Author: Beth Moran
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Netgalley
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Publication Date: 17th September 2019
Rating: 4 Stars
When Jenny inherits her estranged grandmother’s cottage in Sherwood Forest, she has nothing to lose - no money, no job, no friends, no family to speak of, and zero self-respect. Things can only get better...
Her grumpy, but decidedly handsome new neighbour, Mack, has a habit of bestowing unsolicited good deeds on her. And when Jenny is welcomed into a rather unusual book club, life seems to finally be getting more interesting.
Instead of reading, the members pledge to complete individual challenges before Christmas: from finding new love, learning to bake, to completing a daredevil bucket list. Jenny can’t resist joining in, and soon a year of friendship and laughter, tears and regrets unfolds in the most unexpected ways.
Warm, wise, funny and utterly uplifting, what one thing would you change in your life before Christmas comes around?
Her grumpy, but decidedly handsome new neighbour, Mack, has a habit of bestowing unsolicited good deeds on her. And when Jenny is welcomed into a rather unusual book club, life seems to finally be getting more interesting.
Instead of reading, the members pledge to complete individual challenges before Christmas: from finding new love, learning to bake, to completing a daredevil bucket list. Jenny can’t resist joining in, and soon a year of friendship and laughter, tears and regrets unfolds in the most unexpected ways.
Warm, wise, funny and utterly uplifting, what one thing would you change in your life before Christmas comes around?
You know a book has gotten under your skin, when you realise the dream you were having includes some of the characters from what you were reading, somehow morphed into family members. If was a weird and oddly vivid dream, but once I remember I don't have anyone in the family with five children, I realised it must have been due to reading this before I went to bed.
Given that almost never happens to me, I think you can see how much I was enjoying what I was reading.
The writing is fabulous, as is the story, I loved seeing Jenny develop, and watching her try to turn her life around, after she flees to her grandmothers cottage in the Forest, despite never having met her grandmother.
And its not in a great state but its all Jenny has, that and a reclusive new neighbour, Mack, who its hard to tell if he actually likes or hates Jenny initially but leads to some amusing moments.
There is so much to enjoy with this book, it is really hard to know where to start. There is a large amount of story fitted in, and the threads from the other book club members are a mix of heartbreaking and inspirational while also amusing and give hope to all about possible new love.
Although I understand where the title came from, I will say I felt it slightly misleading as it really didn't feel like what I want a Christmas book to be, with very little festive feeling being generated. But that is on me, and if I ignore that small thing - then the book is utterly brilliant.
What I do know is this may have been my first book by Beth Moran, but it certainly won't be my last. I am very keen to read more as the quality was great and I really enjoyed myself reading it.
Thank you to Boldwood and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily
Given that almost never happens to me, I think you can see how much I was enjoying what I was reading.
The writing is fabulous, as is the story, I loved seeing Jenny develop, and watching her try to turn her life around, after she flees to her grandmothers cottage in the Forest, despite never having met her grandmother.
And its not in a great state but its all Jenny has, that and a reclusive new neighbour, Mack, who its hard to tell if he actually likes or hates Jenny initially but leads to some amusing moments.
There is so much to enjoy with this book, it is really hard to know where to start. There is a large amount of story fitted in, and the threads from the other book club members are a mix of heartbreaking and inspirational while also amusing and give hope to all about possible new love.
Although I understand where the title came from, I will say I felt it slightly misleading as it really didn't feel like what I want a Christmas book to be, with very little festive feeling being generated. But that is on me, and if I ignore that small thing - then the book is utterly brilliant.
What I do know is this may have been my first book by Beth Moran, but it certainly won't be my last. I am very keen to read more as the quality was great and I really enjoyed myself reading it.
Thank you to Boldwood and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily
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