Escape to the Hummingbird Hotel

Hummingbird Hotel, Book 1

De: Daisy James

Narrado por: Penny Andrews

Escape to the sun-drenched island of Corfu this summer with this gorgeously uplifting romantic comedy, the first in a brand-new series from the author of The Cornish Confetti Agency and Villa Limoncello.

Welcome to the Hummingbird Hotel!

When florist-to-the-stars Abbie Coleman catches a glimpse of her boyfriend through the window of Tiffany's, she couldn't be more excited. Keen to share her happiness, she organises a huge surprise party for all their family and friends… except things don't quite work out as she expected, and instead of planning a flower-filled wedding, she finds herself single, and fired from a job she loves.

Desperate to escape her heartbreak, she jets off to her aunt's quirky Hummingbird Hotel on the gorgeous island of Corfu. Little did she know that instead of spending her time lounging by the pool, drinking cocktails, and soaking up the sun, she'd be stepping into the role of the island's newest hotelier.

The arrival of unexpected guests sends Abbie into a tailspin of panic, and she's forced to turn to snippy, but charismatic, vineyard owner-turned-chef, Nikos Angelopoulos, for help. Why does the kitchen fill with smoke whenever she makes coffee? Why is there a naked man swimming in the pool? And why do the hotel's toiletries turn their guests' hair pink?

Despite all the chaos, the Hummingbird Hotel works its magic on Abbie, and she finds herself with a decision to make. Will she return home to the drizzly grey skies of London? Or will she take a leap of faith and embrace the new opportunities that little corner of paradise has to offer, and maybe, just maybe, discover a sprinkle of romance along the way?

Let Daisy James whisk you away to gorgeous Corfu with a feel-good summer listen filled with sun, sea and a sprinkle of romance. Perfect for fans of Mandy Baggot, Sue Roberts & Sandy Barker.

©2021 Daisy James (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd

Takes you away for a good time

This book really took me away from my life and rekindled long forgotten dreams. It was well written. I got used to the performance after a while but some of the voices were grating at first. Well performed overall.

Cute

A nice easy listen. Enjoyed the book and now I’m ready to move to Greece.

this took me on a warm vacation

a great skip thru Greece and finding dreams that we didn't even know we have

Interesting twists engaging story

Interesting story line nice international touch including Greece. Engaging characters, well explained background. I enjoyed the trip.

Disappointed

Pedestrian story writing and the reader’s less than pleadings accent and gravelly high pitched voice. Painful.

Reasonable story, awful narration

Good storyline which declined quickly whenever the FMC was present. Her growing list of calamaties so exaggerated, she was neither amusing or charming.
Narrator didnt do the book any favours either, with the sickly baby-girl voice throughout, even for the non-character story telling parts.
Not on my TBR again list, sorry.

starting your life over

I like that there is more than one speaker. That is what keeps me listening to book. I enjoy listening to people changing their lives. The leap of faith Abby finally decides to moving away from everything she knows and feeling the strength to start a new job. She meets people that she enjoys talking to, getting to know them and opening herself to these people. She had a job

Narrator Hard to Listen To

This book has a slow, predictable story line. The narrators high, pitched and little girl like voice doesn't fit the characters. this was a hard listen didn't enjoy the book.