Utterly delightful and escapist. A recommended first purchase for collections where light women's fiction is popular.

A brilliant summer read from Tilly Tennant. A seaside setting, a pier with a Waffle House and romance - a perfect book to read sat in your deckchair with a glass of wine.

The Waffle House, run by Sadie’s grandparents, has been an important part of Sadie’s life. But when her grandfather dies the family is split as to what should happen to it. Can her grandmother continue to run the Waffle House or will it have to be sold.

Sadie is still in love with her ex boyfriend, or is she? When she has an accident while out swimming the future starts to look slightly different

This is the perfect read for a lovely sunny day when we're all dreaming of being able to go to the beach again. Sadie is a trainee teacher who isn't enjoying her chosen career. When her beloved Grandfather dies, she thinks the best way to help her Grandmother is to work with her in the family waffle business only it isn't as straightforward as it seems. At the same time she is torn over Declan, the one she let get away and Luke, the town newcomer who didn't have the most positive introduction to the small seaside town. Will she find her place in the world and true love?
I loved Sadie and could really relate to her situation. I had a wry smile and also cringed at her experiences of being a trainee teacher and anyone who has ever done teaching practice will relate to her experiences - it happens to the best of us. There were poignant aspects to her story as well - the pain of losing a grandparent and watching the pain and struggles of the surviving grandparent were very well portrayed. April was a fantastic character and her story was very touching, especially when considering the real reality of what is happening to her.
The romance angle was engaging and at times she seemed to genuinely belong with each of the two men. It was also nice that Melissa wasn't demonised and portrayed negatively as it was easy to see her point of view and I felt sorry for her.
Yes this is your easy read romance but I think it's so much more than that. If you've ever had doubts about your choices in life and questioned whether you should have taken a different path then you'll totally love this.

The is a wonderful feel-good romance about Sadie, a struggling teacher-in-training (what teacher hasn't felt like she does at some point?!?) who is unsure of her career, her relationships, and her life. When her grandfather passes on, leaving the family business also in question, Sadie does everything she can to keep it. She finds herself, her loves, her passions, and a breathtaking romance along the way. I'm a sucker for books like these and I devoured it in about 24 hours.

I want to start out by saying that you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the advance copy of The Waflle House on the Pier. I requested to read this romcom after being pulled in by the description and the gorgeous cover. This is the first book I've attempted to read by Tilly Tennant and I had high hopes from looking at past reviews. Unfortunately, I just couldn't get into this one, struggling to connect with Sadie. I wasn't a huge fan of her internal dialogue, as she's quite the complainer, and just wasn't being drawn in to the storyline. In the end, this ended up being a book I did not finish. Despite this, I'm looking forward to reading other pieces of work from this author, as I've heard great things.

Thank you to Netgalley for an early copy.
Another fabulous book from Tilly.
Read it in one sitting. The story of Sadie, a teacher whose not sure if she’s in the right job.
One day whilst back home, she sees an ambulance heading to her grandma and granddads place. In a minute her whole life changes.
After losing her grandad, she leaves her job. She’s back home and there’s talk of selling the business, she discusses taking it on with her friends, who aren’t that sold on the idea. She also sees her ex Dec and his girlfriend and he too is keen for it to be opened up again.
Sadie leaves her job and opens up the Waffle House. But, soon she notices things aren’t right with grandma, after incidents happen at the business.
After an accident at the beach, she meets Luke and explains to him how things are,
He offers to buy the place and she can run it but Sadie declines the offer.
After another incident, her family want her to stop opening the business so she puts a sign up to let customers know. Her grandma isn’t happy and opens up again, only for her family to ask her to announce that she doesn’t want to work with her grandma- causing her grandma to hate her.
One night, Dec after having been drinking after a split from his girlfriend attempts to walk on bars, he falls in the sea, Luke who sees this goes in after him only for Ewan to do the same and coastguards are called. Luckily nothing bad happens and they're all taken to hospital to be checked over.
At the fireworks party, Lucy arrives surprising Sadie. After introductions to Luke. Her family inform(her grandma is suffering from early signs of dementia) her that they’ve found a buyer for the business and then her grandma informs her that she’s signing over the business to Ewan, Lucy and Sadie who in turn say they’re signing their share over to Sadie. So she can do as she wants.
A very happy ending.
Recommend it.

This is only the second book I’ve read by this author but I have genuinely enjoyed both. There’s something warm and familiar about the writing style that you can just indulge in.

With thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest review

Nice easy summer read bit of romance a fabulous pier what more could you want
Fabulous cover just what we all need.

Love all Tilly Tennant books. Very easy read romance suspense a bit of everyday life. I cant wait to read more