Today I am pleased to be taking part in Aria's Blog Tour to celebrate the publication of Samantha Tonge's festive release, The Christmas Calendar Girls.
This Christmas fall in love with the town of Chesterwood...
Christmas is meant to be a time of giving, so with Chesterwood food bank under risk of closure Fern knows just what to do to save it. She's going to get the town to create a living advent calendar.
Fern, and her best friends, call for help from the local community to bring this calendar to life. When Kit, the new man in town, offers his assistance Fern's heart can't help but skip a beat (or two). 
As they grow ever closer, Fern must admit that Kit's breaking down the barriers she built after the death of her husband. But his past is holding him back and Fern doesn't know how to reach him. No matter how hard she tries.
In this town, Kit's not the only one with secrets. Domestic goddess Cara is behaving oddly, burning meals in the oven and clothes whilst ironing, and Davina's perfect children are causing trouble at school leaving her son, Jasper, desperately unhappy.
Can the Christmas Calendar Girls find a way to bring the community together in time to save the food bank, while still supporting their families and each other? Can Fern find love again with Kit?
This is a story about kindness and letting go of the past. It's about looking out for your neighbours and about making every day feel like Christmas.
'The Christmas Calendar Girls' is the first novel I have read by Samantha Tonge, and it will definitely not be the last.
I really enjoyed 'The Christmas Calendar Girls'. It was a great story with a town's community spirit at its very hear. It has a very current theme running throughout the story as the town work together to ensure their food bank continues to support those in a time of need. This is a problem in many towns and cities up and down the country and it is great that Samantha has decided to include it in her new release.
There are of course other storylines within the book and it was great to see the community working together and giving something back to the community while continuing with their own lives and overcoming their own issues.
I really enjoyed meeting all the main characters within the book and I especially liked Fern. I found myself investing in her storyline, hoping she would get the happy ever after she deserved.
I would recommend this book to all my blog readers and I really hope that it reminds all of the importance of foodbanks and the support they need.
Thank you to Aria for inviting me to take part in the blog tour and for a copy of the book in return for an honest review.
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