My Kind of Happy by Cathy Bramley

SYNOPSIS

Flowers have always made Fearne smile. She treasures the memories of her beloved grandmother's floristry and helping her to arrange beautiful blooms that brought such joy to their recipients.

But ever since a family tragedy a year ago, Fearne has been searching for her own contentment. When a chance discovery inspires her to start a happiness list, it seems that Fearne might just have found her answer...

Sometimes the scariest path can be the most rewarding. So is Fearne ready to take the risk and step into the unknown? And what kind of happiness might she find if she does?

REVIEW

I think that this book probably came about at the right time. We are still experiencing lockdown, we can't go out and see our families and friends and can't do the things we love since this began. But this story shows the true nature of what it means to lose what is dear and how it would be possible to find some form of happiness once more.

This book is here to make you smile. It has that nice spring or summery feel that you can't help but find your own joy from, no matter how sad you felt before. It has that usual flair that is seen in Cathy's writing - like a warm hug.

Fearne's story is an interesting one. She was having an ok life before an accident occurred and now this particular story is the aftermath. It is the journey for her and how she can come back into the world. First, working her way to making other people's lives easier and happier, but ultimately finding a way to get back her happiness in this new normal.

The main difference this book has to Cathy's other novels is that there is a novella set before this book begins, which tells us how she got her dog, Scamp. This particular novella was able to make this good book even greater than before. It set the book up perfectly to be something that we all need, time to grieve over things that have happened, but also to move on to something new and better.

I think that Fearne will always be in my heart telling me when things get tough, 'what truly makes me happy?' But also, 'what person doesn't like flowers?'

RATING: ***** (FIVE STARS)

BUY LINKS

Amazon: My Kind of Happy: The new feel-good, funny novel from the Sunday Times bestseller: Amazon.co.uk: Bramley, Cathy: 9781409186793: Books

Waterstones: My Kind of Happy by Cathy Bramley | Waterstones

Bookshop.org: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3917/9781409186793

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