The Little Porto Book Club by Rebecca Raisin

Blurb: Introvert and self-described whodunnit enthusiast Viviane has never much believed in living life outside of the pages of a book. But when her interfering mother insists that Viviane needs some friends who aren’t fictional, she decides to head into the beautiful bustling streets of Porto in search of her community.

What better place to start than by reading her favourite mystery in the corner of a little-known café? But when one, then two, and then outrageously six other people decide to join her silent book club Viviane realises that she is firmly out of her depth. There’s Thomas, a middle-aged man hiding his love for romance novels, Lucinda, a chic sixty-something with a penchant for Christie, and then there’s Tiago, the hot alpha male of every romance novelist’s dreams.

But when one of these newfound friends disappears from the book club without a word, will the community come together to find their fellow lost soul, and will Viviane find love along the way…?

Blurb: I love books that transport me to a part of the world I've not visited, and The Little Porto Book Club is no different - set in Portugal, Ms Raisin paints each scene with vivid colours and you can almost smell the Vinho Verde.

Her characters are just as well drawn, especially heroine Viviane. I really resonated with her, as I've also gotten over shyness to embrace life more fully. There is a group of book lovers who are just lovely. How they come together to solve the mystery of the disappearance of one of their own is really heartwarming!

In fact, I enjoyed the little mystery to this story. Imagine the Thursday Murder Club without the dead bodies, and you're pretty much at The Little Porto Book Club