This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free for a Blog Tour in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to Rachel for letting me take part in this tour. I read the follow up to this book before Christmas so I was very interested to go back to the beginning and find out how The Cocktail Bar began.

River is our MC. He is quite the character. Ex-rock star who now runs a cocktail bar! I loved hearing his views on cocktails and how they don’t get enough credit. Cocktails are always seen as a girly drink but I don’t think that has to be the case at all. I really liked River although there were times when I thought he was a bit dense to what was going on around him.

The villain of this story is Georgina. She is a cow from start to finish. I couldn't stand her and couldn't wait for her to get her comeuppance. She really shows us what happens when you let things fester.

And then there’s Alice. When I read Twinkle Twinkle Bar I really liked Alice so I was looking forward to seeing how her story began. She is such a sweetie.

This book is a story not only about love but about allowing yourself to be who you truly want to be. It’s about realising that your dream is important no matter what anyone else says about it. At the same time it’s also about the fact that we can only do so much and in life, there are things outside of our control.

I really enjoyed reading this book. It is an uplifting and light-hearted read. The book was a joy to read. With laughter, a little anger and a whole load of cocktails. I seriously need a trip to River’s bar stat!