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My 1st book completed for the #WinterReadathon and December #BookSpinBingo!

Polly is back in this sequel to Little Beach Street Bakery, and again she's picking up the pieces when things start to go wrong. But with Huckle the beekeeper, Neil the puffin, their new home in the lighthouse, and her friends on Mount Polbearne, she'll figure out how to make it all work.

Saturday morning #coffeeandabook ☕️📚

Idyllic as always, even with the massive thunderstorm and all the Ensuing Drama at the end. What a good introduction for Nan the Van. #womensfiction #contemporaryromance

#savvysettings

I do enjoy a #bakery setting.

It‘s been 6 months of books ago that I read the first book in this series but it didn‘t take long for me to feel as though I never left Mount Polbearne. Sitting a spell with Polly Waterford is like reading sunshine.

This is the second book in the series. What a great book!! Absolutely loved it. Fast read. A real page turner!!

#JumpStart2021 #BeachRead Though it hasn‘t been much of a summer here so far(it‘s rained for the last 10 days straight⛈)I‘m going with the spirit of this prompt & picked a summery book. Maybe the weather gods will cut us some slack & give us some beach weather soon. Even my garden is begging for some sun & less water, usually by now it‘s drought conditions & 40C weather🌞🥵On the plus side, I‘m not having to hibernate under the ducted air!

This was just delightful ❤️ I loved the continuation of Polly. Huckle and Neil story. I really want a little Puffin bird in my life and fresh bread daily 😊 I can‘t wait to read the next book set at Christmas in December 🎄🎄🎄

Marathon listening session while mowing the lawn, canning tomatoes, and cooking meant I finished this in record time. I loved picking up on the lives of Polly and her friends in the second book in this series. Now to wait six months for the next one from the library! And Neil is my favorite puffin ever!

So good! Sweet, substantial and a little tart too-the perfect recipe for a story centered around a baker and her bakery. A lovely sequel to the first book in the series. And a little over 3 hours in #24B4Monday ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

Perfect summer evening. Hammock, book, wine. #currentread #24B4Monday

A delightful cozy romance, Summer at Little Beach Street Cafe is a continuation from the first novel. If you haven‘t ready Little Beach Street Cafe, there is a nice little recap in the begging of this book which will bring you up to speed. Full of Jenny Colgan‘s trademark humor and an abundance of deliciously written artisan breads, the cast of quirky characters share their misadventures in the quintessential seaside town of Mount Polbearne.

Another delightful read from Jenny Colgan. Jenny's writing always makes you feel like you are a part of the story and that the characters are your friends. This is another engaging and heartwarming look into Polly's life. Jenny's books leave you smiling and feeling good. I have never read a Jenny Colgan book that I haven't loved! #jennycolgan #summeratlittlebeachstreetbakery #litsy #tea_sipping_bookworm #bookstagram

I streaked through this one tonight! Well, morning really, it is 4.30am here. Still not sleepy so I‘m planning on starting the third book in the series, Christmas At Little Beach Street Bakery. I really need to get my hands on her other books..Oi! Whoever has me as their #cupidgoespostal match, Colgans Sweetshop series are top of my romance themed list! Please & Thankyou!😘😘😘 Ahh sleep deprivation. Isn‘t it fun?

#BookMail No1 Of 2018 is this little gem of a book. I thoroughly enjoyed The Bookshop On The Corner by the same author so I‘m giving this series a go. They may not be literary prize winners, but they‘re a fun palate cleanser between heavier books. That reminds me, I need to buy a new copy of The Bookshop On The Corner, I gifted my copy to an Aussie Litten who wanted to read it🤔 #NewYearNewBooks #SoManyBooksSoLittleFunds

Finished my last book of the year & the last book in the Little Beach Street Bakery series (really its the 2nd book but I read the last book 1st). This time Polly loses her job at the Bakery & tries to find a way to keep baking & Huckle tries to help but not in the best way. Add in the town still struggling with the aftermath of the storm, Reuben losing his money, & Neil returning to the puffin colony & you have an enjoyable read to end the year

Another pick for Jenny Colgan. This one had a little more angst, but still super sweet.

Now, of course I am on to the second book in the series.

I love this series! Ready to read the Christmas one!! ♥️🎄

I know I‘m reading a summer book in Nov while sitting by the fire, but I‘m LOVING this series and trying to read this one so I can read the NEXT one that is set at Christmas. 🎄 #somanybookssolittletime

My reading buddy... 🤓🐶 #Ramses #lovemydog

Summer's over (yay!), but I'm traveling and Colgan calms frazzled nerves. Plus, if I'm gonna read the Christmas book, I gotta catch up.

Working from home breakfast is far superior to regular work breakfast (i.e. Granola bar and yogurt). Hopefully I'll be able to sneak away and read at lunch today, too!

Leftover Chinese food broccoli, and beer from the local brewery - I just got back from attending a really fun yoga class there with two free beers included (awkwardly, as one of the only introverted solo people - next time I being reinforcements!). So, excited to drink IPA and read about wonderful Neil the puffin and be in pj mode now, even though class was fun.

Thanks @Aninski for tagging me! I almost never give 5 full stars unless a book is life-changingly good, but these are some upcoming reads I'm expecting good things from. I know I love It and it'll be a really fun book club book, Jenny Colgan and Elizabeth Kostova are favorites, and I've heard great things about Fierce Kingdom. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ expected for all! #fivestarpredictions

Calling it an early night with a little light reading.

Saying so long to summer with one last sweet beach day. Despite a chilly forecast it was a perfectly gorgeous warm sunny day in Ipswich and we simply couldn't end summer without one last seafood soirée at the Clam Box. *book not pictured out of tartar sauce concerns*

#BeachReads #BooksAcrossOceans

Crazy day at work, 2 hour commute, pounding headache, last one to pick up the kids at camp, pouring rain...I have earned this fun read. Happy Friday all!

Order 1 of 2 #bookoutlet #blameitonlitsty

Lost my bookmark earlier... and there it is. :|

If it's your book, feel free to dog-ear, highlight, annotate, etc., but dog-earing a LIBRARY book is a cardinal sin. It's not YOURS, treat it with respect. I'm on page 161 of this book and it has had at least ten dog-ears so far. I'm going a little nuts over it.

🤞🏻 Here's hoping 🤞🏻

Feeling very American right now... but really? REALLY?!?!?

@Leigh0906 your #beachinbookswap box was sent last week. Since I'm taking a spontaneous beach trip with my daughter, my husband took it to the post office and mailed it off. So, I didn't get a picture as planned. But it should be to you on Tuesday. 📚🐚

I will be reading these once they are available thorough my library. I read The Bookshop on the Corner and it was so cute. I have very high hopes for these.
#sweetsummerstack @Liberty

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jenny Colgan criou uma personagem que adoro, a Polly, lutadora, forte mas frágil, amiga. E tem o melhor animal de estimação de sempre, Neil, um papagaio-do-mar.

I found myself liking books by Jenny Colgan. I really enjoyed the Little Beach Street Bakery and its sequel (pictured here). They are quite charming and I love the characters.

Same blurb on two different books? Sure, fine. But changing the attribution? *head tilt*

Day 7 #marchintoreading #lighthouses Before she had me wanting a book van in Scotland, Jenny Colgan had me wanting to live in an old lighthouse on a Cornish island, running a bakery w/a baby puffin as an accidental pet. There's more lighthouse in the sequel to Little Beach Street Bakery & more visible lighthouse on its U.K. cover than the U.S. one but here's some googled pics that capture how the lighthouse setting & Neil (puffin) look in my head.

I think there is a fine art to writing a sequel that can stand on its own with a bit of historical retell background info and still tell its own story without too much repetition. This book seemed to retell earlier chapters of itself somehow ugh. I like the characters, the setting and the dialogue. Needs a good editor

Sometimes reading back to back isn't the greatest idea

Trots att originalet var något bättre än uppföljaren, gillar jag böckerna om lilla bageriet. Vackra omgivningar och lukten av nybakad bröd. Okontroversiellt.
(Nu märker jag att denna review har samma form som Trumps tweets; saknas bara utropstecknet på slutet;)

Tillbaka till Mount Polbearne och lilla bageriet. Lunnefågeln Neil är med:)

I loooove this series #setonanisland by Jenny Colgan! This is the second book (the first is The Little Beach Street Bakery) -- I read them each in practically no time at all. Devoured them. Such happy happy books!

• I think there is also a 3rd Christmas installment 🎄🎄🎄 but I *don't think* it is out in the US yet. I'm so ready for the next part of the story. Actually, I think I just made myself excited for a reread of this. #seasonsreadings2016

Welcome to Mount Polbearne, a small island community. There is an abundance of salty sea spray, delicious sweet and savory baked treats, and a wide variety of town folk to keep things interesting and lively. This is a place to laugh, cry, work hard, play hard and plant firm roots. As an added treat, you will meet Neil, a rescued an unintentionally domesticated, chubby puffin. An enjoyable and satisfying read.

Book 5 of my #readathon! It was fun, but not as good as the first one.

Very good and easy to read. Enjoyed the story made me laugh and cry Can't wait to read Christmas at the little beach street cafe!!! Five stars all round!!!