The Fairytale of New York by zoe folbigg is a holiday romance, that much more than a holiday story or a romance. When Charlie is left stranded with no explanation from her long term boyfriend, in JFK the day before Christmas Eve, she is too embarrassed to admit what happened to her family back home. But she's in New York during the holidays and is determined to figure out what happened to her MIA boyfriend and to experience NYC.

The holiday portion of this book passes quickly, with a lot of emotions for Charlie, and the kindling of the romance with Pete takes the majority of the book as Charlie needs a lot of time to recover from her breakup (fair enough!). As a result, this book is just a really great fiction story about what to do when life throws you curveballs and the importance of listening to your heart. I binge read this book over a weekend day, and really enjoyed it. I think it is a great book for fiction readers who don't mind a small amount of romance that doesn't get in the way of a good story. I also think it is perfect for readers who don't want a traditional holiday "hallmark Christmas" style book, but want to enjoy a few reminders of the season. This is the kind of holiday book you could read any time of year!

Thanks so much to the Netgalley and the publisher, Boldwood, for giving me the chance to read this book. I'm really looking forward to seeing what other stories Folbigg has to tell!