A review by mcinkdrinker
25 Days 'til Christmas by Poppy Alexander

4.0

Christmas Pudding, in a book. This is a wonderfully festive little read. It has the requisite quaint, intimate feel of a holiday story, but without the level of insufferable fluff that frequently bathes the genre. This story, about sweet, tragic Kate and lonely, willing Daniel, deals with motifs that face us all, with varying degrees of difficulty, and render us all sad, alone, and needing help but afraid to ask for it. It was a refreshing darkness, to the holiday themes, if such a thing exists. I would recommend this book, particularly if you get the Audible version (which is what I listened to but was unavailable as an edition option on this site.), for anyone who wants a story with just the right amount of sugar and spice to make the holiday nice(er).