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The Christmas Countdown
By: Holly Cassidy
Publication Date: October 22, 2024
Published By: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
320 pages
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This book was super cute! Callie has had a bit of a rough year. After her boyfriend of 10 years has her move for his job, he breaks up with her. Callie moves in with her sister, Anita and now it’s the holiday time. She really just wants to forget Christmas and hibernate. On top of it all, she works for the same company as her ex, Oliver. Anita is determined to get Callie back into the Christmas spirit. She does this by creating her own Advent calendar, something their mom did for them as kids. Every other day is a treat, and every other day is a task. Callie decides to play along, and Anita rigged it so that Callie would be seeing more of a baker who she ran into one day. As they come to a deal that she would help with accounting for his business, and he would accompany her on tasks. He’s been hurt by someone too. But can these two closed off hearts open up?
This book was so sweet, and I loved the plot. This was nothing like I have ever read before. The idea of the homemade Advent calendar full of tasks and treats is really genius (and honestly, something that I may now implement with my own kids!)
I loved Callie. You can see her growth throughout the book. She went from kind of timid and grumpy to more assertive, sure of her self, and happy. I really loved her sister too. A little overbearing and meddlesome, but clearly she loves her sister and she only means well.
Now, the chemistry between Callie and Marco was fantastic. You felt the instant connection when they started talking about Switzerland. I liked the cute little moments when they were painting – the giggling, the flirting. It felt like I was reading scenes from a movie. Speaking of which, this book would make a really great movie!
I truly enjoy this author, her Christmas romances and her thrillers – I can’t wait to read more by her!
Rom-com readers are going to LOVE this book!
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