Reviews

It Always Snows on Mistletoe Square by Ali McNamara

evelin_ashryver's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

jc_wb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Elle is sitting on a bench contemplating her life when she sees an advert for a live-in writer. She's unemployed and homeless, so she goes for the job.
Estelle and Angela take Elle and Ben through the magical tales of Christmas House. Not everything is quite as it seems.

I loved this. There were a few magical elements I guessed (or rather hoped for) but the stories are engrossing and magical. I got a bit behind on my reading - I read this in February, I wish I'd read it 'on time' in December for an extra dose of Christmas magic.

I'll be looking out for more books by Ali McNamara now.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced ebook copy in exchange for an honest review.

beate251's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-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? No

4.0

At last a Christmas book that is different, in that it brings two young people together through the history of an old house, told by two women inhabitants, who reveal how those two are connected to the house.
I thought it was a bit faddy to give everyone a Christmas-related name and let it snow all the time, but the stories were interesting and I liked the characters.

pcela's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

sabrina_sakura's review

hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

l1nds's review

3.0

Good concept, but let down by abysmal dialogue. I wanted to love it but honestly I think I heard better dialogue during GCSE Drama improv sessions!

aly_dee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

beccas__books9's review

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

sophieweirather2007's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Children should be with people who love them. Wether that be their actual family, or someone who is willing to give them the love they deserve

- Elle -

If you have the courage to trust an follow your own path, instead of fighting it, you'll never be truly lost in life

- mysterious man -

❤️🎁🎄❄️😭🥹❄️⭐🪽❄️🥹😭❄️🎄🎁❤️
WOW!! This book is so perfectly and meaningful, everyone should read it. Definitely the best Christmas book I ever read! It plays in the real world, but it is also full of magic and shows how magical Christmastime should be. As we grow older we forget about that, but why not celebrating Christmas like we are kids? Why forget this magical and special feeling? 

Also it's incredible how big of a topic womenhood is! Of course there is the family topic, but they celebrate women, especially mothers, in a so special way I got very emotional at some parts. Loved how the story included the famous "Great Ormond Street Hospital", Charles Dickens and his famous Christmas carol, it fits this story soo good!

There are sooo many quotes that made me smile, I barely ever have so many good quotes in a book. 
Even though the romance part is very small, because of all the other big social topics, Elle and Ben are a super cute couple and deserve all the happiness. The last 50 pages were constantly shock! There was one plot-twist after the other and everything wrapped around just perfectly. I didn't see that coming or would have thought that I would like this book so much!!

emmathebookdragon's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-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

4.0