Evie Flynn is a bit of a black sheep in her family – the one who can
be counted on to disappoint everyone – never having to manage to hold
down a successful career, get married, have children nor own her own
house. Tragedy strikes when her aunt Jo dies in a car accident, and
everyone is shocked when Jo leaves her cafe in Cornwall in her will.
Everyone expects Evie to sell the cafe but she has fond memories of her
aunt, the cafe and the beach but can she prove to her family and to the
other villagers, and herself, that she can make the cafe a continued
success?
This reminds me of Meet Me At Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan:
unfavoured child in stale relationship and career decides to be
adventurous by running her own cafe, despite never having run a business
before, and making new friends, overcoming big obstacles and forging
new relationships in the process. However, I think that The Beach Cafe
is a far better read: it is well written, emotional, romantic and funny.
Evie is a likeable character and her attempts to carry on her aunt’s
legacy, thus changing everyone’s opinion of her, are inspiring to
read.Her burgeoning relationship with Ed was sparky and lovely to read
(he hides a secret but his situation seemed to be resolved rather
quickly, but it paved the way for Ed and Evie to reunite). Phoebe’s
story and the way she connected with Evie was good, and Evie’s encounter
with her first love Ryan is memorable – they say you never forget your
first love but this is one she should definitely move on from!
The story is consistently engaging and the descriptions make the village an ideal place to live. A great read! 4.5 stars
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