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A review by marcccb
25 Days 'til Christmas by Poppy Alexander
4.0
If you're looking for a cheery Christmas rom-com, this isn't the book for you.
Kate used to love Christmas until her husband passed away. She has so much on her plate: a job selling Christmas trees with a sleazy boss, a son who has a learning disorder, and loneliness the size of the North Pole. She is living day to day on her small income but she is determined to make this Christmas a good one for her son with an advent calendar filled with Christmas activities each day. On the other hand, we have Daniel, who lost his little sister, Zoe, who was his other half and in his free time, he volunteers at a suicide hotline to avoid thinking about his sister. One day, their lonely paths cross and changes both their lives forever.
This book was sad with a capital SAD in almost every way. It deals with a lot of heavy topics such as depression, suicide, grief, and sexual harassment. That being said, I loved it. I wasn't expecting it to be so different, but I think it's a really important read. Most books talk about the happy side of Christmas, but this book is raw in every form. Christmas is not always the happiest time of year for many people and this book explores the unhappy side of it.
The characters are so real and relatable. It's so easy to get hooked into each of their storylines and you cannot help but sympathize for them. Kate broke my heart in so many pieces. The poor soul could not catch a single break in this book! Alexander does a wonderful job at writing both point of views and their relationship. It's so sweet and wholesome, I loved it so much!
Overall, this is a very heavy book about Christmas. If you're looking to take a break from the cheery rom-coms and dive into a sad Christmas book that might make you cry, then this is the book for you.
Kate used to love Christmas until her husband passed away. She has so much on her plate: a job selling Christmas trees with a sleazy boss, a son who has a learning disorder, and loneliness the size of the North Pole. She is living day to day on her small income but she is determined to make this Christmas a good one for her son with an advent calendar filled with Christmas activities each day. On the other hand, we have Daniel, who lost his little sister, Zoe, who was his other half and in his free time, he volunteers at a suicide hotline to avoid thinking about his sister. One day, their lonely paths cross and changes both their lives forever.
This book was sad with a capital SAD in almost every way. It deals with a lot of heavy topics such as depression, suicide, grief, and sexual harassment. That being said, I loved it. I wasn't expecting it to be so different, but I think it's a really important read. Most books talk about the happy side of Christmas, but this book is raw in every form. Christmas is not always the happiest time of year for many people and this book explores the unhappy side of it.
The characters are so real and relatable. It's so easy to get hooked into each of their storylines and you cannot help but sympathize for them. Kate broke my heart in so many pieces. The poor soul could not catch a single break in this book! Alexander does a wonderful job at writing both point of views and their relationship. It's so sweet and wholesome, I loved it so much!
Overall, this is a very heavy book about Christmas. If you're looking to take a break from the cheery rom-coms and dive into a sad Christmas book that might make you cry, then this is the book for you.