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A review by drops_everything_and_reads
Christmas Is All Around by Martha Waters
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thanks to Atria Books I received an eARC of @marthabwaters newest book Christmas is all around, her first contemporary book that has a sneaky tie in to her regency vows series that I IMMEDIATELY DM’d Martha about when I saw it.
I’m giving this book 16/10🎄bc I can.
This book is about a woman, Charlotte,, who greatly dislikes Christmas in large part due to having starred in one of the most popular Christmas movies when she was a child. she is spending the Christmas holidays in London England with her sister and her family and is forced to participate in numerous Christmasy activities much to her chagrin. When attending a Christmas tree lighting event, she ends up meeting Graham and the serendipitous meeting is the start of not only a business relationship, but a romantic one as well.
And that begins a story of humor, family, lots of Christmas, and perhaps not letting go of the past, but accepting it and being able to move forward
My Thoughts:
I’ve binged-read this book in one afternoon because I enjoyed it so so much. I am a fan of Martha’s books and her writing. I think fans of the Regency vows series will thoroughly enjoy this book because it has all the hallmarks of Martha’s wonderful writing – humor, family, friends, shenanigans, and love.
I like that the female main character is very cynical about Christmas and she’s forced to reckon with this cynicism and navigate why she feels this way when she’s existing in the world in which Christmas is just coming out from all directions. So how can she find a way to live with Christmas in a way that she doesn’t have to be a super-uber Christmas fan, but how can experience it with more positivity than what she currently does.
This is definitely a book I would happily read each Christmas season and I hope that somebody out there decides to turn it into a movie because I think it would be a wonderful visual experience as well.
If you are looking for a book to start to get into the Christmas spirit, definitely check this one out I think lots of people will enjoy it.
I’m giving this book 16/10🎄bc I can.
This book is about a woman, Charlotte,, who greatly dislikes Christmas in large part due to having starred in one of the most popular Christmas movies when she was a child. she is spending the Christmas holidays in London England with her sister and her family and is forced to participate in numerous Christmasy activities much to her chagrin. When attending a Christmas tree lighting event, she ends up meeting Graham and the serendipitous meeting is the start of not only a business relationship, but a romantic one as well.
And that begins a story of humor, family, lots of Christmas, and perhaps not letting go of the past, but accepting it and being able to move forward
My Thoughts:
I’ve binged-read this book in one afternoon because I enjoyed it so so much. I am a fan of Martha’s books and her writing. I think fans of the Regency vows series will thoroughly enjoy this book because it has all the hallmarks of Martha’s wonderful writing – humor, family, friends, shenanigans, and love.
I like that the female main character is very cynical about Christmas and she’s forced to reckon with this cynicism and navigate why she feels this way when she’s existing in the world in which Christmas is just coming out from all directions. So how can she find a way to live with Christmas in a way that she doesn’t have to be a super-uber Christmas fan, but how can experience it with more positivity than what she currently does.
This is definitely a book I would happily read each Christmas season and I hope that somebody out there decides to turn it into a movie because I think it would be a wonderful visual experience as well.
If you are looking for a book to start to get into the Christmas spirit, definitely check this one out I think lots of people will enjoy it.