When Erica, Claudia and Anna get together at the Maple Sugar Inn in Vermont for their annual book club meeting, they have no idea how their vacation will change their lives forever, along with those of the inn’s owner, widow Hattie Coleman, and her young daughter.

A story of strong friendships, loss, heartache, forgiveness, family found, second chances and new beginnings. I loved this story!

I voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A heartwarming and wonderful Christmas story! This is my first book from Sarah Morgan. But I understand she writes great Christmas stories and I look forward to reading more.
Thank you for the publisher and Netgalley for the early readers copy in exchange for my honest review.

The Book Club Hotel is heartwarming! This is the perfect cozy novel for a winter Book Club to read. Between the settings, the characters, and the amazing friendships this is the perfect book to read with friends. It is the perfect balance of romance, sisterly friendship, and entertaining plot lines. I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a cozy winter read!

I really liked this book! The idea of three friends visiting the Sugar Maple Inn at Christmastime for their book club get-together? How could that not be a great scenario? And then, throw in a surprise family relationship, some romance, a marital conflict, and some job tension, and we definitely have a winner here!

The book had an excellent pace, and the author was so skilled at moving back and forth between all the characters that she left me wanting more at the end of each chapter.

I’’m going to look for more of the author’s work!

Unfortunately although I started reading the book, I wasn’t able to finish it before it expired. I usually like her books, and I assume I would have enjoyed reading it.

In my top 5 books of 2023!

I adored this book. It is the perfect mix of Hallmark movie meets Sweet Magnolias. You have found family (figuratively and literally), strong female friendships, and women just being women without the drudgery society attaches it to. So happy i picked this up and can't wait to read more from Sarah Morgan!

I absolutely love this story! It’s first and foremost a story of friendship but you also have family connections involved and a mystery.

3 friends spend a week long stay at the Maple Sugar Inn in Vermont for their annual book club. But this year, instead of a summer escape, it will be just around the holiday season! They are all coping with life changes and this will provide the perfect getaway to explore new beginnings.

But why exactly did Erica chose this hotel? Hattie, the widowed mother of the inn is faced with a crisis of her own. How will she cope with a fully booked season?

I read this in January so was happy it was not too Chrismassy! Loved the little girl ´sa passion for dinosaurs, the charms of the winter destination, the heartwarming feel of female friendship and the insecurities of a widower facing both taking care of her business and facing new love.

If you enjoyed The Five-star weekend, this one is similar but has a much more authentic feeling.

I can’t go wrong with Sarah Morgan!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me this e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

The Book Club Hotel was a charming but heartfelt little book that was a perfect read for the holiday season.

Normally I read YA or adult books that are more on the fantasy and/or spicy realm of things so this was a bit of a change of pace for me but a good one. The characters were well written and each of the women really stuck out in their personalities so I never forgot which section belonged to which woman.

I liked how each woman had a different set of problems and yet also a different set of very good things in their lives. It also didn't seem to be promoting one lifestyle over another (motherhood vs. more of the jetsetter life) which is always a good thing.

It did get a little cheesy and there were almost too many coincidences but it was a nice, winter read.

I loved this book! Sarah Morgan is one of those feel good writers that you know you can rely on when you just need to escape into a wonderful world and forget about the real world for awhile. Any book lover will really enjoy this book. The story takes place as a quaint little hotel that goes above and beyond to make their patrons feel the magical relaxed place where you want to go to read. Only a real reader will get that description. It is run by a widowed mom and her daughter along with a side cast of characters that will just make you feel like you want to hang out with all of these people. The story will make you feel like you are home and you never want to leave this cozy place.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This book was a perfect festive book. I could not put it down. IF you like Christmas reads read this book

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. The Book Club Hotel was a heartwarming story about three best friends and an inn keeper coming together and sorting through their lives. It was slow to start with trying to figure out all the different characters but once they arrived at the inn, the story started to pick up. Overall, I thought it was a sweet novel.

This is a very interesting story about 3 women who meet annually at a posh hotel to discuss a book that they have chosen to read. Except this year they meet at a resort in Vermont that isn't like the posh hotels they are used to. The resort is run by a young widow who is still trying to live her late husband's dream for the hotel rather than thinking about what she wants to do. The 4 women spend the week together and find lots of ways to help each other at this specific time in their lives.

This book was perfect for the holidays and I really, really enjoyed it! I loved getting to know all the characters, and seeing each of their lives! Loved loved loved.

Three best friends with very different lives get together once a year to discuss a book and catch up on life. It's a time for them to rekindle their friendship and get away from their busy lives. But in a year where Anna is panicking about her children going away to college and losing her purpose, Claudia lost her relationship, job, and passion, and Erica finds a secret family member, it will be all about deep introspection and deciding what they really want in life. Especially when the inn Erica books for their stay is run by Hattie, the half-sister raised by the dad who ran away from her and her mom. And if that weren't enough, Hattie is a young widow with a toddler who is feeling overwhelmed by running the inn she'd opened with her husband right before his death.
Reading that description sounds like Morgan kept trying to one-up the drama, but it all develops so naturally that it just makes sense for these women to have complicated lives. It plays true to life in a way that even this drama hater can't fault.
The fact that it's set around Christmas and is playful even in moments where one would usually expect things to get really dramatic makes it extra enjoyable. There are moments of light to balance the dark. It also has character growth considering that it takes place in just a few days, which is props to Morgan because it feels believable even as it feels rushed.
Overall, it's a good character-driven story that has a little bit of everything and leaves you feeling happy.

Happy thanks to NetGalley and Canary Street Press for the feel-good read!

The idea of getting together for a book club vacation with best friends is of course an instant pull for book lovers and The Book Club Hotel surpassed my hopes! I absolutely loved this book it was the perfect mix of a heart warming and wholesome story of friendship along with an intriguing plot. Definitely recommend.

Thank you to netgalley and to the publisher for allowing me to read this book! I liked this read however, there were many characters to follow which got confusing at times. However, it was a sweet premise! Read for themes of female friendship and bookclubs!

I received a copy of this book as an eARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I have read a few of Sarah Morgan's books and she delivers again with this one. She balances wintery/Christmassy vibes and real, complex female relationships/life experiences well. If you are in the mood for a warm, cozy, kind of fluffy, HEA book, Sarah Morgan will deliver every time. And this book is no exception.

This book is set over just a couple of weeks in December when three close friends choose an inn in Vermont to hold their friends book club. Anna is almost 40, a stay at home mom, and the epitome of empathy and kindness. Claudia is also almost 40 and a chef whose boyfriend of 10 years left her for a 26 year old and she's still grappling with what she wants from life. And Erica just turned 40 and is a successful motivational speaker who jetsets all over for work and crisis management consulting gigs. They are best friends since college and get together once a year for a book club to spend time together.

There is a 4th main character, Hattie, the 28-year old widow who owns the Inn that the women decide to have their book club at.

I don't want to spoil much of the book so I won't share much else, but if you're looking for a holiday cozy book with women who are fully formed characters and each have complete story arcs as well as showing love and support for each other, I recommend this book. Sarah Morgan has a simple but effective writing style. Everything in this story feels realistic and the characters are interesting. I also like that it's friends in their 49s because it seems like those plots are rare to come across.

The Book Club Hotel was a sweet premise, just too many characters to follow. Plus, with all these characters, each plot line was so and repetitive.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC for an honest review.

The Book Blub Hotel by Sarah Morgan is a lovely story of deep, longstanding friendship, moving on from the loss of relationships, unexpected family, and new love. The setting is the Maple Sugar Inn in Vermont and the descriptions of it made me wish I could visit and spend time in the library with the fire going while wrapped in a blanket feeling all comfy. This book takes place around Christmas and is the perfect book to put you in the spirit of Christmas, but could also be enjoyed year-round. I did read a few reviews with complaints that some of the wording is British and inappropriate for an American to say, it took the reader out of the story. That wasn't my experience. I did notice the dialect but figured it was how people said things in Vermont and found it to be endearing. Overall, the story left me feeling warm and cozy.

I loved this sweet story of Hattie and her daughter Delphi and how they rebuild their lives after the death of Brent, Hattie’s husband and Delphi’s father. Not only does Hattie heal her heart but she becomes quite the innovative entrepreneur, taking over the hotel business for her late husband. There are wonderful surprises in store throughout the book and it’s such a feel good story. Highly recommend!