My Holiday Reads
Hey !
I don't know if you
have noticed but we are in December ! For all you people out there that
celebrate it , it is the month of Christmas ! If you are like me then you love
all thing Christmas : recipes, films, books, songs. Anything themed Christmas
is out this month. So, I have decided to talk about two books that I own that
are full of Christmas spirit !
Three short stories
written by three separate authors; however, if you pay close attention you will
see that the lives of character overlap in the stories. So you will find
characters that are mentioned in one story in another story. My favourites are
The Jubilee Express by Maureen Johnson and The Patron Saint of Pigs by Lauren
Myracle. I initially wanted this book when I was going through my John Green
phase but his story in this particular book didn't impress me as much as the
other two stories in the book did. Don't get me wrong, it is a good story and
at times it is rather funny but it wasn't my cup of tea.
Christmas at Lilac Cottage By Holly Martin
What can I say about this book apart from that I loved
it? I love Penny. I love Daisy. I love Henry. So many characters were so
loveable. The plot is fantastic; everything connected to one thing or another.
I must say that the only thing that bothers me is that it's fairly rushed. The
book literally takes place in the space of a week or two, and that's not
exactly something I like when there's a lot of romance involved. However, I
must admit that it was a really cute love story which helped both the characters
get over something great.
Review : I LOVE THIS
BOOK SO MUCH !!
(This might contains
minor spoilers.)
I mean, you know
that Sandra Bullock movie, The Proposal? It's like that BUT A WHOOOLEEEE LOT
BETTER. The main character, Emily, is a 38 year old teacher who lives in London
but is originally from Scotland. Every year her family celebrates Christmas
together at her family's house in Scotland where she suffers torment of
comments about her being 38 and single. However, this Christmas Emily plans it
to be different since she has got a handsome man , Robert, in her life;
therefore, plans on being spared from all torture. What Emily doesn't plan is
what Robert reveals and how it leaves her in a rather sticky situation as she
can't take Robert to Scotland with her. Oh how shall Emily solve her problems?
Let me tell you…not
very wisely. I swear this book had me laughing so hard that I couldn't read it
in public. I went to the Library at University to read it and I just had to put
it away because my stifled laughs were gonna make me burst. I feel like Emily
is always on about-to-explode-mode about things, and then Evan, her neighbour,
just keeps pushing her buttons all throughout the book. Speaking of Evan, if
you love a witty guy then Evan is the guy for you. Oh, how his wit makes me
want to Laugh Out Loud..and it did…on many occasions.
Definitely recommend
this book to anyone who loves a Christmas romance. The only criticism I have is
that it was pretty predictable. I mean, from the start I knew that something
was up with Robert and that Evan will eventually be a huge part of the story.
Apart from that though, I loved it.
These are just three of the books that I have read that are Christmas themed but I just loved these books so much that I just had to say a little something about them.
Until next time, my lovelies
~Aby
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