Sunnywood House: A British Cozy Fantasy About Retired Adventurers and Found Family

by Blake Polden

355 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 29, 2026

About the author

Blake Polden lives in Tasmania, Australia—a place of wild beauty and quiet magic. Once an avid traveller, he now happily explores imaginary worlds from the comfort of home, accompanied by his dog Kip, his favourite humans, and an alarmingly high stack of empty coffee cups.

Reviews

[Kate Luckel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spectacular, amazing and wondrous!!
The characters are all amazing, the story is full of whimsy and so delightful…
I love all the small and quirky details, and particularly the army of mice :)

Go read it people! And now I am lost for what to read next…

[Caitlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was written well. The world and characters were fleshed out, relatable and charismatic. In two words I would describe this book as humorous and joyous. Very much a cozy and warm hearted book.

I did find this book to be a bit plotless. The main challenge in the book doesn’t pop up until over halfway through and very soon after the book ends. As a result I felt underwhelmed and found the cliffhanger to not be very engaging/thrilling as I didn’t have enough time to become fully invested in the outcome of the challenge.

However, the writing and the world’s likeableness makes this a story I would be open to continuing to read about. Oftentimes with books that lack plot I do not feel that way, so I think that is a testament to this series’ potential.