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The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman

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bookaddictang's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is one of the most wonderful, Christmas books I have read in awhile. It is about the people in our lives we love, about chosen family, losing family, and reconnecting with family. It was refreshing to read a novel about friendship and maintaining friendship while growing up and finding love. What happens when your best friend gets a job across the country? How do you keep up traditions, and adopt new ones?

This book felt so much like real life, I had so much empathy with the characters. Their worries, dreams, passions were so palpable and relatable. And like life, all of the conflicts, the concerns are resolved when everyone communicates.

If you are looking for a Christmas-y story that's not a romance, but still fairly light, I highly recommend The Christmas Orphans Club.

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amypt46's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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rrubin97's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I live BOP podcast and wanted to love this book but …it was just fine. Maybe I had too many expectations?
I enjoyed the story of found family but My main problem was I found

Theo to have no redeeming qualities so the stories with him just didn’t hold up. And Hannah was a bit frustrating as well - but I think that was intentional as pris takedown of her at the end was so accurate. Priya was my favorite and wish we had more of her

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thatsssorachael's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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emmas_bookshelf's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Another one I didn’t get to before Christmas but that’s okay because I still thorough enjoyed it! It’s such a wonderful book about friendship. I also felt like it was very millennial in its references and vibe and that resonated with me! Plus, I know the Boston College campus quite well and all the BC references were so on point I loved it.

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wholeottabooks's review

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Extremely lighthearted Christmas read that follows a group of friends’ Christmas seasons together over the span of several years. Think… friends in book format, holiday edition.

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