#BlogTour – #BookReview of #ThisChristmasInParis by Sophie Claire @SClaireWriter @HodderBooks

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Nov 30

I'm delighted to welcome you today to my stop on the blog tour for heartwarming festive read This Christmas In Paris by Sophie Claire. Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for giving me the opportunity to read and review this lovely book.

About the book:

What could be more magical than Christmas in Paris?

When Carys is offered the chance to run a little French café, she leaps at the chance to discover an exciting city where she can dream big.

Meanwhile, struggling journalist Mat is living in the City of Love - but he's never found romance himself.

Then, a chance encounter changes everything, and it feels like the start of something wonderful. But Carys and Mat are both keeping secrets . . .

Can they open their hearts to one another - and maybe even find love, just in time for Christmas?

About the author:

Sophie Claire writes emotional stories set in England and sunny Provence, where she spent her summers as a child.

She has a French mother and a Scottish father, but was born in Africa and grew up in Manchester, England where she still lives with her husband and two sons.

Previously, she worked in Marketing and proofreading academic papers, but writing is what she always considered her 'real job' and now she's delighted to spend her days dreaming up heartwarming contemporary romance stories set in beautiful places.

You can find out more at http://www.sophieclaire.co.uk and Twitter @sclairewriter.

My Review:

As the days grow colder and the festive season fast approaches, what could be better than curling up with this lovely, heartwarming story by Sophie Claire? This Christmas In Paris is the perfect read to escape with this winter. There is a warmth to this author's writing that draws you into the lives of the characters from the outset, soon finding yourself emotionally invested in the outcome of the choices they make.

When Carys is given the chance to escape from her mundane life and run a little French cafe, she jumps at the chance. What could possibly be better than to start a new chapter in Paris, an exciting city where, if she plays her cards right, all her dreams could come true?

Struggling journalist Mat is living in the City of Love, but has never been lucky enough to find it for himself. But then a chance encounter changes everything, promising to be the start of something rather wonderful.

But Carys and Mat are both keeping secrets. Will they be able to open up to each other before Christmas? Or are they destined to keep on making the same mistakes over and over again?

What follows is a lovely, warm and emotional tale that once started I did not want to end! I loved spending time with these characters and could quite happily have carried on reading about them, even though some of the choices they made were far less than perfect.

Sophie Claire's gentle writing and gorgeous characterisation brings this lovely Christmas story vividly to life, making it feel like you're being enveloped in a warm, cosy hug that you don't ever want to break free from!

This Christmas In Paris is a beautifully written, multilayered festive story, that goes far deeper beneath the surface than the lighthearted love story it at first appears to be. And I loved it!

Highly recommended.

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