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mandylovestoread's review
4.0
The Café by the Bridge by Lily Malone is the second book in the fictional Chalk Hill series. Now I have not read the first book yet but this book read fine as a stand alone. That being said I will now be going back and reading book 1 as I really enjoyed the stories in this one. Definitely a series to add to my ever growing list!! This book is set in rural Western Australia which makes a nice change. My reading goals for this year are to read more varied genres and more Australia authors - this book ticks both boxes beautifully.
If Chalk Hill was a real place then it would sounds like a lovely place to live. I have never been to WA but the writing in this book made me want to go there and see the beautiful scenery. One day....
Taylor Woods is a child psychologist in Perth. She is becoming increasingly worries about her brother Will who has been scammed by his so-called girlfriend Amanda. He loaned her a large sum of money without any sign of being paid back. Not only that but he has now learned that he was not her only victim. Taylor wants to fix everybody and everything. After staking out Amanda she has tracked down Abe Honeychurch who was also one of Amanda's victims.
She takes a leave of absence from work and travels to Chalk Hill to try to convince Abe to go to the police and in turn helping her brother. She finds him working in the café that he has opened after returning to his hometown after losing everything. But Abe wants nothing to do with Taylors plan. He just wants to forget it all and move on but he is struggling to do so. He is depressed and alone and plans to stay that was. But something about Taylor starts to change his mind and the 2 of them start spending more time to together.
This is a story of trust, betrayal, family, love and learning to live again. It was a much lighter read for me and I really enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more in this series. A big thank you to Harper Collins Publishers Australia for sending me a copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.
If Chalk Hill was a real place then it would sounds like a lovely place to live. I have never been to WA but the writing in this book made me want to go there and see the beautiful scenery. One day....
Taylor Woods is a child psychologist in Perth. She is becoming increasingly worries about her brother Will who has been scammed by his so-called girlfriend Amanda. He loaned her a large sum of money without any sign of being paid back. Not only that but he has now learned that he was not her only victim. Taylor wants to fix everybody and everything. After staking out Amanda she has tracked down Abe Honeychurch who was also one of Amanda's victims.
She takes a leave of absence from work and travels to Chalk Hill to try to convince Abe to go to the police and in turn helping her brother. She finds him working in the café that he has opened after returning to his hometown after losing everything. But Abe wants nothing to do with Taylors plan. He just wants to forget it all and move on but he is struggling to do so. He is depressed and alone and plans to stay that was. But something about Taylor starts to change his mind and the 2 of them start spending more time to together.
This is a story of trust, betrayal, family, love and learning to live again. It was a much lighter read for me and I really enjoyed it. I look forward to reading more in this series. A big thank you to Harper Collins Publishers Australia for sending me a copy of this book to read. All opinions are my own and are in no way biased.
busyreading's review against another edition
5.0
I just know when I pick up a book written by Aussie author Lily Malone, it’s going to be a book with the lot and The Cafe by the Bridge was exactly that. This is the second book in the Chalk Hill series and I enjoyed it as much or perhaps a little more than the first one. As with all her books Lily takes us on another fantastic journey where we the reader are fully engrossed in the story from start to finish.
For anyone who loves a good read or loves to read rural, romance or contemporary then I highly recommend this book to you. With a mixture of laugh out loud and emotional scenes, this book has everything a reader could want and more in a book. Highly recommended.
With thanks to Netgalley for my digital copy to read and review.
For anyone who loves a good read or loves to read rural, romance or contemporary then I highly recommend this book to you. With a mixture of laugh out loud and emotional scenes, this book has everything a reader could want and more in a book. Highly recommended.
With thanks to Netgalley for my digital copy to read and review.
robinwalter's review against another edition
"You're scarred by bad memories triggered by a song so let's have sex to that song to give you good memories instead" - who knew psychology was that simple?
margreads's review
4.0
I have reviewed all three books in the trilogy here
http://www.theintrepidreader.com/2020/02/the-chalk-hill-trilogy-by-lily-malone.html?showComment=1581723194769#c6430976538626357202
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