very highly recommended。I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from HQ Digital via NetGalley。 This review is my own unbiased opinion。 。。。more
Nancy
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Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop is a perfect light romance to get the reader in the Christmas spirit。 Flora is the ultimate Christmas fan。 Her problem is that she was fired from her “perfect” job at aChristmas shop。 She had been unceremoniously dumped by yet another man and her lifelong friend was moving from London to LA。 With not much to lose， but reckless abandon， she heads to Finland to become a “van lifer” and sets up shop in a Christmas van village。 There， Flora sets out to live a real l Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop is a perfect light romance to get the reader in the Christmas spirit。 Flora is the ultimate Christmas fan。 Her problem is that she was fired from her “perfect” job at aChristmas shop。 She had been unceremoniously dumped by yet another man and her lifelong friend was moving from London to LA。 With not much to lose， but reckless abandon， she heads to Finland to become a “van lifer” and sets up shop in a Christmas van village。 There， Flora sets out to live a real life Hallmark movie plot。 Will she find it with the cynical， hunky manager of the village？ It’s as fluffy as a powdery snow， but thoroughly enjoyable。 Thanks to NetGalley for providing the Digital ARC。 。。。more
Kimba
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Charming！I enjoyed this cute take on a "Hallmark movie"， I only wish the author has given more details to the Christmas truck and items within。 Charming！I enjoyed this cute take on a "Hallmark movie"， I only wish the author has given more details to the Christmas truck and items within。 。。。more
Angela Davidson
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I really enjoyed this book。 It was my first read of author Rebecca Raisin and definitely won't be my last。I loved Flora as a character。 She was funny， clever， kind， empathetic and refreshingly direct - I loved that she has no filter and just says it as she thinks it。This book is a laugh out loud account of Flora's journey from a plodding life in London that doesn't suit her at all to joining the "Van Life" movement in an effort to find a lifestyle more suited to her personality。She manages to ma I really enjoyed this book。 It was my first read of author Rebecca Raisin and definitely won't be my last。I loved Flora as a character。 She was funny， clever， kind， empathetic and refreshingly direct - I loved that she has no filter and just says it as she thinks it。This book is a laugh out loud account of Flora's journey from a plodding life in London that doesn't suit her at all to joining the "Van Life" movement in an effort to find a lifestyle more suited to her personality。She manages to make a some enemies along the way because， let's face it， not everyone is going to cope with an 'out of the box' type of personality， but I think the friends she makes more than make up for that。This book made me want to pack up my life and sign up for the "Van Life" straight away。I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。Am I glad I read it - absolutely， I loved itWas it a waste of my time - not at allWould I sit down and read it all over again - absolutely - in fact， I'd really like to listen to an audiobook version as I think this would be even funnier than reading it。Would I read more by this author based on this book - yes， there are two other books in the Travelling Shop series by Rebecca Raisin published prior to this one and I intend to go and read them now。 。。。more
Laura
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Did not finish。 I couldn't stand the main character Flora。 Annoying， silly， immature and so self-involved！ Her best friend was annoying as well， egging Flora on in her immature antics。 I guess it was supposed to be funny and amusing。 I bailed about halfway through。 Did not finish。 I couldn't stand the main character Flora。 Annoying， silly， immature and so self-involved！ Her best friend was annoying as well， egging Flora on in her immature antics。 I guess it was supposed to be funny and amusing。 I bailed about halfway through。 。。。more
CHRISTINE LOOMIS
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As always， I love reading Rebecca Raisin books。 Flora was very sweet， enjoyed her journey。
Jackie King
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Loved this Christmas feel good book。 Great lead characters and brill storyline， couldn't put it down Loved this Christmas feel good book。 Great lead characters and brill storyline， couldn't put it down 。。。more
Sheila
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I received an ARC from Netgalley。 Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop， by Rebecca Raisin。 Flora is not like other women， she definitely does stuff her own way。 Connor is the exact opposite of her。 Can Flora convince Connor about the magic of Christmas？ I received an ARC from Netgalley。 Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop， by Rebecca Raisin。 Flora is not like other women， she definitely does stuff her own way。 Connor is the exact opposite of her。 Can Flora convince Connor about the magic of Christmas？ 。。。more
ElizrdbthSpeaks
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this was an Audible listen。 can't find the ability to change that here on Goodreads。 so good。 must listen/read。 loved it。 i love Christmas reads any time of the year。 so so good。 funny。 sentimental。 cute。 the situations that Flora gets herself into 。。。 i mean 。。。how？？ the stories？ the little white lies？？ Flora come on now 。。。 lol！！ she is too too much。 loved it。 get on there 。。。 u gotta listen。 so fun。 this was an Audible listen。 can't find the ability to change that here on Goodreads。 so good。 must listen/read。 loved it。 i love Christmas reads any time of the year。 so so good。 funny。 sentimental。 cute。 the situations that Flora gets herself into 。。。 i mean 。。。how？？ the stories？ the little white lies？？ Flora come on now 。。。 lol！！ she is too too much。 loved it。 get on there 。。。 u gotta listen。 so fun。 。。。more
Cynthia （Bingeing On Books）
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I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。I thought this was a cute and festive book， but maybe not as good as her other books。 I loved the setting of Lapland and thought it sounded like such a magical place to spend a Christmas。 I thought the main character was quirky and fun。 I wish there had been a few more obstacles to her van life though， just to make things a little interesting。 It seemed like everything happened so quickly。 It also seemed as though the entire boo I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。I thought this was a cute and festive book， but maybe not as good as her other books。 I loved the setting of Lapland and thought it sounded like such a magical place to spend a Christmas。 I thought the main character was quirky and fun。 I wish there had been a few more obstacles to her van life though， just to make things a little interesting。 It seemed like everything happened so quickly。 It also seemed as though the entire book was Flora trying to change Connor and yet he liked her just the way she was。 That just rubbed me the wrong way。 I didn't sense any chemistry between them and didn't think there was any relationship development。 It was just an okay story。 。。。more
Christa Schönmann Abbühl
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This started out real cute and fun， but did not hold up。 The plot and the romance made no sense to me。 On the other hand it is modeled after a Hallmark movie， so this is probably how it had to be。 The narration was good， though。
Sophie Narey （Bookreview- aholic）
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Oh this book was so perfect to read this time of year ！ A must read for anyone who loves Christmas themed books！In this book we have the wonderful Flora ！ I wish I had a person like Flora in my life or was even her！ She is so great to read about， an extremely likeable character and a very realistic and relate one too ！ She loves Christmas。。and when I say she loves it she really loves it！ When she gets fired by her Scrooge like boss she sees it as a chance to finally follow her dreams。 Naturally Oh this book was so perfect to read this time of year ！ A must read for anyone who loves Christmas themed books！In this book we have the wonderful Flora ！ I wish I had a person like Flora in my life or was even her！ She is so great to read about， an extremely likeable character and a very realistic and relate one too ！ She loves Christmas。。and when I say she loves it she really loves it！ When she gets fired by her Scrooge like boss she sees it as a chance to finally follow her dreams。 Naturally as a Christmas lover she starts following her dream in Lapland， is there perhaps going to be abit of romance for Flora in magical Lapland？This book was so easy to just sink into as you read it ， I found myself totally envying Flora at certain points in the book， but she was a delight to read about。 The book flows effortlessly throughout and it is so easy to devour this book ！ I can't get enough of the authors writing style ， she drew me in straight away and didn't let me go until the last word。。。even then I still wanted more！ 。。。more
Malvina
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Flora is a little sunshiny Christmas tragic。 Her infection for all things Christmassy is contagious， but her ditzy character was sometimes a bit overwhelming。 When she meets Christmas grump Connor things get interesting。 An unusual location in Lapland， which I enjoyed。
Susan V
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I didn't enjoy this book as much as the Rosie and Ariel books。 The main character was just too eccentric and unbelievable， it was actually annoying at times。 The other books made me laugh and I enjoyed the dialogue。 This one， not so much。 Dialogue very frenetic and unsettling instead of enjoyable flow。 Scene transition wasn't smooth。 Scenarios just too far fetched。 I loved the other two van lifer books， but not this one。 I didn't enjoy this book as much as the Rosie and Ariel books。 The main character was just too eccentric and unbelievable， it was actually annoying at times。 The other books made me laugh and I enjoyed the dialogue。 This one， not so much。 Dialogue very frenetic and unsettling instead of enjoyable flow。 Scene transition wasn't smooth。 Scenarios just too far fetched。 I loved the other two van lifer books， but not this one。 。。。more
Ann L
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I always enjoy Rebecca Raisin's books。 Flora is a new Van Lifer and watching her get adjusted to her new life is both amusing and slightly cringey at times， but you're rooting for her！ The Christmas Market is magical and， as usual， I find myself hoping we get books about some of the side characters。If you need a quick read to get you into the holiday spirit， go visit with Flora for a bit！ I always enjoy Rebecca Raisin's books。 Flora is a new Van Lifer and watching her get adjusted to her new life is both amusing and slightly cringey at times， but you're rooting for her！ The Christmas Market is magical and， as usual， I find myself hoping we get books about some of the side characters。If you need a quick read to get you into the holiday spirit， go visit with Flora for a bit！ 。。。more
KT
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Straight talking Flora loves Christmas and excels at spreading the Christmas spirit so is the ideal person to work in a Christmas shop。 As a Christmasphile myself， I connected to her immediately and adored the descriptions of Deck the Halls。 It reminded me of my favourite shop， Käthe Wohlfahrt in York where I’d love to work。 I understood her motivation to own a Christmas shop and travel to Lapland， another one of my dream places to visit。 She is zany and over the top in many ways but has a heart Straight talking Flora loves Christmas and excels at spreading the Christmas spirit so is the ideal person to work in a Christmas shop。 As a Christmasphile myself， I connected to her immediately and adored the descriptions of Deck the Halls。 It reminded me of my favourite shop， Käthe Wohlfahrt in York where I’d love to work。 I understood her motivation to own a Christmas shop and travel to Lapland， another one of my dream places to visit。 She is zany and over the top in many ways but has a heart of gold which gives the novel warmth and cosiness you need for a Christmas read。 Connor was a great character and the vision of him in an elf suit made me chuckle and the idea of van life was intriguing and made this novel different to others。This is an enjoyable escape to Lapland for some festive romance and fun with a Christmas loving heroine。 You can’t help but feel in the Christmas spirit when reading and it makes you want to put your tree up already。 。。。more
Ilona Isaacs
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Charming， light-hearted， cute romance that gently pokes fun at all the favorite holiday/romance tropes out there。 If you read the romance genre and enjoy the holidays you can’t go wrong with this little book。
Julie
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Heartwarming， magical and enchanting， Rebecca Raisin’s Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop is a warm and comforting hug in book form。Christmas is Flora’s favourite time of year。 There is absolutely nothing else in the world she loves more than the festive season， so she is devastated when her grouchy Scrooge of a boss fires her from her dream job at Deck the Halls Christmas Emporium。 Flora is completely gutted and is upset that her Christmas has been ruined by her awful boss， but rather than a pai Heartwarming， magical and enchanting， Rebecca Raisin’s Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop is a warm and comforting hug in book form。Christmas is Flora’s favourite time of year。 There is absolutely nothing else in the world she loves more than the festive season， so she is devastated when her grouchy Scrooge of a boss fires her from her dream job at Deck the Halls Christmas Emporium。 Flora is completely gutted and is upset that her Christmas has been ruined by her awful boss， but rather than a painful disappointment， her sacking will give her the courage and drive to make her dreams a reality and go after what she has wanted for so long。 And what better place to start than at the home of Christmas itself: Lapland…Flora can barely contain herself with all the excitement。 Lapland more than lives up to all of her most cherished dreams and fantasies and Flora cannot wait to settle in and spend cosy afternoons sipping hot chocolate while going on a reindeer-drawn carriage ride。 Flora can barely recall a time when she had been so happy and it looks like her happiness is going to increase when she meets the gorgeous Connor。 Looking like he has just walked straight off a magazine cover， Connor is handsome， charismatic and oh so sexy， but there is just one tiny little problem: Connor detests Christmas！Will Flora mange to show Connor just how truly magical the festive season can be？ Will their differences end up putting paid to any hope Flora had of a future with Connor？ Or will a Christmas miracle end up providing the two of them with everything they’ve always wanted？I’m a massive fan of Rebecca Raisin and she is at her mesmerizing best with Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop。 Sprinkled with Yuletide sass and sparkle， Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop is a dazzling and delightful charmer that gladdens the heart and lifts the soul with a wonderful cast of characters， gorgeous descriptions of Lapland and plenty of warmth， whimsy， emotion and humour to keep readers completely and utterly riveted to the page。An absolutely gorgeous romantic tale I just loved curling up with， Rebecca Raisin’s Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop is feel-good festive reading at its absolute best。I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sharon
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Absolutely delightful！Caught my attention from the get go。 Perfect narrator for the book， incredibly funny and warm story and laughing out loud moments。 Kept a smile on my face the whole way through。
K G。
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This is the first book I've read from this author， and the premise was right up my alley: a story where Christmas is joy and magic， in spite of life's challenges， full of Christmas cheer， involving venturing into business doing what you love， with romance and a Scrooge-like redemption story thrown in the mix？ Yes， please！Definitely an enjoyable， feel-good Christmassy read， to enjoy with a cup of hot chocolate， as we prepare for the most wonderful time of the year :-） This is the first book I've read from this author， and the premise was right up my alley: a story where Christmas is joy and magic， in spite of life's challenges， full of Christmas cheer， involving venturing into business doing what you love， with romance and a Scrooge-like redemption story thrown in the mix？ Yes， please！Definitely an enjoyable， feel-good Christmassy read， to enjoy with a cup of hot chocolate， as we prepare for the most wonderful time of the year :-） 。。。more
Amanda
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I have been a fan of Rebecca’s work for a little while now。 I haven’t quite caught up with everything that she has written but I am getting there。 I read the synopsis for ‘Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop’ and it certainly sounded like the fun and feel good sort of story I have come to expect from Rebecca。 I couldn’t wait to dive in and so without further ado I grabbed a cup of tea， grabbed my Kindle and settled down for what proved to be a fun afternoon of reading。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading I have been a fan of Rebecca’s work for a little while now。 I haven’t quite caught up with everything that she has written but I am getting there。 I read the synopsis for ‘Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop’ and it certainly sounded like the fun and feel good sort of story I have come to expect from Rebecca。 I couldn’t wait to dive in and so without further ado I grabbed a cup of tea， grabbed my Kindle and settled down for what proved to be a fun afternoon of reading。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop’ but more about that in a bit。I absolutely adored the character of Flora and I warmed to her from the very start。 In fact I ended up feeling as though she had become a good friend and I felt all protective of her。 She is a lovely lass， who is completely obsessed with all things Christmas。 She has the almost perfect job of working in a Christmas shop and she loves what she does although the manager is a bit of a dragon。 Flora is kind， considerate， gentle， sensitive， generous and warm hearted。 The fact that she is so warm hearted and so generous often get her into work related pickles。 Something happens which means that Flora has to reassess her life and her potential career。 What happens？ Well for the answer to that question and so much more you are just going to have to read the book for yourselves to find out as I am not going to tell you。It took me precisely one second to get into this book。 As soon as I started reading， I knew that I was going to become addicted to this story。 I was spot on too。 Reading this book soon became an addiction and I was constantly like an addict in need of her next fix。 I would pick this book up only intending to read a couple of chapters to fill in the odd half hour but I would become so wrapped up in the story that I lost all track of time and just how quickly I was getting through the book。 The pages turned increasingly quickly as I became ever more desperate to find out if Flora got the ‘happy ever after’ ending that she so deserved。 I found ‘Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop’ to be a fun and festive read， which held my attention from start to finish and which left me feeling all warm and fuzzy inside。‘Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop’ is superbly written but to be fair all of Rebecca’s books are superbly written。 Rebecca has one of those easy going writing styles that is easy to get used to and easy to get along with。 In fact， reading one of Rebecca’s books feels more like a chat between friends than reading an actual book。 I hope that makes sense。 For me the story hit the ground running and maintained a fairly gentle pace throughout。 Rebecca cares about her characters and this shines through in her writing and in the very vivid and realistic way in which she describes them。 She describes them so well that they seem just as real as you and I。 I felt as though I was part of the story， which is all thanks to Rebecca’s very vivid and realistic storytelling。In short， I thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop’ and I would recommend it to other readers。 I will certainly be reading more of Rebecca’s work in the future。 The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*。 。。。more
Nicola Smith
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Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop is my first Rebecca Raisin book。 I'm now questioning why this is and why I didn't realise how much I would love her gorgeous writing。Flora is a bit of a calamity and if I'm truthful I wasn't sure if I was going to take to her or if she was just going to annoy me （it's the former - I ended up loving her to bits）。 In the first chapters of the book she's working at Deck the Halls Christmas emporium but she's just too nice and keeps getting into trouble。 Christmas， Flora's Travelling Christmas Shop is my first Rebecca Raisin book。 I'm now questioning why this is and why I didn't realise how much I would love her gorgeous writing。Flora is a bit of a calamity and if I'm truthful I wasn't sure if I was going to take to her or if she was just going to annoy me （it's the former - I ended up loving her to bits）。 In the first chapters of the book she's working at Deck the Halls Christmas emporium but she's just too nice and keeps getting into trouble。 Christmas， for Flora， is life and she wants everybody else to love it as much as she does。 When she loses her job she decides to be a Van Lifer， to go to Lapland， get a van and fill it with Christmas goodies to sell。 I love the concept of this and the idea of a Christmas fanatic going somewhere so very Christmassy！There's such a lovely feeling amongst the Van Lifers （with a few notable exceptions）。 Flora meets Connor who is quite clearly somebody pretty special even if she doesn't realise it immediately。 These two main characters were so perfectly drawn， opposites with a magnetic pull between them。 In fact， Connor might just have found his way onto my favourite book boyfriend list。 There's something so lovely about the way they are around each other， set against the most magical backdrop of a Christmas market and snowy reindeer rides。I didn't expect to laugh as much as I did reading this book。 The author has a very witty way about her writing which appealed to my sense of humour greatly。 When I closed the book I did so with a contented smile on my face having read a really heart-warming and light festive read which was an absolute joy to spend time with。 I totally recommend this one for this time of year。 。。。more
Staceywh_17
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It's about Christmas & a campervan， so obviously i was going to like it！ Not sure the other half is with me at the thought of converting his into a travelling shop though。This is the first of Rebecca's 'travelling' books I've read， but have the other two already on my kindle to read。What a fabulous， fun， festive storyline this was。 It all sounds so lovely & the descriptions made me want to step into the pages & experience it all for myself。Magical， twinkly & you'll fall in love with everything a It's about Christmas & a campervan， so obviously i was going to like it！ Not sure the other half is with me at the thought of converting his into a travelling shop though。This is the first of Rebecca's 'travelling' books I've read， but have the other two already on my kindle to read。What a fabulous， fun， festive storyline this was。 It all sounds so lovely & the descriptions made me want to step into the pages & experience it all for myself。Magical， twinkly & you'll fall in love with everything about this book， its characters， the settings， the romance & Christmas！ 🎅✨Many thanks to Rachel's Random Resources for my tour spot & gifted copy。𝗜 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 5 ⭐ 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 。。。more
Karen's World
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