No One Cancels Christmas by Zara Stoneley
Published: 19th October 2018
Publisher: Harper Impulse
Pages: 269
Available on Kindle
Rating: 5/5
Blurb
It’s the most magical time of the year, and for
travel agent Sarah it’s also the busiest! But this year one man threatens to
ruin Christmas for Sarah’s customers – Mr Grinch, Will Armstrong.
The Shooting Star Mountain resort is a magical
place, and Sarah has fond memories of Christmas here as a little girl – visits
to Father Christmas, husky rides in the snow and hot chocolate by a roaring
fire. But as the resorts new owner, Will refuses to play snowball or to deck
the halls with anything remotely resembling tinsel!
With customers complaining their Christmas is
ruined, Sarah decides it’s up to her to convince Scroogey Will just how magical
Christmas can be….
But getting Will into the Christmas spirit is
hopeless – he is Bah Humbug personified! But as Sarah gets to know him better,
she realises that underneath all the gloom is a man struggling with a pain of
his own.
With the big day approaching, Sarah realises that the magic and
sparkle can wait. This year, she’s going to spend Christmas day with someone
special her very own Mr Scrooge…
Review
I’m a massive Zara Stoneley fan as her books are hugely
entertaining, her latest on No One Cancels Christmas also has the bonus of
being full of festive antics as its set in the magical Christmas resort of The
Shooting Star Mountain Resort. A place which is full of snow, sleigh rides,
huskies and hot chocolate.
Sarah has been running her aunt’s travel agents for a while so
when the Shooting Star Mountain Resort starts getting a bad reputation Sarah
knows she must step in before it starts to affect her business. After a few
heated emails with the resort owner Will Sarah decides its time to head to
Canada and sort the problems out herself.
The Shooting Star Resort isn’t just a holiday destination, it’s
the last place Sarah was truly happy when she had both her parents around her
and was surrounded by love and joy, fifteen years later its time to go back and
face what happened there.
Sarah’s enthusiasm for Christmas soon works its magic on the
resort and its owners brother Ed and Will. Ed the younger brother tries his
best to dodge any work tasks Sarah sets him by flirting his way out, while
scrooge like Will tries his best to avoid any fun by hiding away in with husky
Rosie. Sarah’s sparkling personality has a way of finding the real Will hidden
underneath all the grumpiness.
One of my favourite parts of the book was the interaction
between Sarah and young Poppy, who initially seemed like a child nightmare in
Sarah’s eyes but actually turned out to be a lovely kid.
This is a book full of hilarious scenes which Zara Stoneley
seems to write perfectly, my favourites include scenes with snowmobiles, Christmas
trees and gladioli stems.
It was also lovely to catch up with Sam and Jake who are
featured in Zara’s previous novel The Wedding Date. Not to mention Sam’s mother
the over jealous Ruth, who is sure to bring a smile to your face.
No One Cancels Christmas is a lovely festive novel full of
fun, family secrets and a sprinkle of romance. It’s a novel I enjoyed very much,
and I can’t wait to read Zara Stoneley’s next novel.
Thank you so much to Netgalley and Harper Impulse for the
copy to review and to Rachel’s Random Resources for organising the blog tour.
About the Author
Born in a small village in Staffordshire, I wanted
to be a female James Herriot, a spy, or an author when I grew up. After many
years, and many different jobs, my dream of writing a bestseller came
true.
I write about friendship, dreams, love, and happy ever afters, and hope that my tales make you cry a little, laugh a lot, and occasionally say 'ahhh'.
I now live in a Cheshire village with my family, a lively cockapoo called Harry, and a very bossy (and slightly evil) cat called Saffron.
Where you can find her-
Website: http://www.zarastoneley.com
Twitter: @ZaraStoneley
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ZaraStoneley
I write about friendship, dreams, love, and happy ever afters, and hope that my tales make you cry a little, laugh a lot, and occasionally say 'ahhh'.
I now live in a Cheshire village with my family, a lively cockapoo called Harry, and a very bossy (and slightly evil) cat called Saffron.
Where you can find her-
Website: http://www.zarastoneley.com
Twitter: @ZaraStoneley
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ZaraStoneley
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zarastoneley/
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