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The Twelve Dates of Christmas
by Jenny Bayliss
I’ve only read two holiday books so far this season, but this one has definitely taken the lead. It was oh so delightful and cozy and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I loved the premise of this so much. Our main character, Kate, signs up to do twelve dates in the days leading up to Christmas in an attempt to get back into dating and possibly meet someone that she could fall in love with. Each chapter is a different date and reading about her experiences felt like a fun caper.
Kate has the coolest job ever- she designs textiles for Liberty. I’ve been to their store one time in London and it was amazing and I love their prints as well. I really enjoyed Kate as a main character and I wanted everything to work out for her. There are also lots of great side characters in this book, such as Mac, Evelyn, and Laura, that really enrich the story.
Now let’s talk about my absolute favorite part of this book: the setting. It’s set in a sleepy village in England named Blexford. You know, one of those towns where everyone knows everyone and news spreads fast. I think the author did an amazing job with the setting. Blexford felt so real to me, so vivid. I could picture the different landmarks in the village and the snow falling down to make it all look like a magical winter wonderland. This book had me thinking for a minute that I should leave the city behind and move to a cozy countryside town. The sense of community they had in the village was so heartwarming.
I loved the author’s descriptions of everything: the food that Kate was making (side note- you should probably have some snacks handy while you’re reading as this book made me hungry), her textile designs, the village square, the Christmas market, all of it. The Christmas traditions and activities and the snowy, wintry setting were just perfectly charming and cozy and wonderful. There were also bits of humor sprinkled throughout that had me chuckling quietly to myself and some good shenanigans that I would love to see played out on a screen (can we get a TV or movie adaptation, please?).
I had two complaints. One is that I thought sometimes the transitions between describing what had happened in the past and what was happening in the present were a little bit jarring to me. My other complaint is that I didn’t think very highly of one of her love interests (I won’t say who as I don’t want to accidentally spoil anything). Sadly, he was not my fave, but that didn’t detract too much from my enjoyment of the story.
This book gave me the warm and fuzzies, which is exactly what I want from a holiday read, so thank you to Jenny Bayliss for that!
I loved the premise of this so much. Our main character, Kate, signs up to do twelve dates in the days leading up to Christmas in an attempt to get back into dating and possibly meet someone that she could fall in love with. Each chapter is a different date and reading about her experiences felt like a fun caper.
Kate has the coolest job ever- she designs textiles for Liberty. I’ve been to their store one time in London and it was amazing and I love their prints as well. I really enjoyed Kate as a main character and I wanted everything to work out for her. There are also lots of great side characters in this book, such as Mac, Evelyn, and Laura, that really enrich the story.
Now let’s talk about my absolute favorite part of this book: the setting. It’s set in a sleepy village in England named Blexford. You know, one of those towns where everyone knows everyone and news spreads fast. I think the author did an amazing job with the setting. Blexford felt so real to me, so vivid. I could picture the different landmarks in the village and the snow falling down to make it all look like a magical winter wonderland. This book had me thinking for a minute that I should leave the city behind and move to a cozy countryside town. The sense of community they had in the village was so heartwarming.
I loved the author’s descriptions of everything: the food that Kate was making (side note- you should probably have some snacks handy while you’re reading as this book made me hungry), her textile designs, the village square, the Christmas market, all of it. The Christmas traditions and activities and the snowy, wintry setting were just perfectly charming and cozy and wonderful. There were also bits of humor sprinkled throughout that had me chuckling quietly to myself and some good shenanigans that I would love to see played out on a screen (can we get a TV or movie adaptation, please?).
I had two complaints. One is that I thought sometimes the transitions between describing what had happened in the past and what was happening in the present were a little bit jarring to me. My other complaint is that I didn’t think very highly of one of her love interests (I won’t say who as I don’t want to accidentally spoil anything). Sadly, he was not my fave, but that didn’t detract too much from my enjoyment of the story.
This book gave me the warm and fuzzies, which is exactly what I want from a holiday read, so thank you to Jenny Bayliss for that!