3.89 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It took me a few chapters to get into it because it starts very cheesy, but then Holly and Jack and Emma weasel their way into your heart as they become more nuanced and human characters. This was good fun!
lighthearted sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful medium-paced
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The depth of this book surprised me and I ended up loving it way more than I anticipated. The themes of grief, struggle through family relationships and forgiveness was really beautiful. I also really loved the holiday vibes. They were subtle but there and this book had a great understanding of loneliness around the holidays after loss. But what I loved most was the hope that this book brought. Family relationships can be hard but there is always hope. A wonderful read for Christmas time.