I have never read anything by this author, but I will definitely be looking out for this author! The pace was great and I was hooked from just a few pages in!

Christie Barlow came back with a new amazing series set on a lovely island inhabited by a close knit community.

Verity is a well structured woman, she doesn't do things on a whim, she likes her routine but when she breakups with her fiancé she quits her job and decides to go on an unplanned trip with her best friend. For a series of circumstances she found herself on the Puffin Island, where she'll undertsand what to do in her life.

Verity felt disoriented when the life as she had planned disappeared, but she still embarks on a new adventure to solve her family's secret.
I have slowly come to love her, because at times she is unnerving even if her hurt feelings are relatable. At the end I was so glad she found herself and her place in the world on the little island.

A Postcard from Puffin Island was an absolute pleasure to read. It's a quick read that I definitely recommend.

This island escape is to the island known as Puffin Island. For those adorable creatures and the postcards of the place, Verity finds herself drawn there thanks to something in her Grandmother’s past. So whilst waiting for an adventure of her own, Verity stops off to see what the place is like.

In her own little campervan, kitted out for adventures abroad, Verity is struck by the community she finds herself involved with. And the puffins are not the only thing to attract Verity’s attention. It seems her adventures are not taking her very far.

We get to meet members of the community, as this is the first book in what will no doubt become a long series of them, as she had previously done in her Love Heart Lane series (worth a read).

This is great escapism, and the sense of characters and community are what make this author write such great books which deal with of course the romance and funny moments, but also some tough issues too without making it too much of depressing novel.

I look forward to revisiting the island in the coming months and books and escape once more.

With its echoes from the 1970s, this romance set on the fictional Puffin Island, inspired by Lindisfarne off the Northumberland coast, takes the reader on an emotional journey with its believable cast of characters. Verity is making a new start after her long-term relationship ends with betrayal. A chance encounter and a long-hidden postcard conspire to lead her to a little island famous for its puffins to solve a family mystery. The gentle romance between Verity and Sam and the serendipity that inspires it is lovely. I enjoyed meeting some of the community on Puffin Island and getting to know Verity, who I immediately liked. The story has a captivating emotional tone.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

Verity Callaway, seeking escape from her old life, embarks on a road trip to Amsterdam, only to find herself detouring to Puffin Island after uncovering a mysterious postcard from her grandmother’s past. As she explores the picturesque island she’d only heard about in childhood stories, Verity embarks on a quest to uncover long-buried secrets. Along the way, she not only unravels her grandmother’s hidden history but also discovers new paths for her own life. A heartwarming tale about family, adventure, and the surprises life has in store.

From the first chapter to the last I was riveted to this book! When your halfway through you believe you know what happened in 72 but was i ever surprised! This is one of those books that stick with you when you are done. Loved it wish I could give it ten star's

A Postcard from Puffin Island was a book that held me attention from the first word to the last. I am so glad it is the first book in a new series.
Verity Callaway is trying to change her life, and she decides to go on a six-month vacation with her friend Ava in Amsterdam.
Verity is on her way to meet up with Ava when a last-minute decision sends her to Puffin Island. Her grandmother had told her stories about Puffin Island. The pull of remembering the stories was just the thing she needed.
The cast of characters in the story fit together perfectly. I am so glad Christie Barlow has given her readers a new place to feel at home as we all read the books.
Thank you NetGalley, Christie Barlow and One More Chapter for the book A Postcard from Puffin Island. This is my personal review.

Just Wow!
What a great start to a new series, A Postcard from Puffin Island has been a fabulous introduction to this new series.
When Verity decides to go travelling fate takes control and takes her to Puffin Island an island her granny told her stories about that she always believed to be made up.
This leads Verity to cross paths with Sam, Sam is everything verity could want in a man but will circumstances stop them from being together.
A magical book can’t wait to see which character Christy decides to write about next.
A definite five star read.
Thank you NetGalley for sharing this amazing book.

A Postcard from Puffin Island by Christie Barlow was an amazing, heartfelt story, I loved all the characters and the author wrote the story really well. It definitely made my heart happy.....
The characters are all so warm and the setting is vividly drawn in your mind.
This is certainly a book that will pull you in from the first page and keep you entertained.
A delightful story and I simply loved it. So much so, that I finished it in one sitting.
Another wonderful read from Barlow.

Thank You NetGalley and One More Chapter for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Thank you for the chance to read this ARC in return for my honest opinion

I had not read any books by this author but the title of this one caught my attention.

Perhaps its a shame that real life places were not used instead of completely fictional ones especially as it obvious where the real life places are. Maybe that's because I live on the North East coast.

This is well written and heartwarming. As one would expect there are characters to love and those you don't like so much.
It was an easy read but enough to make one turn another page.

I will certainly look out for more adventures from Puffin Island.

Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for an advance copy of htis book in exchange for a review.

I thoroughly enjoyed Christie Barlow's Loveheart Lane series so was delighted to be able to read the start of her new series. Puffin Island sounds like a wonderful place to be and I look forward to being back soon. This is Verity's story who has heard stories of Puffin Island from her beloved grandmother and is about to embark on adventure to Holland with her friend but takes a slight detour......

I absolutely love this author so was super excited to discover they had a new series out especially after love heart lane coming to an end. This was such a beautiful read with engaging characters and a fabulous setting and I was fully invested from the first page and read in practically one sitting. . I now want to go and escape to puffin island

This author has done it again and created a remarkable story to start a new series and I am already looking forward to reading more about the community of puffin island in the future.

I just loved this book from start to finish as I just couldn’t put this book down. It’s just so heartwarming and has wonderful characters in it. I just wish that Puffin island was real as I would love to go there as it sounds amazing and I look forward to the next book in the series.

I would highly recommend reading this book as it’s just amazing and so heartwarming.

I would like to thank One More Chapter and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book early.

Verity has only heard stories from her grandmother about Puffin Island, she decides to take a trip there, it is better than she imagined. loved the story.

"To her amazement, the postbox contained mail! There were various local business leaflets, from handymen to painters, an outstanding week’s milk bill written in shillings and pence, and, right behind the rest of what she would call junk mail. a postcard. Holding it in her hand, she took in the colourful picture on the front, which featured two puffins sitting on a rock, looking out over the sea."

One of the last jobs Verity does to prepare her grandmother’s cottage for the renters she’s arranged is to prise off the unsightly mailbox stuck on the front and get it open to see what’s inside. She’s about to go off on a trip with a friend in her trusty van, which she’s converted into living quarters, complete with a pet shower borrowed from her vet assistant job she hopes can act as a human one, after her boyfriend has cheated and then moved in over the road with his new girlfriend.

But Verity’s emotions, and then her path, are diverted by finding this card and realising that the stories her grandmother told her about a magical “Puffin Island” and its inhabitants were all true stories – and there’s a mystery to solve in the form of said postcard, signed “W”. Of course there’s then a hunky islander to flirt with, but there’s also friendship extended from two other young women and a curmudgeonly old naturalist, puffin counting to do and a risky trip over a causeway.

Will Verity learn to stop poking her nose in? Might she be able to stay on the island? Why do two residents really not get on? We’ll find all this out in this lovely, gentle and atmospheric read – and I can’t wait to read more about this community in future books.

Blog review published 27 Sept: https://librofulltime.wordpress.com/2024/09/27/book-review-christie-barlow-a-postcard-from-puffin-island/

I was so excited to start the new series from the awesome Christie Barlow and A Postcard from Puffin Island did not disappoint, my reader senses are tingling with anticipation of what’s to come in this series for the residents, however for now let’s focus on this!

Fate intervenes and leads Verity to Puffin Island which I now want to move to! The story has a little mystery as Verity tries to uncover the story behind a postcard sent to her grandmother in 1972 from Puffin Island signed from ‘W’ Step forward a cast of lovely residents, a will they won’t they love story, another mystery about the death of a previous resident and you’re hooked!

Thanks to OMC for the opportunity to get my hands on this, it is a delight!

A delightful start to a new series and what a joy this was to read. A fairly quick read but filled with funny moments and lovely characters. Can't wait for the next one. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

I was so excited to read the start of this new series.
In true Christie Barlow style she hooked me in instantly and I've fallen in love with Puffin Island already.
I already can't wait for the next one!
Many thanks to NetGalley and One More Chapter for the early copy, my honest opinion is 'I loved it!'

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I enjoyed this first book in a new series by Christie Barlow.

Verity has only heard of Puffin Island in stories she was told by her grandmother. When she realises that it’s actually real, she decides to visit it and she never imagined it would be better than she ever imagined.

Verity, is a warm, loving person and an animal lover.

I loved her and her grandmothers story, which I guessed bits of, and loved the characters in Puffin Island.

I’m looking forward to reading the next book to see what comes next for Verity and the new friends she’s made.

I highly recommend this book and new series which I’m sure will be as good as Christie’s previous series.

Falling in love with a place (handsome local doesn't hurt!)🌅🚐

4-4.5🌟stars
This first book in a new series by Christie Barlow definitely focuses most on female lead Verity and her journey to personal fulfillment. She's left her hometown behind after romantic disappointment, anticipating a six-month camping van adventure with her best friend on the Continent, and, after a series of fateful mishaps, finds a community that quickly adopts her on a picturesque island in the northeast of England.

For me, the hook to the book was the mysterious postcard to her gran that drew Verity to Puffin Island. I always appreciate a family mystery to solve. The romance with local heartthrob restaurateur/singer Sam was quick off the mark, fine if a bit predictable. Just as interesting were the residents she forms connections with, particularly thorny Pete who lives in lonely isolation on a cliff top surrounded by the island's puffin community and has an ongoing feud with Sam. I knew from Pete's first appearance that he would have a moving backstory and an important role in solving the postcard mystery (and he did). He was actually probably my favorite character.

This is a good set-the-scene first volume in the new series. I grew to love the residents and their mingling lives in Barlow's Love Heart Lane series and look forward to continuing with this Puffin Island series. It's pretty upbeat, the romance is not too steamy and the writing is easy to follow and keeps focused on moving the plot forward. And I give props to the author for including a diagram of the key spots on the island, to give me a better sense of the geographical set-up.

Thanks to HarperCollins UK/One More Chapter and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest opinion.