Ottercombe Bay – Part Four: Shaken and Stirred (Ottercombe Bay Series)

Bella Osborne

May 2018 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

Escape to the Devon coast, with Part Four of a four-part series from the author of Willow Cottage.

Daisy Wickens has returned to Ottercombe Bay, the picturesque Devon town where her mother died when she was a girl. She plans to leave as soon as her great uncle’s funeral is over, but Great Uncle Reg had other ideas. He’s left Daisy a significant inheritance – an old building in a state of disrepair, which could offer exciting possibilities, but to get it she must stay in Ottercombe Bay for twelve whole months.

With the help of a cast of quirky locals, a few gin cocktails and a black pug with plenty of attitude, Daisy might just turn this into something special. But can she ever hope to be happy among the ghosts of her past?

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Ratings and reviews

Part 4 of 4. After enjoying part 3 I was kind of disappointed by part 4, in which we finally discover who the thief is, the arsonist is uncovered, there's a daring police sting, and Daisy finds out the truth about her mother's death all those years ago. Things I noticed in this episode which I had noticed in previous episodes but were particularly irritating in this one: 1. Both Daisy and Max spent half the book leaping to conclusions, usually the wrong ones, and NEVER learned. At one point I noted on my Kindle that the two of them could have entered a long jump competition with all the jumping they were doing! 2. Daisy was Judgey-McJudge face. At various times she judged: Max, Tamsyn, her Aunt Coral, her mother, and her father. 3. Bella Osborne has a strange turn for a simile, for example: Her head was swimming with a jumble of facts, her emotions unexpectedly unleashed like a warring dragon in one of Tamsyn's fantasy books. Overall, I do wonder how this serialisation would read as a single novel, would it flow well or do the cliffhangers feel oddly staged in a novel? I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

A great end to a great story

About the author

I've been jotting down my stories as far back as I can remember. Somehow life took over, I got a sensible job in project management and the writing has remained a passion.
I live in The Midlands with my lovely husband and our wonderful daughter, who thankfully, both accept me as I am (with my mad morning hair and a penchant for skipping).
You can follow me on Twitter @osborne_bella.