This is a book that will have you singing along and wanting to strut your stuff to some classic Christmas rock and roll tunes, and then spend time at Christmas craft fairs stocking up on all of the handmade goodies - or at least that’s how it made me feel anyway!

It’s fair to say, as Bo, Angel and Ran were at the fair waiting to see Madame Odette I was sharing their sceptical views. I’m not the biggest fan of fortune tellers etc and definitely think that their predictions are often so vague that you can apply them to an action or feeling - but that’s enough about me!

All of the characters are just so lovely, I really felt for Angel going through what she did, but the way she was able to turn to her sewing as almost a form of therapy made me want to get my machine out of the cupboard. The things she made sounded exquisite and there’s something extra special about selecting a few items from your home that you know someone has spent hours working on. Homemade items just have that extra special touch and I’d love to be able to make even something little.

Bo is such a good friend to Angel, but her vibrancy stands out of the pages, you could see her smiling reflecting after she’d danced on stage and could just tell that the music poured straight through her. I was fully engaged in her friendship with Ran and so hoped that they’d be able to take that step and progress into something more, although you can see that they both need to move on from their pasts first.

There was a subtle Christmas hint throughout the whole book which made me wish for colder weather, I can’t wait to wrap up warm and soak up the festive activities. Phillipa has written such a lovely cosy book and I can’t wait to read even more by her in the coming months.