I rated this book 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
There are some books which are destined to be read, ones which will find out completely out of the blue just at the perfect time. Sunshine at the Comfort Food Café is that book for me, I was provided with an advanced copy for honest feedback via Netgalley UK. It has given me hope when I was in a dark place, why? You ask. Well because my current situation is not dissimilar to that of the lead character, Willow, who looks after her mother who has dementia. Now don't go thinking that this is a depressing subject for a romantic comedy or be put off by the subject. Debbie Johnson handles the pitfalls with care, whilst keeping it based in reality, she doesn't gloss over the dark moments brought on by the disease but shows something that I have recently come to learn in my own life. It takes a village, Willow does not have to do everything alone, she has friends, family and a lover, mistakes happen, you do lose yourself, Debbie, via Willow, shows that it is okay.
Love is at the heart of this story, both familial and romantic, Willow falls for Tom almost immediately, but it's her struggle with her feelings and how new relationships will affect her role as a carer that is at the core, leaving the question will she get her happily ever after?
It is both Debbie's writing style and her ability to create, characters with flaws that make this story work as a romantic comedy, there were many times when I laughed aloud on my commute to work, whilst other moments I cried, my heart aching at the unfairness of it all and that's what makes the characters and story, human and real.
I highly recommend for anyone to read this book, if they are in need of a light-hearted yet emotionally packed read.
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