Review: Festive frolicking fun!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 16, 2013
First of all there are two things I must state - One I love Christmas, Two I love Downton Abbey, so therefore this book appealed to me immediately and I happily picked it up to read this weekend! Once I was 1/3 of the way into it, I was hooked and couldn't wait to see where it would all end up!What became apparant for me, was that no matter what era we live in, the dramas and highjinks that I have watched with joy in Downton Abbey, works just as well in a modern day environment.I really loved the authors window to the upstairs/downstairs life in Thornton Hall. I also really enjoyed the quartet of love that is Juliet, Edward, Ben and Jasper. It had the perfect mix of heat and steam for me. I had my own favourite guy from the start, I was Team Edward all the way!I worried for Juliet and her questionable judgement with men once or twice, but found her backstory really interesting. I think the author captured a young woman who had a lot of emotional baggage thanks to her often absent mother really beautifully and that to me explained Juliet's flakiness and vunerability at times with men.The supporting cast are all great fun even if the duchess had me rolling my eyes more than once!Word of warning everyone, this author will have you licking your lips with her descriptions of the food Juliet whips up for the ecclectic mix of residents in Thornton Hall!Happily recommend this for all fan's of Downton Abbey and a good old fun RomCom!