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With Karen Swan you never really know what will you get. Those picture perfect covers make her books seem like a sweet and perfect holiday reads. But, that is not always the case. ⠀
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Together by Christmas is set in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and tells us a story about a ptsd troubled ex war corespondent Lee, now a successful photographer. With a lot of Dutch holiday traditions and a Syrian war story in the background, this book really is different than most of the Christmas books I have read. I loved learning about different culture and I found the story about frozen canals and ice skating through the canals so charming that it made me think of visiting Amsterdam one day (not to mention the fact they drive everywhere with their bikes - I used to to that too till recently). At moments I didn't really like the main protagonist but as the story evolved, I could see where does that weird behavior came from. It's a complex book, with a lot of stuff happening at once (they could have easily left one story-line out), but in general I think it is a bit tougher but a good holiday read with all the elements one of those has to have. ⠀
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Together by Christmas is set in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and tells us a story about a ptsd troubled ex war corespondent Lee, now a successful photographer. With a lot of Dutch holiday traditions and a Syrian war story in the background, this book really is different than most of the Christmas books I have read. I loved learning about different culture and I found the story about frozen canals and ice skating through the canals so charming that it made me think of visiting Amsterdam one day (not to mention the fact they drive everywhere with their bikes - I used to to that too till recently). At moments I didn't really like the main protagonist but as the story evolved, I could see where does that weird behavior came from. It's a complex book, with a lot of stuff happening at once (they could have easily left one story-line out), but in general I think it is a bit tougher but a good holiday read with all the elements one of those has to have. ⠀