25 Days ‘Til Christmas by Poppy Alexander | AUDIO REVIEW
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Kate Potter used to love Christmas. A few years ago, she would have been wrapping her presents in September and baking mince pies on Halloween, counting down the days and hours to Christmas. But that was before Kate’s husband left for the army and never came home. Now she can hardly stand December at all.
Kate can’t deny she’s lonely, yet she doesn’t think she’s ready for romance. She knows that her son, Jack, needs a Christmas to remember—just like Kate needs a miracle to help her finally move forward with her life. So she’s decided if there isn’t a miracle on its way, she’ll just have to make her own.
As Kate’s advent countdown to the best Christmas ever begins, she soon realizes that even with the best laid plans, you can’t plan for the unexpected. For when the path of the loneliest woman in town crosses with that of the loneliest man, these two destined hearts might find a way to save the holiday for both of them.
25 Days ‘Til Christmas by Poppy Alexander | AUDIO REVIEW
MY THOUGHTS & REVIEW
As was mentioned in the blurb, this book is an “ultimately feel-good” novel. But the path to that “ultimately feel-good” ending was emotional, and at times heart-breaking.
The romance itself was slow burn and not really the focus of the story. But the possibility of a love match gave me a warm feeling throughout the entire story, because if someone deserved a HEA, Kate and Daniel certainly did.
Neither Kate nor Daniel were characters I LOVED. Kate did her best, but there were many things stacked against her, and not all of her decisions sat well with me. And although Daniel wasn’t my kind of hero, his personality was a bit too bland for me, he was nevertheless very kind and gentle. And in his reserved way and with help from friends he charmingly courted Kate to a HEA.
One complaint I have is that the novel was a bit all over the place. There were just too many topics/issues mentioned in this book. I actually felt overwhelmed at times myself, and I think that’s probably how Kate felt too.
Both Kate and Daniel lost someone they dearly loved, and for both the grief was still very palpable. Additional, Kate had to handle some school administrative decisions that would have a real impact on her son’s life. Including financial woes, sexual harassment, and an uncertainty about her future, it was all a bit much. I would have liked one or two topics explored in depths, instead of the avalanche of issues. The Christmas miracle, mentioned in the blurb, was certainly needed.
Now, apart from all that I had no trouble completing the audiobook in a short amount of time. I think all in all it only took me 4-5 days to finish it.
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25 Days ‘Til Christmas by Poppy Alexander | AUDIO REVIEW
Nice review Corinna. I won this book in a giveaway last year, but never got around to reading it. It is on my TBR for Christmas reading this year and I am hoping to get to it. I will be prepared for emotions all over the place.
Thank you 😊, I loved the Advents calendar idea in this book. Looking forward to your thoughts.
This sounds more emotional than I want a holiday book to be.
HA, that’s what I was thinking too