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A Christmas Wish and a Cranberry Kiss at the Cosy Kettle

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While this is the 3rd in a series you don't need to have read the previous books to understand it, I very much enjoyed it as a standalone. Becca was such a sweetheart and I felt really bad for her at times in this book, she definitely needed a confidence boost. Zac was just adorable and I really felt for him, more than Becca actually. It was very Christmassy and if you want a festive read this would push the right buttons.

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A Cafe and winter setting makes for a sweet winter read. A shy heroine has to figure out how to make her mark at a cafe while she finally allows her heart to heal from heart break.

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This book was just what I wanted, sitting around the Christmas tree drinking mulled wine and enjoying the semi chill in my tropical country. It made me feel bad at home where I should be huddled around a fire and wearing three jumpers instead of in a humid climate wearing a tshirt in the muggy weather.
Super cute, and cosy and warm. Would recommend.

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I really enjoyed this book so much. It has a really great plot, superb main characters and I read it in one sitting. I would highly recommend this book.

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this is the third in a series.... i think ive only read one of the others so i need to catch up..... Even though its the third in the cosy keetle series, you can read this as a stand alone book as well, it jjust gives you more understanding of the other chaacters that is all.
It is what it states on the title, festive read filled with lov, laughter and delcious treats, an amazing story leaving you wanting some treats so if you want something to read whilst eating helthy this isnt for you. hahahhahaha
the main charcater is great but a little shy anfd wants to overcome some issues, obviously a sexy man appears and all she sees is whimsical stars and love for Logan...
This is a great read that will leave you feeling all warm inside,

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Absolutely loved this book, thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Becca, her best friend Zac & all the customers & friends of the Cosy kettle cafe. Can't wait to read another book by this author

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I found this book very enjoyable! It was not particularly challenging, which was good! I felt like I was able to connect with the characters immediately and found myself wishing I could yell at the main character, Becca, when I thought she was acting stupid! These kinds of stories are always ones that warm my heart and the hearts of countless romantics. A Christmas Wish and a Cranberry Kiss at the Cozy Kettle reminds its readers that it is okay to be who you are, trust in yourself, and to see the love that is right in front of you. I will look for more about the Cozy Kettle and from Liz Eeles in the future!

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This book is exactly what I thought it would be- a feel good holiday romance. I haven't read the previous books in the series, but I wasn't at all confused by anything and didn't realize I was reading the 3rd book in a series. Becca was a likeable character, although to be honest, she did frustrate me at times, but that is due to my personal pet peeves and not the writing. The book is a little bit paint by the numbers, but when I read a holiday romance I don't want them to reinvent the wheel. Near the end of the book, I did get a little bored and my attention waned, but generally this was a cute read and if you like holiday romances then you may like this one.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for providing an e-ARC for an honest review.

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This was the perfect, feel-good holiday read. So cozy and charming, it would make any reader swoon for the holidays!

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Another adorable read by Liz Eeles. This one centers around Becca who we all know as the shy and mousy girl who helped Callie with the Cosy Kettle Café. I loved learning more about her and seeing her very real anxiety and how she (mostly) conquered it. I loved the message that it’s good to try and evolve but not lose who you are in the process. I loved learning more about Becca’s history and family - even her bossy golden twin! Definitely a great read but I would recommend reading these books in order as there are a few spoilers..

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A perfect read around Christmas time or if you’re a Christmas fan, read this any time of the year to make you feel Christmassy. The characters are well formed and the book leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy - an easy, lively read. This is my first book by this author but I’ll look for more.

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A Christmas Wish and a Cranberry Kiss at the Cozy Kettle is such a charming, festive read. I was drawn in right from the beginning and connected easily with Becca. I’m always happy to see characters with mental health struggles because it’s something I relate to. Becca’s anxiety - her tendency to worry, overthink, people please, and ‘be nervy’ were things I understand well.

I appreciated Becca’s desire for change, and think a lot of people will relate to her. She feels overlooked, especially because her twin sister is the golden child - the smart and successful one, the beautiful one, seemingly their parents’ favourite - and she feels like she can’t measure up, no matter what she does. She wants to be seen as confident and assertive, not shy and fragile, but her confidence has taken a beating after having her heart broken. She makes a list of Christmas wishes - things she needs to do in order to live the life she thinks she wants - and along the way, with some help from a wonderfully quirky cast of characters and her adorable, swoony roommate and best friend Zac, Becca learns a lot of really important life lessons.

I loved the overall cozy, festive feeling of this book. It was sweet and funny and had a lovely magical feeling to it. I haven’t read the other Cozy Kettle books (although now I want to!), so if you’re like me and you’re adding every Christmas book in sight to your TBR and you’re wondering if you can jump into the series with this book without being lost, you absolutely can.

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When I started this book, I wasn't aware that this book belongs to a series but I think it's not important to know the previous books as they always deal with other characters. I found my way easily around without knowing the other stories.

In the beginning I still kind of liked the book and its cosy atmosphere in a little town in the Cotswold but I found myself more and more annoyed with the story and its characters. I also recommend not to read the whole blurb as it tells almost the whole story of the book.

Becca was a very insecure protagonist, always fearing and worrying, and she desperately wants to be like her twin sister. First it was easy to understand Becca and her fears but I got more and more annoyed by her.

I also missed the Christmassy atmosphere I was expecting from this story. All in all I have to say this book was quite disappointing for me and I expected something different.

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Becca lives with her best friend Zac, and works in a cozy cafe. Struggling to overcome anxiety and past issues, she makes a list and strives to meet each point. Cute Christmas story with fun characters. Highly recommend this book and author. Fun read, and hard to put down.

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I’m really sad to say that I didn’t enjoy this book. I’ve really enjoyed the other 2 books in this series but unfortunately this one just didn’t do it for. I found that I did not click with the main character at all and towards the end I was finding her incredibly annoying which sadly spoiled it for me. I will definitely continue to read Liz’s books though as I do like her writing and I’m hoping my disappointment is just a one off!

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I loved the Cosy Kettle series so so much!!! And this third part "Christmas wish and a cranberry kiss" is the best part of the series! I am giving it a 5 stars out of 5! This time we follow Becca, the girl who manages the Cafe. Becca is someone who is full of anxiety and underestimates herself a lot. But she is fed up of being like that and a few weeks before Christmas she makes a wish to change herself to become a better version of herself.
This story is so well written and I was hooked from first to last page! Thank you Liz Eeles for this wonderful series and book!!!! Now I cannot wait for your next book!!!!!

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Despite being the third book in the Cosy Kettle series, this is a book you can read on its own (which I did) and catch up on the main plot points of the previous two books as you go. It’s a contemporary/women’s fiction story set in a small town at Christmas time, with all the festive goodness you’d expect.

It follows Becca, the manager of the Cosy Kettle, a cafe at the back of a bookstore, who has serious self-image issues and lacks confidence in just about everything. After leaving behind her old boyfriend and life, she’s rooming with her best friend, Zac, and decides that this is the year that she reinvents herself to be what she perceives to be the ‘perfect’ version of herself. To do this, she takes on an opportunity for a corporate event at the Cosy Kettle and, at the behest of the attractive businessman, Logan, begins to make changes that are not always for the best. Soon, Becca needs to decide whether her attraction to Logan trumps her quieter feelings for Zac.

This story has atmosphere in spades, but for me was let down by just how much Becca was convinced that she wasn’t good enough. Yes, she has a lot of character growth throughout the book as a result of her ploy to ‘improve herself’ but a lot of that storyline left me feeling very frustrated. She was not a character I liked very much in the end, especially in the way she began to treat the people who were helping her out. Zac, on the other hand, was absolutely adorable and a great friend. Whenever he appeared throughout the story, he stole the show for me.

While this was perhaps one of the most Christmas-y books I read this holiday season, it’s wider plot didn’t do very much for me and left me wanting more.

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This was such a lovely, cosy Christmas read.
Becca is managing the Cosy Kettle at the bookshop in Honeyford. She generally has a lack of self confidence and wants to make a few changes. She makes a wish list and hopes to tick them all off, including getting a date with the dishy Logan.
As part of her new campaign she agrees to take on a Christmas party booking. There are several problems to overcome and she manages to upset her friends from the bookclub with her plans to change. But the great sense of community in Honeyford sees them all pulling together to help her make the event a success.
I loved the members of the bookclub, a mix of some eccentric characters who all have a heart of gold. I was so sad to come to the end of this one.

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I really enjoyed reading all about Becca’s attempts at re-modelling herself and The Cosy Kettle cafe in time for Christmas. I haven’t read the other two books in the series (yet - I will now), but this book was easy to read as a stand-alone as there were no assumptions that the reader would know the characters and plenty of introductions and explanations when the plot-line required some backstory knowledge.
Written in a lovely way that draws you in and makes familiar friends of all the characters. Filled with Christmas magic and a sprinkling of romance it’s a perfect book for snuggling up with and reading on a cosy winter’s evening.

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This is a book about a girl wishing to grow from an ugly duckling into an improved swan. But it is also a book about being true to yourself, or as the protagonist puts it "It's better to embrace it (her flaws) and make the most of the benefits it confers - the sensivitiy and empathy and kindness - rather than trying to shoehorn my personality into a whole other one that doesn't fit." And Liz Eeles brings this message across very beautifully.

I don't remember the heroine - Becca - from the first book (maybe she wasn't even in it?), but warmed to her immediately. She is just as nice as Callie, and I liked her just the way she was at the beginning of the book. At the same time I can understand her wish to be more like her glamorous twin sister, who is more succesful in her job, with men and even with their parents. Or so she thinks...

I liked visiting the Cosy Kettle once again, I liked the flow of the story, I liked the characters, I liked the ending (and the epilogue one year later).

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