Cliche filled sugary sweet chick-lit

Would you try another book written by Jenny Colgan or narrated by Lucy Price-Lewis?

I would certainly not read another Jenny Colgan book. I would probably give the narrator another listen- I found Rosie's voice sugary and annoying but the rest of her narration was bearable.

Would you be willing to try another book from Jenny Colgan? Why or why not?

No. Too much of a stereotyped chick-lit read. Found the plot unbelievable and characters unlikeable.

What aspect of Lucy Price-Lewis’s performance might you have changed?

The voice she gave Rosie

Did Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop inspire you to do anything?

Yes- not listen to any chick -lit authors for a while!

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one of the best christmas story

What made the experience of listening to Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop the most enjoyable?

it kept you interested and not wanting to put it down

What was one of the most memorable moments of Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop?

there are so many things in the book that it was all memorable

What does Lucy Price-Lewis bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

a voice you could listen to all day

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

very much so

Any additional comments?

i hope she writes some more of the sweetshop stories

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Feel good book with loveable characters!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This book was a distraction to my own busy lifestyle I got lost in the loveable characters lives and really enjoyed the story line with the developing relationships! It's light heart and such a good easy and lovely listen.

What did you like best about this story?

The character of Rosie, I have loved her since the first book.

What about Lucy Price-Lewis’s performance did you like?

I liked how she portrayed the different characters voices and accents, sounding professional and guenuine.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Everything was finally going well for Rosie....or so she thought.

Any additional comments?

Fun booked, much enjoyed and will be reading/listening to more or Jenny colgan.

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wonderful story

heart warming Christmas story. Great characters and brilliant narrator. gets you in the Christmas mood.

Fabulous

Loved it , Jenny is right , you don't have to have read the first book to enjoy this one but I loved the follow through and knowing the characters already made it even better

Loved it! Ideal reading for this time of year.

Had already read the first Rosie story and this was just at the right time. Finished it on New year's day. Lovely story with believable characters. I did a lot of Christmas cooking and cleaning whilst listening to this.

Fantastic follow up

If enjoyed the first book and then saw there was this follow up. The same characters and some new ones. All revolve around Lipton and the sweet shop. Thoroughly enjoyed and enjoying Jenny Colgans recipes. And her other books

Festive fun, romance, drama and just a few tears

I'd bought this audiobook whilst listening to the last chapter of it's prequel, although you needn't have read/listened to that first as there's a brilliant run-down of it at the beginning.
This story was brilliant. The characters are sincere, lovable, complicated and frustrating in equal measures - I mean that in a nice way!
At first I found the narrator hard to follow as, I feel, she hadn't distinguished the difference between the characters' tones and voices until a few chapters into the story. After this there was no mistaking who was talking, no introductions or explanations were needed.
This is another winner from Jenny Colgan and I am looking forward to listening to another one of her books now.

Excellent

loved every second. suspense, thrills,familiar characters,Christmas and great recipes, what more could you ask for?

A little disappointing

Review: I loved Rosie Hopkin's Sweetshop of Dreams, it was one of the best books that I read last year and so I had very high expectations for this one. Unfortunately my expectations were not really met. I loved revisiting the characters and the settings, especially Lillian but this books had a completely different feel for me to the last book and that just made it a bit of a tricky read. I understand that books need to feel different from one another, the wold has evolved, time has progressed but i was expecting the same feel-good factor as Rosie Hopkins had and I just didn't feel it with this one.

It was great to see all the old faces again and find out how they were doing, what they were going to get up to next but some of the characters seem to have changed beyond recognition, especially Stephen from the big house. He seemed to thaw out considerably in the last novel but seemed uptight and distant once again in this novel. Lillian was a lovely as ever and she has her own love interest in this book, however storyline is very predictable and so really didn't add an awful lot of depth to the overall story for me.

There is a dramatic incident fairly early on in this book and, for me, it just didn't fit with the rest of the novel, it was as if someone else had written that bit or that it had been added in at the last minute, The incident itself had me feel anxious and worried for quite a large proportion of the book and not warm and cosy and comforted like the original novel did. I know I'm comparing again, but i think if you've read the first Rosie Hopkins book then that is something you will definitely do. This book would work well as a standalone though because you are reminded of scenes and story lines from the first book, this could be a little patronising if you've marathoned the two books together however...

I did finish this book and I enjoyed how everything came together at the very last minute and I will definitely be reading The Christmas Surprise which is the third book in this companion series but it just didn't live up to my expectations. Perhaps if you do read this as a standalone or if you're not a big Jenny Colgan fan then this book will hit your festive read buttons but it really wasn't for me and I'm a little disappointed that it didn't seem up to the usual Jenny Colgan standard. There is certainly the right balance of festive cheer versus realistic storyline though and so this book should definitely be read at this time of year!