Book Review: Maddy’s Christmas Wedding by Rosie Green

I’m delighted to be welcoming Rosie Green back to Novel Kicks and the blog blitz for her book, Maddy’s Christmas Wedding, the latest in the Little Duck Pond series. 

With the wedding of the year approaching, excitement is running high at the café! But there’s just one problem. Maddy is grappling with a secret.

Could it derail all of hers and Jack’s glorious plans for their big day? Will there actually be a wedding?

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Maddy is close to having the winter wedding she’s always dreamed of. Before marrying Jack, she and her friends head off to Lapland for her hen weekend. However, recent news has her keeping a secret. Is it big enough to stop the wedding and how long can Maddy keep it to herself? 

I have read previous books in this series and loved them. I therefore jumped at the chance to be part of the one day blitz for Maddy’s Christmas Wedding, book 37 in the Little Duck Pond series. This, like many in the series can be read as a standalone. 

This novel immediately gave me the festive feelings as I began to read. Set near Christmas, it plunges you right in to the joy of the season, especially when the characters head off to Lapland. If I didn’t want to go there before, I do now. 

Told from the point of view of Maddy, Ellie and Fen, the plot unwinds nicely as we see the story from varying points of view. The secret Maddy is holding gives an extra mystery to the narrative that had me reading way after my bed time. 

These characters are all strong women and I loved the camaraderie they had when they were together and the support they offered each other. I did feel a little sorry for Jack and for Maddy. Their situation is not one you’d wish to go through. 

There was a mixture of humour, warmth and realistic situations in this book and by the end, I felt like I was saying goodbye to friends. 

The themes include family, fertility, illness, love and friendship – yes, quite a mix. I’m not going to say much else. You know my feelings toward major spoilers. 

Overall though, it’s a lovely novel with a romantic festive setting. It reminds us to have faith and that, at Christmas, anything can happen. A perfect addition to any December reading list. 

About Rosie Green –

Rosie Green’s Little Duck Pond Cafe series of novellas is centred around life in a village cafe and most can be read as stand-alone stories. (‘The Sunshine Sisters’ is a trilogy within the Little Duck Pond Café series and it would benefit from being read in order: Aurora, Skye and Blossom.)

Cosy Nights & Snowball Fights, was released on 5th October. Maddy’s Christmas Wedding, was released on 30th November both in  time for the festive season!

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Click to buy Maddy’s Christmas Wedding on Amazon UK and Amazon US.

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.