I didn't enjoy this book as much as previous reads from this author. I found the start quite slow and the whole book seemed rather disjointed at times between different characters and time frames. However, it is a light and easy story to follow with characters who are well developed especially the dynamics between the triplets each with their own problematical lives. Some entertaining funny passages which lighten the book through some of the more confusing parts. Although I didn't get on with the book as I thought I would, it is still worth a go as a holiday read.

How could Julie Houston do this to me???

I wait patiently for her books to come out & this one finishes at least 200 pages short! Yes, I enjoyed it so much. What a great story of the complexity of families & life. Every character I could relate to & I want to be the triplets BBF.
Rosa, Hannah & Eva are triplets that were born to Alice Parkes & her 'one-night stand'. Bill, the twelfth Marquess of Stratton. Alice, an artist, decided to put her children up for adoption, but her sister Susan & her husband adopted the girls at birth. Life's up & down's lead them to this point in the book where life changes are happening. The story's twists & turns make this a great page turner & I do hope there's going to be a sequel. I need to know more about the lives in this book.

Highly recommended read!

an easy read about triplet sisters and their relationship. lovely setting and plot. enjoyed the book very much

Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. I have to start by saying that there are a few 'steamy scenes' within the story which may take the reader by surprise. Although the title is The Village Vicar, the story is about 3 sisters that are triplets, one of which has returned to her hometown as the new vicar. We follow the women's lives and the journey of how they have got to where they are now. An interesting story with plenty of ups and downs.

I really enjoyed this story of triplets and their unusual upbringing. The way their lives change and intertwine is well written and believable. An excellent annual leave read.

3.5 stars
#Westenbury is in Yorkshire and is the village in which The Village Vicar takes place. There are other novels set in the same village, by Julie Houston, each showcasing a different main character. I'd happily pick up one of those novels, because I like her writing style. She has decent sentence structure and uses a good variety of vocabulary.

To the story then......Rosa is returning to the village of her childhood, as the new vicar. She is one of three triplet sisters and they all now live in the same area, once again. We unearth their very interesting back story as the present day events play out before us. There are love interests, youth crime and plenty of family drama to entertain you.

I'd really like a follow-up book, detailing what the triplets do after the earth shattering ending (it really was fabulous). There are so many directions that the storyline could go in and I'd be excited to see which direction she chose.

I opened this book not sure what to expect, and with the title I wasn't prepared for a rather racy scene at the start. Not a typical U-rated book published by a Christian publisher. It's clear that the author doesn't live in the Anglican world from some of the gaffes she made, but I enjoyed the story once I got into it - with those provisos.

The protagonists are triplets born and reared in Yorkshire, nearing 40, all facing different stages of life and relationships. I warmed to the sisters and especially to Rosa, the village vicar, even if she didn't always strike me as true-to-life in terms of faith and Anglican practice.

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. Great to be back with this author

A slow start, but it definitely picks up pace. Nice, easy read with some very likeable characters and interesting dynamics between the triplets. Very enjoyable light reading.

I was so excited to request Julie Houston's new novel 'The Village Vicar' as I have read all of her previous books and absolutely fallen in love with them. This one was no exception!

I love the village/community feel of a Julie Houston novel, the characters are so well created and developed that they become like your own friends. Though it was a slow start with the backstory of Alice etc, it suddenly picked up pace and I finished reading it in a day.

Was sad to finish this novel and leave the characters behind. Can't wait for the next one!

The Village Vicar is a wholesome story with family at its heart and to add to this there's spice, drama and some very,very enticing eye candy. A Julie Houston book is always a pleasure to get lost in any time of the year.

Almost didn't request to read this, due to the title, but so glad I did. An easy to read tale of triplet sisters and their relationship with each other. Set in a lovely village, full of characters, I devoured it in an afternoon

A family of secrets. Triplets that were raised by their aunt and of royal blood. I enjoyed the separate path each girl took and how they dealt with. I enjoyed how they grew and the path they took. Although the title threw me off, one of the triplets did become a vicar after experience a life or death situation. She knew at that time they path she wanted to take to become a better person. Since each girl had a prominent role in the book, I felt the title wasn't correct.. The book was well written, even though slow, personally this wasn't what I would normally read. However, the ending was an explosion of discovery which left me with my mouth hanging open. That alone made this book worth the read just to get to that place.

I have to say the title of the book is a bit misleading as the story is more about 3 sisters, their family and the village.

There are some great characters and it was certainly enjoyable.

Well worth a read.

I was fooled into almost not reading the rest of this after not really enjoying the first chapter but when the story moved on it all changed. There were many unexpected moments and nothing was entirely predictable which is a positive for me. I liked the relationship between the three sisters who had their differences but throughout it all were family and always supported each other. I feel like family acting like a supportive family is quite a refreshing change. The story centred around the three sisters mainly and them working through their adult relationships. There was some sadness and very little stereotyping. Nothing hugely sinister but enough to keep you engaged and wanting to find out where the three sisters would each end up. As the title suggests, there was one sister placed at the centre of the story from who’s viewpoint we saw the majority of the text but there was not really a bias.

Another well written book by Julie Houston. Another fun book, about love and village life. It had a lovely element of love, family, discovering yourself and learning to live again throughout.

Rosa gives up her high flying career after a health scare to train as vicar. She then gets sent to her childhood village that she hasn't been back to in years. Her 2 sisters are delighted to have her back.

Fabulous book. I loved it and was all the better for being written by all three triplets. The book was funny, sweet and funny. Everything you want from a summer read. It was a really lovely read.
Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Brilliant storyline and amazing writing, fab characters, loved Alice and bill and of course their triplets, posh titles and inherited land doesn't mean they have to behave a certain way does it? This book has a lot of light hearted moments in it, really couldn't put this read down

A quick and easy read that I found myself picking up after a long day to unwind. The characters are beautifully written and I came to love them within the first few pages and was rooting for them all the way to the end. At times I wanted to stop reading because I just wanted the experience to go on for longer.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.