#BookReview ~ A Fresh Start at the Cornish Country Hospital by Jo Bartlett ~ #ContemporaryRomance @J_B_Writer @rararesources @BoldwoodBooks

A Fresh Start at the Cornish Country Hospital

When life changes in an instant, how do you find the courage to begin again? ❤️‍🩹

About the Book:

A&E doctor, Eve Bellingham’s life changed forever the night her fiancé Max was the victim of a brutal attack. Now, two years later, she has moved her life to Cornwall and is working at St Piran’s Hospital, helping his family cope as Max struggles with his devastating injuries.

But though Eve’s loyalty has never wavered, the man she loved is gone. Annie - Max’s mother - still clings to the hope that one day everything will return to how it was, but Eve isn't so sure it ever will. Torn between duty and despair, Eve feels trapped in a life that no longer fits.

Then she meets Felix Grainger, the dedicated occupational therapist helping Max towards independence. With kindness and quiet strength, he awakens feelings Eve thought she’d lost forever.

To seize her second chance, Eve must risk breaking the only family she’s ever known. Because sometimes, letting go is the bravest way to begin again.

My Review:

A Fresh Start at the Cornish Country Hospital is the seventh book in The Cornish Country Hospital series. The story is complicated, complex, and emotional. Both Eve and Felix have baggage that has prevented them from moving on after tragedies befell both of their significant others. Eve loses more and more of herself each day and Felix tortures himself with the what-ifs. When Eve and Felix meet, the chemistry is electric, surprising them both. 

Eve and Felix's story, while a tear-jerker, also delivers hope, found family, and love. I love their characters, how the author drew them together, and the emotional connection they have. A Fresh Start at the Cornish Country Hospital is another story written with incredible realism and care. There are hard topics in this novel and the author delivered them with compassion, respect, and eye-opening knowledge. 

This book took me a little bit longer to read than I anticipated because the topics are so deep. I stepped away more often than I generally do; not because I didn't like the book, but because my emotions were all over the place. I didn't want to miss anything because I was still dwelling on a particularly heartwrenching scene. 

I was completely engaged in A Fresh Start at the Cornish Country Hospital, even when I wasn't reading it at any particular point. I was drawn in by the characters, their plights, and pasts . I was kept engaged by their strength, emotional intelligence, and interactions. I needed to know how everyone faired at the end and that they would be okay. Superb novel. Highly recommended.

I was provided with a copy of this book. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

My Rating:

**Thank you to Jo Barlett for the shoutout in the Acknowledgements section of the book**

  

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Meet the Author:

Jo Bartlett is the bestselling author of over nineteen women’s fiction titles. She fits her writing in between her two day jobs as an educational consultant and university lecturer and lives with her family and three dogs on the Kent coast.

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