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The Night Before Christmas
By: Nicola Knight
Publication Date: September 24, 2024
Published By: Bloodhound Books
322 pages
Find It On: Amazon | Goodreads
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About the Book
Felicity Brooks hates Christmas. But when she meets a man dressed as a giant penguin on Christmas Eve, could it spell a change of heart in this laugh-out-loud festive romance.
The ridiculous music. The excessive presents. The stupid Christmas jumpers. Felicity wants nothing more than to escape it all, and pounces on the chance to work shifts over the festive period, at an animal rescue centre. After all, it’s the only place that brings her true happiness.
But her evening is disturbed by a stranger, James, dressed as a penguin cradling a weak kitten. As Felicity and James work together to nurse the sick feline back to health, it gives them the perfect excuse to bond over their mutual dislike of all things festive. And soon sparks fly.
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But their attraction is interrupted when Felicity’s ex-boyfriend, Adam, returns to declare his undying love.
And when Felicity is let down by both men she decides to return to her childhood home for some peace. While there, she uncovers an array of family secrets and even more about herself, which may just encourage her to make a choice between Adam and James.
Can the ex outwit the penguin and win Felicity’s heart this Christmas?
My Review
This was such a sweet book. It was well written, and it was sort of lighthearted. It definitely kept me wanting to read (too bad work got in the way!). Any book that revolves around an animal shelter definitely has my heart, and a man that rescues animals?! Yup, that does it for me.
I enjoyed that these two were adults. What I mean is that they acted like adults, they handled things like adults – even hard conversations. I never once felt like either of them were immature. Yes, sometimes we adults jump to conclusions, especially when it comes to relationships and emotions, but I think this author handled this relationship well. They didn’t spend 24/7 together right away, which often so many books have their characters do this. These two took their time, but it never felt like a slow burn either.
There was also the situation with Adam, which is another situation that I thought was handled well. I loved that Felicity didn’t just fall back into old ways with Adam and that her eyes really opened as to what happened and what was happening. Though her friend Bex was kind of sketchy.
Overall, I think this was a great debut novel; romance book readers will enjoy this one!
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