Good premise but ultimately boring and formulaic.

Beautifully written! Review to come x

I was going to give this just 3 stars but the ending got me

On holiday in Devon last week, I didn't take any books with me due to travelling so far via coach and packing space, however I did buy one at a used book stall in the local town market whilst I was there. I wanted something light and quick and something that I didn't have any preconceived ideas about so I chose Vivien's Heavenly Ice Cream Shop. It seemed suitably summery and light, the perfect read for when  you can only snatch a few minutes reading time!

I didn't read much on that holiday, actually just 100 pages or so on the 6 hour coach journey back, but I did finish it when I got home.

There are a lot of problems with this book; clunky dialogue, unrealistic plot points, melodrama, just to name a few. However, despite these issues and the fact that the plot is predictable, I enjoyed this story. It's the kind of book that you can pick up when you want something fun and you know that there won't be anything too heavy.

Overall I enjoyed reading this book but I am aware that it has many negative points. I would read something else by this author but I wouldn't necessarily recommend this to someone else.

It took me a while to actually start reading this book because I kept getting distracted by the absolutely gorgeous front cover!

When I did finally get around to reading it, I found it to be a fairly enjoyable book. Definitely easy holiday reading.

The plot was predictable and consequently often boring; any 'plot twists' I saw coming a number of pages before the big reveal. I also found a number of irritating typos.

If you're looking for easy summer reading, this book is perfect as it doesn't involve much brain power to devour. Just don't go expecting a masterpiece!

It was absolute chick lit and it was amazing. I love the fact that it passes the Bechdel test, these women are also venturing on a new business adventure together and it's a sweet story about a family. 

This is the first Abby Clements book I have read and it's fairly good, I felt quite connected with the characters. Unfortunately one thing annoyed me constantly throughout this book. Imogen and Anna seem to be completely clueless about running a business, they have no marketing strategy, yet Anna's job was supposed to be high up in marketing. This completely undermined everything else in the plot.