Wish Upon A Star

So to finalise my christmas reads for 2013 I delved into Trisha Ashley's Wish Upon A Star, the story of single mum Cally who sells her London flat and returns home to live in the village of Sticklepond with her mum whilst she raises money to take her sick daughter to America for life saving heart surgery.

I own a few of Ashley's books but this is the first I'd read but I realised a little ways in that many of her novels will be based in the same small village and I'm now intrigued to read more about people who whilst bit characters in this book will star in their own story. We may even in the future find out more about Cally out with this book.

This was a lovely story, full of warmth and great heart. Cally meets Jago a fellow baker when she returns home to Sticklepond and the very natural, slow building and romantic way in which their story builds is lovely. There's no earth shattering moments, just very realistic building of their love for each other which I lovely to read.

It took me a little bit to read this book but it wasn't a reflection on the writing just on the fact that over the festive period my down time for reading was reduced by all the preparations. It's not a book that should be regarded as a ‘Xmas' read as it isn't intrinsically linked to the festive period and could be equally enjoyed at any time of year just as joyfully.