5stringfox 's review for:

A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss

4.0

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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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Sought this one out after reading Kiss Me At Christmas*. Jenny Bayliss is officially a must-read author for me now. This book is so lovely. It centers on three VERY different sisters brought together by the death of their father, how they reconnect with each other and the community of their childhood summers, as well as each of their own personal relationships. Bonus points for depicting LGBTQ+ romance with equal weight alongside heteromance, infertility and the way it wrecks us, parenting teens/young adults, Winter Solstice (instead of focusing on Christmas or Hanukkah), and protagonists all 30+ years of age.

*Bayliss is a brilliant writer but these books seriously need better titles.