mainstreetkate 's review for:

The Girl Who Saved Christmas by Matt Haig

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Matt Haig continues his story of a Boy Called Christmas but now we are years later and Father Christmas isn’t a boy any longer. Christmas is also a celebrated holiday all over the world! But this year something has gone terribly wrong. Trolls have broken their agreement and are wreaking havoc all over Elfhelm, reindeers are losing their ability to fly as quickly as children are losing their hope for Christmas and there is fear that we may never celebrate this most joyous holiday ever again. One little girl, Amelia, is particularly hopeless. But when Father Christmas needs help, he knows who to go to. Amelia is the only girl who can save Christmas. This series just delights me to no end and the follow up to the first book is twice as good! I LOVED this book, especially with the Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria tie ins, what a pleasant treat. Amelia is a truly special girl and despite the heartache she’s been dealt, manages to find some truly special people to call her family. I did the audiobook for one reason alone: it was read by Carey Mulligan! She embodied the sprit of Christmas so well and it was a joy to listen to her tell such a magical story. The movie adaptation of the first book quickly became a Christmas staple in my house so I REALLY hope to see Netflix’s version of this book!!