A review by emilyliest
The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder

hopeful informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I read this book as an advent calendar. I may have enjoyed it more if I’d stuck to a chapter per day but unfortunately it didn’t grab me enough to remember, so I often ended up catching up on multiple chapters at one time, which got repetitive and a little laborious. 
The story is sweet and clearly well researched, but I found the mystery underwhelming and confusing and the characters too twee.
Overall a cute Christmas book with a sweet message but not much substance.