Book Review - The Christmas Postcards by Karen Swan - #ChristmasInJuly #HolidayReading Mexico

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Title: The Christmas Postcards

Author: Karen Swan

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: MacMillan

Publication Date: 27th October 2022

Rating: 5 Stars

The right words can change everything . . .

It had been a make-or-break Winter holiday for their marriage, but Natasha and Rob’s rekindled romance is short-lived when their daughter’s beloved soft toy disappears on the journey home. As Natasha comforts her distraught child, she turns to social media for help. Miraculously, the toy is found, but it has become the lucky mascot of a man named Duffy, who is thousands of miles away trekking in Nepal.

When Duffy promises to keep Natasha updated with pictures, a correspondence begins that soon becomes more meaningful. Sometimes, Natasha feels this stranger half way across the world understands her more than the man lying next to her.

But as the weeks pass and Duffy heads deeper into the mountains, Natasha notices a change in him. Then one day, the messages stop. Too late, Natasha wonders why he had ever needed a lucky mascot at all.

Set in a snow-covered Cotswolds village, The Christmas Postcards is a cosy, escapist festive delight from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Swan.

It's not a festive reading season without a new Karen Swan novel and I'm delighted to say this is another winner from her. 

Couldn't put it down, was completely hooked on Duffy's chapters, and his trek in the Himalayas. 

And I loved the "postcards" he sends to Mable from Moolah, utterly adorable, as is Mable. 

Nats we get a couple of timelines from, and I enjoyed seeing the lead up to her marriage as well as how things are with her now, 

She's a complex character, who its hard to get a complete handle on at first, but I soon grew to care for her too. 

And there are many curveballs thrown at us, the reader, to keep us on our toes and had me gasping at times. 

I always enjoy my Christmas books with a spot of something different which the Himalayas gives us plenty of, plus a side order of peril. 

Was completely hooked on another wonderful festive Karen Swan novel. 

Thank you to MacMillan and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.