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Meet Me at Christmas by Jenny Hale, Jenny Hale
4.0

Meet Me at Christmas is a joyous novel about a second-chance relationship between Stella and her ex, Henry. After losing her father, Stella returns from Europe to the small town she used to call home, where her work allows her to continue writing her academic articles on the brain and memory. While working, Stella finds that the only participant who signed off on her studying them was her ex, Henry, who is acting strange, like he has no clue who she is.
I enjoyed this book; I thought Stella and Henry's relationship developed organically, considering their situation. The miscommunication trope usually annoys me due to the nature of the lack of communication. Still, I felt the author justified the reasons in this book well, even if I probably would've done something different.
This book touches on tough subjects like infertility, the death of a loved one, and TBIs. I thought the author did a great job incorporating these touchy subjects in a cohesive and well-thought-out way.