This one was a lovely read. I really enjoyed reading this one. I just love this kind of books.
4 stars read for me

I loved Kat and Noah’s stories at the idyllic Parc Lemmel. This is the perfect holiday read, engaging the reader from the start. Sue Moorcroft has a fantastic writing style which transports the reader into her world with characters which immediately engage the reader . This book is pure escapism, positive and uplifting even dealing with sensitive issues. A great read which I would Highly Recommend.
Thank you to Netgalley, Avon Books and Sue Moorcroft for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review

This book offers a lovely, light, summer feeling "feel-good" read. It is escapism at its finest and the reader will immediately be transported to a delightful place! This is the kind of comfort and ease that I know so many people need to fill their reading lives with! Highly recommend!

I really enjoyed this book. Sue’s books are always brilliant, this latest offering was a gorgeous bit of Summer escapism. I loved following Kat and Noah’s journey, there were lots of twists and turns in the plot that kept me hooked from the start. Highly recommend!

Lovely feel good book to read. It was a joy to read. Lovely characters. Great plot. The book was charming. Very well written. I’d definitely recommend this book. Beautiful setting to lose yourself in it

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The writing in this book is beautiful and it sets a gorgeous scene. Its a bit slow in some places but overall its a wonderful book that made me smile.

Another winner from Sue Moorcroft. She creates wonderful, evocative settings and I felt like I was in the French countryside alongside the characters. As always there's a strong story underpinning the developing romance, with complex family relationships that reflect real life.

Sue Moorcroft is fast becoming by 'go to' Author for Winter and Summer mood fiction. I needed a book to escape with, something that wasn't too heavy but had a good storyline, a beautiful setting and characters I could relate to. Summer at the French Cafe ticked all the boxes and more. What else do you need other than intriguing characters, a bookshop and a cafe with plenty of cake!?


Sue's books are a treat because she works hard to research the locations and the things that she writes about - what she doesn't research, her Brother does for her, linking her in with anything that she needs to do. The time and effort that goes into the writing process makes Sue's books incredibly authentic.


From the moment you open the pages of this book you'll be transported to sunny climates and a setting you'll really want to visit. There's just the right amount of romance and lots of topics covered - which Sue does extremely well. If you're looking to curate a Summer reading list, put this right at the top!

Whether you are avoiding the airport queues or having a staycation or travelling to France, Summer at the French Cafe will get you in the mood for whatever your plans are.

Summer at the French Cafe provides wonderful escapism and great story-telling. There's lots to entice - food, romance, friendship, humour to get bound up with this summer. Kat is a great character to get to know. She works at the cafe/bookshop that she has 100% embraced.

Life, despite the idyl of the the parkland backdrop and the setting of the lovely cafe, life isn't as easy as creating tasty pastries. Kat has come from a broken home life, with many issues, that she then proceeds to try to resolve with her brother and father, to try to re-establish relationships. As she does this, along comes Noah. Noah is kind and understanding, but this is also not always an easy relationship as Kat's previous relationships in romantic entanglements have also been troubled, even her work takes advantage. The book covers coercive relationships well. That being said, there is an air of the upliftiing summery spirit as Kat is strong and independant and doesn't allow all the emotional baggage to weigh so heavily to have her completely crumble.
She also has an important and perhaps, life changing decision to make - to open herself up to romance with the lovely Noah or not. Noah also has to work out what to do for best for his daughter too and whether and how he can continue to be the perfect boyfriend and take care of his daughter's sensitivities.

Summer at the French Cafe is unputdownable and a perfect read to escape into and not exit until the very end.

Rating: 4.5 Stars

Sue Moorcroft is back with an irresistible escapist tale readers will be completely bowled over by: Summer at the French Café.

Coming to France and to the idyllic French village of Kirchhoffen was the best decision Kat Jenson ever made. At long last, Kat thinks she has finally found a place to belong and somewhere she can call home. In Kirchhoffen Kat has everything she has always wanted: a beautiful dog, a gorgeous boyfriend and the perfect job managing a book café in Parc Lemmel. Everything seems to be going Kat’s way – until life pulls the rug out from under her feet and she realises that her idyllic life is not as perfect as she had thought it to be.

Her boyfriend being less Prince Charming and more rat of the highest order heralds the start of a difficult summer for Kat. With work woes, vindictive troublemakers and family strife, Kat has got quite a lot on her plate and she begins to wonder whether she might need to make a fresh start for herself far away from Kirchhoffen. Kat seems to be lurching from one disaster to the next, but could the enigmatic Noah help to bring some much-needed sunshine into her life?

Noah and Kat begin to get closer and closer, however, Noah has secrets of his own that could put paid to any thought they made have had of a future together. Will Noah and Kat fight for their happiness? Or is their relationship simply not meant to be?

Sue Moorcroft has written another winner with Summer at the French Café. Feel-good, romantic, witty and hard to put down, Summer at the French Café is a delightful tale about second chances, starting over and falling in love when you least expect it that ticks all the boxes for the perfect summer read.

I loved Kat. She was such a great heroine I couldn’t help but root for and Noah was such a complex and mysterious hero who I am sure readers will fall in love with – I know I did.

Fun, uplifting and simply fabulous – Summer at the French Café is another must-read from Sue Moorcroft’s immensely talented pen.

The title of the this book and the blurb do a disservice to this book and the author. The story is so much more than a fluffy holiday romance set in sunny France and more of a study about relationships and blended families. As you'd expect from the author the budding romance between the main characters is merely a small part of the storyline as we deal with both controlling and neglectful relationships, rekindling of estranged family members, revenge, betrayal and love. In the main this is a gripping rollercoaster with great characters which I binge read in a couple of sittings. My only quibble is an apparent 180 degree personaity transplant in a couple of the characters that made no sense at all, added absolutely nothing to the storyline and only succeeded in spoiling my memories of the two people in question and their relationship with the main protagonist

Kat and her dad have a strained relationship after he abandoned Kat and her mother when she was just twelve.
When Kat meets a man with a child from a previous marriage she feels she owes it to his daughter to try and help them repair their family.
A summer in a French tourist park juggling work and new friendships with getting to know her dad again leaves Kat with many decisions to make.

There was something about this story that I didn’t get along with, it took me a month to read, and at times, I just wanted to give up, which is a rarity for me.
Don’t get me wrong there was part of the book I did enjoy, Angelique being the main part, but some there is a lot of negative characters, step mum, ex-boyfriend, woman scorned, coercive husband, absent father, untrustworthy friends. This is just a few too many negative tropes for me to get behind.

That being said, this may have been what the author was going for, and I was probably not in the right frame of mind for such a story, there are parts of the story I did enjoy, just I did have high expectations for a story centred around a coffee/book shop in a French park so it’s 🌟🌟🌟 from me.
Regardless of my opinion of the story, many thanks to the author, #Netgalley and @AvonBooksUK for allowing me to read and review Summer at the French Café

Purchase Links:
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09JBL9X3L/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_dl_2TNFA7JBRQ5MR80G6XMJ
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Barens and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/summer-at-the-french-caf-sue-moorcroft/1140978080?ean=9780008525651
Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/summer-at-the-french-cafe/sue-moorcroft/9780008525644

The story is about Kat Jenson who is a manager of a book cafe, Livres et Cafe in France, near a large leisure and water park area, her half brother Solly and Noah.

The book is all about betrayal, illness, revenge and complicated family relationship which leave you with a mixture of feeling. The characters are wonderful and story moved along at a great pace that kept me captivate until the ending. Love Kat and Noah’s charming romance and the way they tackling the issues of their own: Kat with the sabotage mystery with the cafe and Noah with his relationship with his ex-wife and her new husband. Overall it is a great read for me

I really enjoyed this book, as I have by all books I have read by Sue Moorcroft. The locations were bought to life and I would really like to go back to France now. I like how the characters felt like real people, we all make mistakes and there were many layers to the characters. Thank you NetGalley for the arc, I would really recommend the book.

This novel follows the character of Kat as she deals with heartache, not just from her boyfriend but also from her related and non-related family. But it is through this, that the character of Kat shows her strength. There were several scenes I felt I would have done the same as the main character; this demonstrates how well this was portrayed by the author.

This is a really light and quick read, which I really enjoyed. This was my first read by this author, but I can definitely see Moorcroft as an easy go-to for me.

If you haven't picked up this novel I would recommend it, and if not this one, I do not think any book by this author would disappoint.

This is a Summer read to savour. I loved the setting in Alsace and the bookshop / cafe which Kat manages, set in the parkland. At the beginning, Kat really does seem to have the ideal life but things start to fall apart pretty quickly. Kat certainly has an independent streak and as you find out, her family dynamics are at times pretty strained. Still, she hankers after close family ties and keep going with the life she has forged. By instinct, she seems kind and hard working. Unfortunately, some people take advantage of those very characteristics.

There are plenty of interesting characters who Kat gets to meet during the story. Noah's feelings for his family show you his softer side and Kat's gorgeous dog, Angelique, adds humour to a few situations. This is a lovely story to sit down with on a sunny afternoon. The story moves at a good pace and never feels contrived. There are several story threads which have to be unravelled and some people have to learn to apologise, draw a line under events and move on.

In short: delightful romance
Thanks to the publisher for a copy of the book

Thank you Netgalley and the publishing house for allowing me to read this e-arc in exchange for honest feedback.
4 stars
I'm a sucker for these types of stories so I loved this! Allow it was a bit cliche it was still a very enjoyable read. The author is a great writer as well.

This is tagged as "the perfect summer read"
And I have to say that is something with which I agreed!
It has all the essentials for a delightful escape
Including great characters with whom it is easy to relate.

After difficult teen years following her parents' divorce
Kat Jenson learnt to be independent of course.
Now living in a French village she's found her home
And no longer is she wishing to travel far and roam.

The story involves relationships that are fraught,
A lover who lies and an enemy needing to be caught
Broken families, drama, friendships and romance
All adding to the mix as they give love a chance!

The setting and plot are great, the characters, too,
So I have no hesitation highly recommending this to you!
For my complementary copy, I say thank you,
An enchanting read and this is my honest review

I knew that I would love this book and struggle to put it down as soon as I met Kat. She is a hard-working, resilient, trusting and loveable character who deserves every happiness.

As things start to unravel for Kat, I really felt for her and was completely hooked on following her journey. The twists kept on coming, and you can’t help but feel sorry for Kat. This is definitely helped by Sue’s excellent character development, through which she creates a likeable character and a believable, traumatic back story.

The setting is absolutely glorious but I do sometimes struggle more recently with books that claim to be ‘escapist’. In order to help you escape, they pile on the descriptive language, and although clearly showcasing the author’s linguistic ability, it can sometimes make the story feel stilted or hinder the character development. This is definitely not the case in this book, and you almost feel as if you are there through a process of osmosis, as you feel like you are walking in Kat’s shoes and experiencing things from her point of view.

The wonderful descriptions are there, of course, but they always serve a purpose and everything is carefully narrated through Kat’s perspectives. I guess I’d summarise it as the story carrying the setting, rather than the setting carrying the story which is where I sometimes get a little lost with these sorts of books.

I was definitely also pulled into and intrigued by Noah’s story. Described as an enigmatic character, it was nice at times to hear more about him from his personal viewpoint, providing another layer of drama and intrigue to the story.

An absolutely gorgeous, summer read which I have struggled to put down. It provides a careful balance of ‘escapism’ through exploration of romance, success and new beginnings, balanced with the ‘realism’ of adultery, divorce, manipulation and so on. A really wonderfully balanced and brilliant book, that I would highly recommend. This is a great choice for fans of Heidi Swain, Holly Martin and Donna Ashcroft.