25 Days 'till Christmas by Poppy Alexander
Christmas is a time to get together...
Kate Thompson used to love Christmas. But that was before her husband went away with the army and didn't come home. Now she can hardly stand the festive season.
But Kate knows there is more to life than this, and her son Jack needs a Christmas to remember. What she needs is a Christmas miracle, and if there isn't one on its way, she'll just have to make her own.
So begins Kate's advent countdown to the best Christmas ever. She has it all planned out, but you can't plan for the unexpected, and when her life starts to unravel can her friends and the community around her help her save Christmas for all of them...?
Curl up and countdown to Christmas with a heart-warming festive romance, perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Debbie Johnson, and Holly Martin.
My review
As Christmas is fast approaching I'm wondering how many festive reads I can devour before the big day but I'm so glad that I made time to read this beautiful story. 25 Days 'till Christmas took me on a rollercoaster of emotions and I'm still reeling from my journey. This book addressed so many difficult themes head on in such a delicate and tasteful manner. The balance between the dark and light aspects to the story were pitch perfect meaning the book never took on a morose feel, even if some issues were difficult to take in.
Kate was a wonderful character, her fierce protection towards Jack was heart melting. Quietly observing her work out every last penny to make sure she could care for her little 'Monkey Boy' moved me greatly and I loved the campaign to make Christmas special again after an extremely tough four years for the pair. Cue a homemade advent calendar and a daily Christmas activity list and you have the recipe for making festive cheer. But Christmas is not all snowball fights and nativity plays and this story wasn't afraid to show snippets of a tougher run up to the big day.
There's so many great people in the character line up to this story that I would be hard pushed for time to mention them all. But Daniel is another pivotal piece of the puzzle with a story filled with grief and loneliness. The tender chemistry between Daniel and Kate was a joy to watch come alive and I found myself reading on in a frustrated frenzy at the will they, won't they get their much needed happy ever after.
This book is a carefully crafted story of bittersweet love and hope at Christmas time. I loved every minute of my time spent in Bristol with Kate, Jack and Daniel and urge you all to add this book to your festive reading pile this Christmas.
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