Tremarnock Summer by Emma Burstall
Published: 30th May 2017
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Pages: 384
Available on Kindle
Rating: 4/5
Blurb
Bramble Challoner has had a very normal upbringing. She lives in a semi in the suburbs of London with her parents and works at the call centre down the road. She still goes out with the boy she met at school. At weekends they stay in and watch films on the telly and sometimes hold hands. Bramble is dying for an adventure. So when her very grand grandfather, Lord Penrose, dies, leaving his huge, rambling house in Cornwall to her, Bramble packs her bags immediately, dragging along her best friend Katie. The sleepy village of Tremarnock had better be ready for its newest residents...
Review
Tremarnock Summer is the third Tremarnock book by Emma
Burstall, it’s a book which could be read as a standalone but feel it would be
best read as part of the series like I have done. I started to read it before
reading the other two books but felt a bit overwhelmed by what seemed to be
three stories in one, so went back and read the other two books first.
The main storyline surrounds Bramble Challoner who lives in
Chessington and has lead a very normal life right up until the day she receives
a letter from some solicitors telling her she is the sole beneficiary of her
grandfather Lord Penrose’s estate, a vast manor house in rural Cornwall. Fed up
with her old life Bramble and best friend Katie head to Cornwall to start a new
life where rural life and romance come as a bit of a shock for both girls.
The second storyline involves Liz who we know from the
previous two books and her struggles with daughter Rosie as she begins to grow
up and also Liz has a couple of shocks in this book which leave her very
depressed.
Alongside Liz’s storyline is the story of Shannon and her
brothers, I felt adding this subplot was a little too much as there were so
many characters to keep track of it was hard to know was associated with who.
Plus I don’t think these characters really added much to the overall flow of
the story.
Bramble was a lovely who character who seemed to long for adventure
and this led her into a couple of romantic disasters as she settles into her
new life in Cornwall. If I’m honest I wished she ended up with someone else as
I enjoyed the chemistry between them. I also loved the way she became a
detective working her way around the house trying to work out what kind of man
her grandfather was.
As with previous books in this series the thing that I
really enjoyed about this book is the way the village all came together after a
tragedy to help and look after one another, this community spirit was really
heart-warming to read about.
Although this book has a couple of emotional moments it’s a very
light read and the perfect holiday read. My favourite moments in this book
mostly surrounded Katie who maybe a little immature for her age I still found
her endearing as she was always looking for fun.
I enjoyed this book just as much as the previous two
Tremarnock books which I have read and am looking forward to what happens next
in Tremarnock.
Thank you to the publishers Head of Zeus for sending me a
copy to review and for inviting me to be part of this blog tour.
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