Christmas at Rachel’s Pudding Pantry
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4.3 • 47 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Cosy up with the new novel in the Pudding Pantry series, full of love, laughter, and plenty of delicious pudding!
The first snow is falling over Primrose Farm, the mince pies are warming, and Rachel can’t wait to share a kiss under the mistletoe with her gorgeous new flame, Tom.
If only it was all comfort and joy . . . The arrival of Tom’s ex brings an unwelcome chill to the farm. And despite Master Baker Mum Jill’s valiant efforts, the new pudding pantry business is feeling the pinch.
With a spoonful of festive spirit, a cupful of goodwill with friends, and her messy, wonderful family by her side, can Rachel make this a Christmas to remember?
Why readers love cosying up with Caroline Roberts’ gorgeous novels:
‘Family, friendships, farming and fabulous food. The Pudding Pantry is perfect!’ Sunday Times bestseller Heidi Swain
‘Cosy and uplifting – a real treat!’ Debbie Johnson
‘A delightful, life affirming story’ Ali McNamara
‘Such a wonderful book, heart-wrenching and uplifting and joyful! Cressida McLaughlin
'A top-rated romance which I devoured quicker than a slice of Victoria Sponge. Beautifully written, warm, funny, cosy, romantic and sweeter than a tray full of cookie dough' Bookaholic Confessions
'A warm and cosy read for a cold winter's day . . . will have you longing to be served in the tearoom' Rachel's Random Reads
Reviews
‘Pure comfort – warmth and cosiness exude from every page’ Woman magazine
About the author
Caroline Roberts is the Kindle bestselling author of the Cosy Teashop series. She lives in the wonderful Northumberland countryside with her husband and credits the sandy beaches, castles and rolling hills around her as inspiration for her writing. She enjoys writing about relationships; stories of love, loss and family, which explore how beautiful and sometimes complex love can be. A slice of cake, glass of bubbly and a cup of tea would make her day – preferably served with friends!
Customer Reviews
A delicious treat that will leave you craving for more.
Back on Primrose Farm for a festive feast of puddings and all is not calm. Since our first visit to the Pudding Pantry, things have gotten a wee bit hectic for Rachel, single mother, farmer, girlfriend and café owner. As the holiday season drawers closer Rachel is being pulled in all directions, the tourist season is over and the Pantry’s customers are dwindling, Masie’s father is back on the scene, Tom, her boyfriend wants to see more of her and the farm is under threat.
It doesn’t end there, but I don’t wish to spoil anything, they are so many ingredients aka additional subplots stirred in this cosy story that you will be engrossed from cover to cover. So, wrap up warm, sit by the fire with a mug of hot chocolate to hand and enjoy this story which will leave you craving sticky toffee pudding :D
As always, my thanks to publisher #OneMoreChapter and #Netgalley for allowing me to read # ChristmasAtRachelsPuddingPantry
Not for weight watchers.
When I finally reached The End, I'm sure my teeth hurt after continuously reading about all those puddings, maybe I'm even suffering from a sugar overload. Jill and Rachel spent every moment mixing and baking puddings for the Pudding Pantry, eating them themselves or drinking hot chocolate with cream. I worry for their teeth and ballooning weight with all that sugar consumption. I know this is fiction but it sounds a very unhealthy life style.
Serious editing is required to remove the unnecessary padding and correct the mistakes and typos. The title of the book constantly popped up without any reason, sentences broke off mid line and continued in the next line below, words were split into two. The manner of writing was a little like my ex-neighbour's conversation: an expected quick chat would develop into me receiving a 60-minute monologue full of excessive and unneeded detail.
When intruders appear in the middle of the night in the farm yard, Rachel grabs her dad's cricket bat. I can only blame her stupidity with being half asleep. Once she grabbed her shotgun and took a pot shot into the air they immediately ran off.
All in all a good plot, if predictable, I was particularly annoyed that Rachel couldn't make more time for lovely Tom. This is a bit like an extended omnibus edition of The Archers - An Everyday Story of Country Folk. Some people like The Archers, some don't.
I finished the book last night and today I made a Toffee Apple Crumble, so I was clearly influenced by something.