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A review by rachelmariereads
A Wedding in December: A Christmas Romance by Sarah Morgan
4.0
A Wedding in December follows the White family. Living in a sweet English cottage, Maggie always looks forward to Christmas because it means having her adult daughters home for the week, and the whole family spending time together. This year she’s a bit worried though, because she and her husband Nick haven’t yet told their daughters that they’re getting a divorce.
When Maggie’s plans are altered when she gets a call from her youngest daughter, Rosie, in the middle of the night. Rosie is calling to let her mother know that she just got engaged to a man she’s been dating for three months, and they’re going to be married at Christmas, in Aspen, Colorado! Maggie is worried that this is a bit fast, and Rosie’s older and more cynical sister Katie is flat-out determined to put a stop to the wedding entirely.
What ensues is such a wonderful, heartfelt story. I laughed and I cried while reading this. We see Maggie and Nick fall in love with each other all over again. We also get to see Rosie build her confidence and stand up for her love. And we see Katie, who has not been dealing with some recent trauma, tear down her walls and learn to let people in.
I love how Sarah Morgan gives us each woman’s perspective. Being able to see the events unfold from different generations gives the story an extra layer of nuance. I loved all three women, but Maggie especially pulled on my heartstrings, and made me appreciate my own mom even more.
I also love how this book focused equally on romantic love and familial love. Seeing each woman find their romantic partner was wonderful, but I love the emphasis on their family unit and being together. The only thing I didn’t love was Maggie’s insecurities about her weight, which came off a bit forced and unnecessary. There were also some scenes that were off-page which I wish we got to see in more detail.
Overall though, this was a really lovely read! Sarah Morgan has written so many Christmas novels; this is the second year in a row I’ve read them in December and I can already see it becoming a tradition!
When Maggie’s plans are altered when she gets a call from her youngest daughter, Rosie, in the middle of the night. Rosie is calling to let her mother know that she just got engaged to a man she’s been dating for three months, and they’re going to be married at Christmas, in Aspen, Colorado! Maggie is worried that this is a bit fast, and Rosie’s older and more cynical sister Katie is flat-out determined to put a stop to the wedding entirely.
What ensues is such a wonderful, heartfelt story. I laughed and I cried while reading this. We see Maggie and Nick fall in love with each other all over again. We also get to see Rosie build her confidence and stand up for her love. And we see Katie, who has not been dealing with some recent trauma, tear down her walls and learn to let people in.
I love how Sarah Morgan gives us each woman’s perspective. Being able to see the events unfold from different generations gives the story an extra layer of nuance. I loved all three women, but Maggie especially pulled on my heartstrings, and made me appreciate my own mom even more.
I also love how this book focused equally on romantic love and familial love. Seeing each woman find their romantic partner was wonderful, but I love the emphasis on their family unit and being together. The only thing I didn’t love was Maggie’s insecurities about her weight, which came off a bit forced and unnecessary. There were also some scenes that were off-page which I wish we got to see in more detail.
Overall though, this was a really lovely read! Sarah Morgan has written so many Christmas novels; this is the second year in a row I’ve read them in December and I can already see it becoming a tradition!