Can I please adopt Mr Spock? He is a hilarious parrot, he swears, she imitates various sounds, he can sing, and has fabulous comic timing. I need this parrot in my life, and he is easily one of my favourite animals in this book.

I am loving all the various animals at Duck Pond Rescue, and the way that Jade is determined to help any animal that is brought to her - including geese despite at that moment in time not having a pond - she enlists the help of the people wanting her to rehome the geese, and before long a pond has been dug! Just shows there are loads of animal mad people out there.

One of the biggest laughs in the book has to have been from Aiden's accident prone nature, he relates one tale to Jade and Finn and its brilliant, and I could imagine it so so clearly.

Finn especially has a lot of development during this book, as he discovers that he can see red, he digs into his past a bit more, and there is a big art show to look forward to too.

Meanwhile Jade would like to expand the rescue but a developer gazumps her gentleman's' agreement and starts her attempting to work out how she may be able to stop a housing development being built on the border of her land.

And of course we see lots of Sarah, Callum and Ben, in addition to Ray and Dorrie as well as other local characters that it's good to see more of.

And there are cameos from characters from both of Della Galton's previous series which will make her super fans really smile.

I am loving everything about this book, with the possible exception of the last couple of pages, as we have been left on my pet hate of a cliff-hanger - it's not the most epic of cliff-hangers but it will have me rather keen to read the next book as soon as possible, as it promises something potentially epic for one of our characters!


I've had a ball reading this, and can't wait for more.

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

I just loved this book! Once I started reading I just couldn’t put it down! I just loved the story and the characters they are all just amazing and I wish this was real as I would love to go there as it would be just amazing.

I would highly recommend this book and the other book in this series as they are just very heartwarming books that make you wish it was real.

I would like to thank Boldwood Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book early.

This is the second in the series about Duck Pond Cottage. I have not read the first, and felt this worked as a standalone, I could follow the character references. I will go back and read the first however, as I enjoyed this one.

The theme of family runs throughout this story - whether biological, or the family you make via friendship. Jade and Finn are happily running Duck Pond rescue centre, surrounded by wonderful volunteers and amazing animals. I loved Mr Spock the parrot, and Mickey and Diesel were fabulous!

I'm looking forward to book three, this was left perfectly poised for another touching story.

Another story set at the Duck Pond Rescue. We follow Jade and fiance Finn as the plan a wedding, a possible expansion, Finn's art and their pasts. A lot to cover, but it's done well. Best read as past of the series we get some wrap ups and some lead into the next installment. I enjoyed this read and look forward to more from this sweet place.

Too cute- too cute!! I didn't know there was a first book and now I have to go read it!

The animals?! I haven't felt this enchanted since I read the The Spellshop and it was one of my top 5 reads last year!
While the book stays true to somewhat current events, it has a way to charm you at the same time.


Thank you so much NetGalley for the ARC!!