A review by whatemilysreading
25 Days 'til Christmas by Poppy Alexander

3.0

Definitely not a typical cheery holiday read -this is a much darker look at the holidays, and how some have to try really hard to see something worth celebrating. This book covers some really heavy topics - poverty, suicide and depression, and sexual assault. Not really a lineup of classic Christmas topics. The romance was the real B-plot in this story. I realized about 150 pages in that the two had barely interacted so far - this book is much more about Kate's mission to turn her life around. Overall, I really liked this book but I was a little surprised by the ending, which knocked my rating down a couple of stars.

Spoiler

While I know that the intent is probably that Kate realizes she can accept help from others, but it came across like she needed a man to come in and save her from her crumbling life. I also wasn't a huge fan of how - right when she needed financial help the most - she is sexually assaulted and as a result will likely see a big payout from the legal proceedings.