Blogmas 2023: I Loved This Gorgeous Holiday Book…About BOOKS!

FINALLY I read Christmas by the Book! This book has been on my TBR since 2021. You can read the post where I first discussed that HERE (along with 7 other holiday book titles that I was dying to read at the time…and I eventually did read 5 of them)!

Goodreads Synopsis of Christmas by the Book {Anne Marie Ryan} AKA A Holiday Book About BOOKS:
Nora and her husband, Simon, have run the beautiful oak-beamed book shop in their small British village for thirty years. But times are tough and the shop is under threat of closure–this Christmas season will really decide their fate. When an elderly man visits the store and buys the one book they’ve never been able to sell, saying it’s the perfect gift for his sick grandson, it gives Nora an idea. She and Simon will send out books to those feeling down this Christmas. Maybe they can’t save their bookstore, but at least they’ll have one final chance to lift people’s spirits through the power of reading.
After gathering nominations online, Nora and Simon quietly deliver books to six residents of the village in need of some festive cheer, including a single dad of twins who is working hard to make ends meet, a teenage boy grieving for his big sister, a local Member of Parliament who is battling depression, and a teacher who’s newly retired and living on her own. As the town prepares for a white Christmas, the books begin to give the recipients hope, one by one. But with the future of the bookshop still up in the air, Nora and Simon will need a Christmas miracle–or perhaps a little help from the people whose lives they’ve touched–to find a happy ending of their own….
My Review of Christmas by the Book {Anne Marie Ryan} AKA A Holiday Book About BOOKS:
Omg SO. MUCH. YES.
Oh I loved this book so, so much. It’s a beautifully written book with such beautiful messages throughout. And if you love books (which I’m assuming you do if you read Book Coffee Happy), you will LOVE this story. Books are at the heart of this one!
Lovely, well developed characters and a lovely, well developed story. I smiled, I cried, I truly loved it. An absolutely beautiful book…a perfect holiday read.
The one and ONLY thing I didn’t absolutely love about this book were the very large amount of characters. There were A LOT of characters. If you read this one, I suggest a paper next to you (or your phone…I’m so old) for you to jot down quick notes on each character to help keep them straight. I wish I had done this!
Book Coffee Happy Epilogue:
A perfect holiday book for a book lover.
Have you read this book? What did you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!
Blogmas 2023 Posts
12/1 Blogmas 2023: Welcome to Blogmas {VIDEO}!
12/2 Blogmas 2023: Happy Birthday to ME {Sephora Gift Card Giveaway}!
12/3 Blogmas 2023: Book Review: All I Want for Christmas {Maggie Knox}
12/4 Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: The Christmas Bet {Meg Easton}
12/5 Blogmas 2023: The Winter Series {Joanne Demaio} Check In
12/6 Blogmas 2023: Non Holiday Audiobook Review: The Coworker {Freida McFadden}
12/7 Blogmas 2023: Random Bookish Things
12/8 Blogmas 2023: The Holiday Sign in the Form of a Post It
12/9 Blogmas 2023: READ THIS BOOK READ THIS BOOK READ THIS BOOK
12/10 Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: A Lake House Holiday {Megan Squires}
12/11 Blogmas 2023: Disney World Trumps Blogmas!
12/12 Blogmas 2023: Audiobook Review: The Book Club Hotel {Sarah Morgan}
12/13 Blogmas 2023: Book Coffee Happy’s 13 Most Viewed Posts of 2023
12/14 Blogmas 2023: A {Non Holiday} Middle School Book Series That I LOVE
Xo,
Jenny
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