Escape to Honeysuckle Hall: A laugh-out-loud rom-com from bestseller Rebecca Raisin!

I am a huge fan of the authors work, and I read this book in one sitting.This is a lighthearted read, but with a little bit of mystery thrown in for good measure. Orly is a character I would love to know more about. I’d love to see perhaps a prequel to her story, maybe featuring some of the lavish proposals she had to achieve in her job.Her new venture is very ambitious, and the first set of guests all have their own unique characteristics. Can Orly turn this mismatched bunch into something more, or is the new business set for failure before it truly begins?Lovely read, great characters.

Enjoyable read

I absolutely loved reading this book. I couldn't stop laughing at what Esterlita said and done. Her friendship with Orly was genuinely lovely but also funny. A lovely feel good story.

I really enjoyed the storyline which has some unexpected twists and turns. The main characters are excellent, although one was rather a creep! I'll certainly be reading further books by Rebecca Raisin in the future.

I loved the cover and synopsis of this book so was pleased to get a preview copy to read.The opening chapters were great - Orly (lead character)’s business Excès sounded fun and the initial disaster was quite funny.The final chapters were good too… with some lovely characterisations and a touching story of love and loss.However the bits in between were lacking. It was like an artist had blocked out a painting, coloured the corners but not gone back to finish the middle.Some things were just a bit unfathomable. Orly managed to sell her business, buy a small stately home and move out of London into said home (or rather the gatekeeper’s cottage of said home) in 6 weeks. There was no real plot reason to make it all happen so fast but it made the story feel unbelievable.As did the master joiner who was free to start next week and who also appeared to be a tree surgeon, electrician and gardener as well. The cottage Orly moved into sounded derelict but with some painting all was fine and Honeysuckle Hall had conveniently been kept in a state of repair despite no one living there for years. I just didn’t understand why it was necessary to include some of this far-fetched information. It was a distraction.The lack of research into the adult adventure camp was odd too - a throwaway line about how Orly had worked on the promotion of a similar venture before or how she had been researching this for years would have dealt with the problem but no…As for hiring someone to be camp lead which involved kayaking and hiking over waterfalls without any references, a cv or any nod to health and safety was just silly.None of these things was as distracting as the frequent Australianisms that peppered the language. A high street with a ‘lolly’ shop and various other words I can’t recall now, really jarred.I found the lack of attention to detail frustrating and distracting because Rebecca’s writing is lovely. And there WAS a great idea in there but the characters were two dimensional and Orly’sself-flagellation over her feelings for Leo were teenage and silly.I read Rosie’s teashop and it was lovely - Honeysuckle Hall doesn’t match up for me.However, it is an easy read and loads of my fellow Netgalley readers have loved it.

She has done it again. Rebecca Raisin always makes me smile whilst reading one of her books. They always make me think about my life and dream about possibilities. For an author to be able to do this is magical.

my wife enjoyed it.

five stars for pure escapism. Enjoyed this book immensely, full of characters that need help in various ways and find help at the hall. Hope Orly comes back with new adventures.

Another great novel from Rebecca Raisin, I can totally imagine Orly and Esterlita's adventures along withe the ups and downs of their lives.

I loved Orly's transition from workaholic to helping those who do the same. This could be an exceptional series! I want to follow Maya's journey to motherhood, Jock's new career, Oddly and Leo's relationship and Es will fill it all in with her antics. As well as the colorful town's people!

Great read and interesting lively characters. The story makes you think about what if? Loved every part of it thanks

I thought this book would be a bit Hallmark cheesy. But it’s quite the opposite. Well written, interesting story which moves quickly and really is laugh out loud funny.

Kept my interest throughout. Pleasant read.