The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett

3.6 AVERAGE

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daisy_james's review against another edition

3.75
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

madambookworm's review against another edition

1.0
I think the intent was to do a Christmas version of the author’s other book The Appeal. But it didn’t work. There’s no connection around the person who is involved in the mystery. The characters weren’t Interesting and the story is just a boring read. We don’t get that great of an explanation of why some of the characters don’t like each other. Compared to the other books, this one seems a bit rushed and not well thought out.

But I enjoyed the other 2 books I’ve read by this author. I will also pick up her new book that will be released in August 2024. I think this was just an isolated bad book because it tried to use the same format as a prior book but it didn’t work.

alishas99's review against another edition

1.5
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jennygingerninja's review against another edition

4.5
funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

leahblunden_'s review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

echomillay's review against another edition

4.75
funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elnell's review against another edition

3.0
funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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hedgefruit's review

no one in this town is doing well (affectionate)

reaganepeoples's review

3.0
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bps's review against another edition

3.5
funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes