The Silver Bells Christmas Pantomime (Luna Bay #3) by Lynsey James
Published: 10th November
Publisher: Carina UK/HQ Digital
Available on Kindle
Rating: 5/5
Blurb
This Christmas pantomime is about to be the talk of the town!Luna Bay’s festive preparations are well under way and the much anticipated annual pantomime is to be, once again, the highlight of the season. Too bad that the village’s very own actress and darling of Broadway, Alice Woods, isn’t feeling in the mood for Christmas.
Until the pantomime comes under threat and a grief-stricken Alice is forced to push her personal pain aside and step up to direct – after all, the show must go on…
So with (more than) a little help from her new found friends, not to mention one very gorgeous Hollywood A-list celebrity, the play begins to come together, but will Alice finally believe that Christmas is a time for miracles after all?
Review
The Silver Bells Christmas Pantomime is the third book in
Lynsey James’ Luna Bay series and is yet again a brilliant read. I was really
pleased to find out that my hunch about who this book would be based around was
right and that Alice Woods, who pops up briefly in The Sunflower Cottage
breakfast Club is the main character in this new book.
Alice Woods used to be Broadway superstar until three years
ago her world came crashing down and she was left heartbroken and alone in New
York. Vowing never to act again Alice returns home to Luna Bay to hide away
from the world, especially at Christmas time. But this year Alice’s mum has
other ideas and is determined to see her bright and loving daughter embrace
life once more. She makes a deal with Alice to take her away for a cruise over
Christmas if Alice will at least try to partake in the Luna Bay pantomime, even
if it’s just a backstage assistant.
Reluctantly Alice agrees to be involved in the panto and
it’s not long before her acting buzz begins to return and she finds herself the
new director of the panto. Can Alice take this big step and help the panto
become more successful than in previous years? Surely she can with the help of
her new found friends Lucy and Emily and a certain Mr Fox, the new Hollywood Mr
Darcy himself.
I have adored Lynsey’s previous two novels set in Luna Bay
and this one is just as good. I love how she has created the wonderful place of
Luna Bay which just seems to ooze community spirit and be a sanctuary for
people in need. I love all the characters she has created and am so glad some
of my previous favourites have return in this third book. Most of all I love
the little comedy moments in the realistic actions and dialogue of the
characters which just makes me smile the whole time I read one of her books.
I loved Alice and the transformation she makes throughout
the book. When we first met her in The Sunflower Cottage Breakfast Club she was
shy, quiet and kept herself to herself, leaving me as a reader with a whole lot
of questions about her. Slowly Alice, encouraged by her mother takes steps back
into the public and gradually she begins to realise she can move forward and be
happy again. I think is helped enormously by the gorgeous Ethan fox who just
happens to appear every time Alice seems to set foot outside her house and
would surely make any fell better.
I loved the simmering chemistry between Alice and Ethan and
had my fingers crossed that she would take that final big step and reach out
for her happy ever after.
This is the perfect read for fans of Lynsey’s books, people
who want a little festive spirit and people who just love a good pantomime, I
loved it!
Thank you so much to Lynsey and the publishers for this copy
to review.
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