Yeah! Another very lovely book by Sue Roberts!!! If you love Christmas and Christmas books, let me tell you… you will love this book! It’s Christmas all around! And it’s also about giving your time to people who are lonely and that is beautiful!!! This book was quite different from what usually Sue Robert write about and I really enjoyed that! I can’t wait to read a new book from her! This is a 4 stars book for me!!!

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I got fully invested into The Village Christmas Party this week when I was visiting Dallas and went to the biggest Christmas store in Texas. ( and that’s saying a little because everything in Texas is big!) If you are in the area run to Decorates Wherehouse because it is magical! It was the North Pole and a holiday dream all in one place and I felt the best holiday vibes. I was reading this adorable Christmas book in 90* weather and when I went to this store it was like climbing inside the book.
Nothing better than a small town feel good story mixed with romance and the holiday season. I loved the characters and storyline the book is set in London which was the chefs kiss! Sue Robert’s is a very talented author and I know anything she writes I’m going to love! The Village Christmas Party is out now and the perfect book to bring you holiday cheer!

The Village Christmas Party is about a woman named Lauren. She has a very busy life between working in a small shop, helping others where she can, baking and hanging out with friends. One of the biggest events she organizes every year is the pensioners Christmas party on Christmas Eve. There is a lot to organize but Lauren is meticulous with her lists so nothing gets missed. Lauren is meticulous about most things in life actually. Often turning down plans with friends so she can check items off her lists.

When Lauren shows up Christmas Eve for the pensioners party she is shocked to find that the community centre has been double booked by this hot guy she's been spotting around town. He's planning a birthday party for his 7 year old daughter and sees nothing wrong with mixing the seniors and children's parties. This is certainly not on Lauren's checklists but hot guy seems quite certain nothing can go wrong.

The Village Christmas Party is a bit of a slower paced novel with not much action. But it is a lovely story and gives me the Hallmark vibe I was looking for with a previous book. It is a quick read with a happy ending.

This is one of my favorites of 2024! It’s such a wonderful pick-me-up in these times of constant fear and sadness. I couldn’t put it down. It’s about so much more than the holiday party, with a lovable cast! Now is the perfect time to read a #HolidayRomance & this one will make you feel all the warmth it gives.

Thank you, Sue Roberts, Bookouture, & netgalley for my copy! All opinions are my own.

We have quite a few birthdays towards the end of September and beginning of October, and it is only after we get past those that I start to think about Christmas. I have a feeling that Lauren, the main character from this book would be horrified that I leave it that late. After all, she has lists for her lists and she needs them as she is very actively involved in her local community.

Every year Lauren is one of the hosts for a Christmas party at the local hall. Anyone who would otherwise be at home by themselves is invited for a lovely Christmas roast with all the trimmings and some good company.

Everything is going to plan for this year, until she finds out that there is an issue with the booking, and now the hall is booked for a seven year olds birthday party. Kian, the dad, is insistent that the birthday party must go ahead in the hall, and Lauren is equally adamant that she has the right to use the hall. It soon becomes clear that the only option is to share so there is a hall full of pensioners and 7 year olds. What could go wrong? And can Lauren resist the handsome Kian?

We like a good list but we don't let them rule our lives like Lauren does at the beginning of the book, and she seems to be finding it exhausting as well. Little by little Lauren is becoming a little less rigid, a little more spontaneous.

While I like the story, it was a little simpler than some of the other books I have read recently. There's a couple of subplots that help but mostly I was left looking for more from the writing. Things picked up in the second half of the book.

When I was offered this book I jumped at the opportunity because I thought I had read Sue Thomas before and the cover is super cute. When I was reading the book, I found myself wondering if I had actually done so. It turns out I own at least 5 books by Sue Roberts, so there is no doubt that I have thought she sounds like my kind of author. At least I know now what to expect when I do get to read one of those books.

I am sharing this review with the New Release Challenge hosted by The Chocolate Lady's Book Reviews. Be sure to check out other stops on the tour shown below. Thanks to the publisher, Netgalley and Books on Tour for the review copy.

Rating 3.5/5

Christmas is coming and there's lot Lauren has to do,
Especially organising the party for older villagers to come to!
Her job still needs doing, presents wrapped and volunteers sorted
But then someone else arrives - will her plans be thwarted?

A story of Lauren and the villagers where she resides
Her parents, neighbours, friends and lots of others besides.
With family dramas, friendship and someone she meets by chance
When they keep on meeting, could this lead her to romance?

Lauren is so caring, helping others where she can
But what will happen when things don't go to plan?
Spilt drinks, getting soaked, snow and children, too,
And unexpected worries when unexpected people come in to view!

A fun read with a special person at its heart
Showing how important she is in taking part.
Bringing people together, sharing in the fun,
Working hard and making sure everything gets done!

A heartwarming festive read and great community spirit, too,
A delightful read I don't hesitate to highly recommend to you.
For my copy of this brilliant book I say a huge thank you
As I share with you this, my honest review.

I really enjoyed reading this book and learning more about Lauren and her experiences finding the love she deserves. I found I escaped to the Lake District when reading this book. It’s a great festive read to get you ready for a while Christmas

I love Sue Roberts novels and if you want to get straight into the festive spirit, then look no further then The Village Christmas Party. It’s a gorgeous novel, full of warmth. It has great characters and I was completely immersed from the first chapter. Lauren is a fabulous character who you warm to instantly. Add in some snow, village community and a gorgeous Irishman and you have a great book to curl up with this winter. Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture and the author for the chance to review.

Lauren is a planner and runs her life from lists that she keeps. She is ready for Christmas and the time has come for her to set-up and organize the local charity Christmas party. She wants it to be absolute perfection for the villagers, young and old. Lauren meets Kian when she finds out that the church is double booked and Lauren is beside herself. Kian booked the church for his daughter’s birthday party. How could that happen and now what is she going to do. Time is running out and she has to find an alternate location. Kian is really laid back and isn’t concerned at all, but they are total opposites. Lauren is in frantic mode and Kian is completely chilled. With the attraction between them, the mulled wine isn’t the only thing heating up. Will this be a Christmas they will never forget or one that they never want to remember?

The Village Christmas Party, written by author Sue Roberts is a lovely story of family, friends old and new and the spirit of Christmas. This delightful story had the perfect amount of romance and I thoroughly enjoyed the stories of the villagers. Lauren and Kian had such opposite personalities, that it had me laughing out loud. He was so chilled out all the time and she was so uptight, it was so funny. Roberts was fantastic at pulling me into the story as I heard the Christmas carols swirling in my head. This is exactly the Christmas escape I needed. I highly recommend this book.

A bit slow to start, but it did become interesting the more I read. Lauren is a thirty something single woman who works in a department store and is very committed to helping the village pensioners enjoy Christmas. She meets Kian and his daughter and there is an immediate attraction on both sides. Will it develop into something more, Lauren is hopeful. Not very Christmassy but a decent enough story.

The Christmas Village Party encapsulated everything Christmas into this gorgeous book that was just waiting to be unwrapped.

Lauren was a girl after my own heart with her 'lists for everything', I too can't exist without a list!

It's a warm and cosy read that's perfect for this time of year. There are some great main characters, it's fun and a highly enjoyable festive feel good fiction.

3.5⭐️ This book starts out too slow for my taste, but does pick up about midway. You get to know Lauren and her friends and family. Lauren is an obsessive list maker and meets a totally go with the flow Kian who is her complete opposite which leads to some laugh out loud moments. Holiday celebrations abound and Kian gets Lauren to loosen up her list making and just enjoy the holidays. I love the way the older generation is included in events!

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book.

Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to read this in exchange for an honest review.

Star Rating: 3 Stars.

I found the book slow. For me, it never really picked up.

I love a holiday romance but I think for about 50% of the book it almost read like the FMC telling you all about her day, every day. It was a little tough and the romance when it did come up was not a lot and almost brushed over.

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Review for 'The Village Christmas Party' by Sue Roberts.

Awww yet another absolutely fantastically gorgeous book by the extremely talented Sue, Well done Sue!!!!

This book is beautifully written and completely absorbs you in the stunning atmosphere of the beautiful Lake District and really sucks you in with the vivid descriptions leaving you seeing the stunning scenery and feeling the festivities. The synopsis and cover suits the storyline perfectly.

Well, you may have noticed I have started reading festive books regular and very early considering it is only October but it doesn't matter if you are the type who doesn't want to hear the word Christmas until the day or whether you have already started thinking about getting the decorations down because regardless of how you feel about Christmas you will enjoy this adorable story! I have absolutely loved each and every one of the amazing Sue's books that I have read so far and this one is no exception!!! How she does it time and time again I will never know but I am just over the moon that she does as every time I need a feel good book to turn a frown upside down Sue Roberts is my go to woman!! Honestly if you are ever in need of a break and fancy the gorgeous Lake District then grab this absolute stunner and prepare to be whisked away on a beautiful holiday!!! I have not been to the Lake District for many, many years and have always wanted to go back there well this is definitely the next best thing as Sue's beautiful and evocative descriptions transported me into the middle of the village of Fellview in the Lake District at the turn of a page!! The storyline is authentic and realistic as well as easy to read and heart-warming. There was plenty of events going on throughout and it kept me hooked from start to end, I read it in one sitting while mainly wrapped up in a fleece with a cup of tea while Lauren was trying to organise the Christmas party. I attempted to put it down once but my mind kept being dragged back to the storyline so i just had to pick it up again and regardless of how many times I told myself just one more chapter I knew I was lying to myself and ended up devouring it in one sitting while smelling the mulled wine and listening to the Christmas Carols. In this beautiful book we meet 34 year old Lauren who sounds very much like me if I am honest which is probably why I clicked with her immediately. Lauren needs to write a list for everything (I have literally just written a list of what to pack to go away for a weekend!!) and when it comes to Christmas a list is a mega must!! She is extremely organised and would rather get things ticked off her list than go out to socialise. Lauren's last relationship ended badly so she has no interest in romance. However, when she is at work and a man brings his little girl into the store to buy a present for the little girls mother Lauren spots him straight away!! Lauren then sees him again at the Gingerbread House competition and yet again when he soaks her as she is walking down the straight!! There are better ways to get someone's attention but this does lead to him offering Lauren a lift home. It turns out that his name is Kian and he is divorced and looking after their daughter Bella over the holidays. However, with Lauren's Dad having to undergo heart surgery as well as having to plan the pensioner's Christmas Party at the Village Community Hall Lauren doesn't have time to think about romance. However, on the day of the Christmas Party Kian turns up but not to attend the party, it turns out that he also booked the hall for Bella's birthday party!!! Will the Christmas Party go ahead or has all Lauren's planning gone down the drain? Will Lauren ever find time for herself? Grab your copy of this stunning festive feel good book to find out the answers to these and much more!! I promise that you will not regret it and you can thank me later!!! With a storyline ram packed with friendship, romance, Christmas, a cat, mince pies, new beginnings, loneliness, party's, drama, lists, fun and everything plus more that you could ask for what are you waiting for? It felt like a lovely break away from Wales!! I loved how the story ended and I would love to read more about the life in this gorgeous Lake District village. I was absolutely devastated when I came to the end of this book as I was truly whisked away to the Lake District feeling the festivities and looking at the stunning views. I absolutely loved the gorgeous atmosphere and the warm embrace of everyone in the community. Another truly stunning page turner from this extremely talented author that I would love to see turned into a movie!!

Clear your schedules, get wrapped up warm and prepared to be whisked to the Lake District and into Christmas with Sue's stunning page turner!

The characters were all unique with their own realistic traits, strengths and weaknesses. Sue really brought them to life with her emotive and evocative descriptions and it truly felt like I could reach out and touch them. I absolutely LOVED Lauren and was rooting for her from the very moment I seen her. the fact that she is list obsessed like myself made me laugh but at the same time she always seems to put others first instead of herself. She is constantly trying to help people, has so much empathy and such a kind and generous heart. We definitely need more people like Lauren in our lives!! Lauren's friends and family are so important to her and she likes to help where and whenever she can but also gets extremely stressed when plans go wrong (ditto!). Then we meet Kian who is the complete opposite of Lauren!! They are literally on opposite ends of the scale when it comes to organisation and where she is stressing he was so laid back he may as well been walking around horizontally!!! he is such an amazing father to sweet Bella though who I also adored. It wasn't just the main characters of Lauren, Kian and Bella who I fell in love with though but so many others including, but definitely not limited to, Lauren's Mum, Dad and his partner Rose, friend and colleague Gemma, Lauren's neighbours Jo and her husband Martin, her other neighbour Eileen, Sue who volunteers at the centre, the baker Jo and I have to mention Lauren's cheeky cat called Tony (named after Tony The Tiger)!! I am a huge animal lover and run Golden Oldies Cat rescue And Hospice (you can find me on social media) so any animals in books are a definite bonus for me especially cats and Tango with his catitude is adorable in his own way so definitely bonus points deserved!! I absolutely loved watching all the friendships, relationships and dynamics change throughout this stunning storyline especially seeing new friendships and relationships beginning. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting new people at the community centre and well, just everybody to be honest!!! Sue's amazing evocative writing skills brought them to life as much as possible and they all leapt out of the pages as well as the stunning atmosphere and the rest of the characters!!! Anyway, I best not say anymore as don't want to give anything else away for future readers!! It's just so easy talking about this fantastic book and so much I want to tell you all about but I really need to control myself!!! Needless to say I absolutely adored each and every character each for a different reason. All characters worked perfectly with the storyline and I would love to meet them again and see this book turned into a whole new series!!!

Well done Sue on another absolutely gorgeous book!!! I will definitely be looking for your books any time I need to be swept off to another country!!! This is exactly why when I am looking for a romance your books are what I look for and your one of my favourite authors.

Overall an absolutely perfect light hearted, festive, stunning unputdownable romance that will sweep you off your feet and land you in the Lake District and. .

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If you’re looking for a comfortable holiday read about a delightful main character and just a nice sweet story, this is it.
Lauren is a totally nice and decent person who hasn’t yet found her forever. She’s very giving and organized.
I liked all of her lists because I like to make lists too.
I loved how hot shop guy was checking Lauren out and was ready to make a move.
Lauren has really good friends, is good at her job and is happy with life.
Life needs more Laurens!

The Village Christmas Party by Sue Roberts.
This was a good read. I loved the cover. I did find it slow to start off with but once I got into it I did enjoy this book. I liked the characters Lauren, Gemma, Sue, Eileen, Audrey, Jo, Martin, June, Rose, and Kian. I did like how Martin and June helped Lauren. Tony the cat was a hero too. This was a lovely feel good read. Quick and easy to read. I would recommend this book

Now, I do not read a great deal of romance but when I do I just love a good festive tale with a sprinkling of romance and lots of good will and cosy atmosphere. The Village Christmas Party was a good, easy read that helped lift the sadness that I was feeling as I said goodbye to summer and began pulling the warmer clothes out of my closet. This book is brimming with good will and love. Of course there is the girl meets boy element but also it hit on the other love that we have in our lives (if we are lucky) such as family, friends and community. Lauren is a likeable character and I enjoyed spending time with her. It is a very sweet story and pure escapism. I only wished I was as organised as Lauren…

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Book overview
The smell of mulled wine fills the air as the villagers listen to carollers singing. Everyone in town is ready for the big day. But Lauren only has hours to get the community Christmas party back on track…

Thirty-four-year-old Lauren has a list for everything, especially Christmas. With her presents bought months in advance, the last thing on her checklist is the charity party she runs every year. It has to be perfect – she has seen how much the event means to the older villagers who would be alone for the holidays otherwise.

Everything is going smoothly as the local church bells ring. Until handsome Kian walks in, claiming he has the little village hall booked for his young daughter’s birthday party. Lauren nearly falls off the ladder she is using to hang fairy lights. There’s no way this is happening. Not when she’d triple-checked every detail…

As Lauren frantically tries to find another option, Kian’s insistence that she should just “relax” isn’t helping her stay merry and bright. There’s only one way to make this a festive party to remember. She has to try and work with Kian.

They clash over every detail, but as their helpers arrive, Kian’s kind and welcoming nature soothes Lauren’s shaken nerves. And his gorgeous blue eyes make her wish she’d put the mistletoe out. Until Kian mysteriously disappears…

This is the book that my soul needed , I know earlier than what I would read a Christmas book. I am so glad I took the opportunity to read this , it is was so festive magical with a bit of romance thrown in. There was so many times I had to stop reading just to laugh which I adore in a book.
I adored Lauren’s and the romance between her and KIan.
I am not one for re-reading books , but certainly I will be reading this again in December when it’s cold and frosty outside .
If you love a cosy , romantic festive story you have to add this to your TBR as you will not be disappointed.

A true delight to read. I could use a real pick me up to beat the seasonal blahs right about now and have found it in the festive The Village Christmas Party.
This Hallmark type read will have you snuggling on your couch with your cat sipping your tea soaking in the goodness. Full of feel-good vibes, this had me laughing out loud at the comedic moments. Seeing the comraderies the characters share is always welcome to read about.
I enjoyed seeing the Community come together with the generous spirit of its members.
Christmas cheer that's fun and uplifting.

I was given a complimentary copy of this book.
All opinions expressed are my own.

I love Christmas and I love Christmas themed books even more. Lauren is the same and I enjoyed how much I recognised myself in her. She is all about organisation and routine. When a man walks in and says he has the hall booked for his daughters birthday party but he can't can he? Because it is where the retirement Christmas party is held! Brimming with love romance and festive cheer!