Thursday, 13 June 2019

Summer Season on the Seafront by Kate Ginger



Summer Season on the Seafront by Kate Ginger
Published: 10th June 2019
Publisher: HQ Digital
Available on Kindle
Rating: 5/5

Blurb
The Greenley Players are back practicing their Shakespeare and, as usual, things aren't going to plan.

Sarah Powell is fed up with her sad single status and when her estranged father walks back into her life things get even worse. Can dishy doctor Finn MacDonald mend her broken heart and help her figure things out?

TV star, Nate Hardy's career is going from strength to strength until his performance is interrupted and he has to flee the West End to hide away in Greenley. Will he ever get his career back on track or will Sarah and the rest of Greenley's madcap residents capture his heart forever? 

Review
 Set in the lovely village of Greenley-on-Sea, Summer Season on the Seafront tells the story of the Greenley Players as they set out to perform their second Shakespeare play in the newly renovated theatre. The focus of the book is on Sarah who is playing Miranda the leading lady but with troubles in her own life Sarah is struggling to connect with her character and pull off a crowd-pleasing performance.

It wasn’t until I read a couple of chapters of this book that I realised it follows on from The Little Theatre on the Seafront published last year, this didn’t hinder my enjoyment of the book at all as Katie Ginger has given us enough background details that you can work out what happened previously. If you want the full story you can of course go and read that book first.

Sarah has been the previous star of the Greenley Players but she’s struggling to connect with her character, this might be because Miranda’s falling in love for the first time and for Sarah romance is sadly missing in her life. Still recovering from her cheating ex Vince she’s been on several disastrous dates while secretly harbouring a massive crush for her work colleague Finn MacDonald, the local doctor. I instantly connected with Sarah she’s a fun-loving girl who’s just starting to find her place in life after a few tragic years. She’s caring and supportive towards her friends and I was hoping she would find someone who would truly adore her so she could feel totally secure.

Actor Nate Hardy comes to Greenley-on-sea when his love life is splashed across the national newspapers and he needs a place to hide. To begin with I didn’t care much for Nate. He was portrayed as a famous actor who’d cheated on his wife then run away when things got tricky but as the story developed and we find out more about him he gained my sympathy. It must be hard to live in the limelight and have your every move scrutinized by outsiders. He helps the Greenley Players work on their performance and seems to form a special bond with Sarah. But when the dust settles, and he can return to his old life can Nate leave Greenley and Sarah behind.

I loved Summer Season on the Seafront, it maybe classed as a romance novel but has so much more to offer. I loved how the story revolved around the theatre and its production of The Tempest and gave a real feel for theatre life. The romance isn’t over the top and too mushy which for me makes this the perfect summer read. I’d love another visit to Greenley-on-Sea just to find out more about the notorious Mrs Andrews.

Thank you so much to the publishers and Katie Ginger for sending me a copy to review and to Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to be part of the blog tour.

About the Author


Katie Ginger lives in the South East of England, by the sea, and apart from holidays to very hot places where you can sit by a pool and drink cocktails as big your head, she wouldn't really want to be anywhere else. Summer Season on the Seafront is Katie's second novel. Her debut novel The Little Theatre on the Seafront was shortlisted for the Katie Fforde Debut Novel of the Year award. She is also the author of some cosy mystery short stories. Katie loves making her characters either fall in love, or killing them off - it depends on her mood!
When she's not writing, Katie spends her time drinking gin, or with her husband, trying to keep alive her two children: Ellie, who believes everything in life should be done as a musical number from a West End show; and Sam, who is basically a monkey with a boy's face. And there's also their adorable King Charles Spaniel, Wotsit (yes, he is named after the crisps!).
For more about Katie you can visit her website: www.keginger.com, find her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/KatieGAuthor, or follow her on Twitter: @KatieGAuthor

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