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A review by thebritishbibliophile
A Bit of Holly Jolly by Kelly Elliott
5.0
'Ding dong merrily on high, Kelly Elliott brings the seasonal feels, along with some sneaky spells. This series keeps getting better and better!' - The British Bibliophile
Thank you to Kelly Elliott for sending me an ebook Advanced Readers Copy as part of her ARC team for me to read and leave an honest review.
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We were first introduced to Kelly's brand new series ( Holidaze in Salem ) via the first book in the series, A Bit of Hocus Pocus. Here, we were also introduced to the same pair who also star in this next read. Lucas and Hollie. A Bit of Holly Jolly continues this series, this time with a Christmas feel. Time to shift from spooky, to all things magically festive.
As outlined in the blurb, now that Lucas and Hollie are officially together, it's time to tackle their first Christmas together. Newly with her witchy powers, this time with Hollie can only be filled of meddling, mayhem and magic. Not with ill intentions, but certainly with comical and satisfactory results meant with a good heart.
After all, sometimes love does need a little bit of a push. Especially if it's for someone you love who seems to be blind, or in denial to it. But spells are not simple things, and when done with a little...improv? It certainly causes more than just a little nudge in the right direction. Many bells were jingled, and many mingles were to be had.
Most people who know me will know that Christmas--and its season--is my favourite time of the year, and I cannot resist holiday/Christmas-themed romance novels, so reading one written by one of my favourite authors on the entire planet? Yes please! Kelly has been in my literary life for almost a decade, so team her brilliant works with my favourite time of the year? Even more, yes please! Based off book one, I knew book two was going to be good. I didn't, however, anticipate it being better .
A Bit of Holly Jolly was too good to rush to read, yet I had to fight myself from finishing it too quickly. The story itself was incredibly easy to read, as we are already familiar with its two starring characters. Aided by the return of their friends as comforting secondary characters. Inside, there was everything I love about the festive season, topped with the literal pinnacle element of the season that is magic. The two things combined, along with what we know and love about Kelly and her writing, produces a read--and story--that I'm glad to have read by an author I'm proud to support. Would I love a full-length story from these two? Yes. But good things come in small packages, and this is one small package that I and other readers, will continue to love in and outside of this time of year.
Since the first read, I've indulged myself and have read this book a few times over. The ending gets me every single time in the best way possible. Kelly just has this incomparable way of ending things just so, and this ending was one-hundred-per-cent better than the previous book's. If you know, you know.
Five festive stars!
Thank you to Kelly Elliott for sending me an ebook Advanced Readers Copy as part of her ARC team for me to read and leave an honest review.
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We were first introduced to Kelly's brand new series ( Holidaze in Salem ) via the first book in the series, A Bit of Hocus Pocus. Here, we were also introduced to the same pair who also star in this next read. Lucas and Hollie. A Bit of Holly Jolly continues this series, this time with a Christmas feel. Time to shift from spooky, to all things magically festive.
As outlined in the blurb, now that Lucas and Hollie are officially together, it's time to tackle their first Christmas together. Newly with her witchy powers, this time with Hollie can only be filled of meddling, mayhem and magic. Not with ill intentions, but certainly with comical and satisfactory results meant with a good heart.
After all, sometimes love does need a little bit of a push. Especially if it's for someone you love who seems to be blind, or in denial to it. But spells are not simple things, and when done with a little...improv? It certainly causes more than just a little nudge in the right direction. Many bells were jingled, and many mingles were to be had.
Most people who know me will know that Christmas--and its season--is my favourite time of the year, and I cannot resist holiday/Christmas-themed romance novels, so reading one written by one of my favourite authors on the entire planet? Yes please! Kelly has been in my literary life for almost a decade, so team her brilliant works with my favourite time of the year? Even more, yes please! Based off book one, I knew book two was going to be good. I didn't, however, anticipate it being better .
A Bit of Holly Jolly was too good to rush to read, yet I had to fight myself from finishing it too quickly. The story itself was incredibly easy to read, as we are already familiar with its two starring characters. Aided by the return of their friends as comforting secondary characters. Inside, there was everything I love about the festive season, topped with the literal pinnacle element of the season that is magic. The two things combined, along with what we know and love about Kelly and her writing, produces a read--and story--that I'm glad to have read by an author I'm proud to support. Would I love a full-length story from these two? Yes. But good things come in small packages, and this is one small package that I and other readers, will continue to love in and outside of this time of year.
Since the first read, I've indulged myself and have read this book a few times over. The ending gets me every single time in the best way possible. Kelly just has this incomparable way of ending things just so, and this ending was one-hundred-per-cent better than the previous book's. If you know, you know.
Five festive stars!