"Full of festive cheer, this gorgeous romcom covers all the emotions, it’s rather special and is highly recommended by our team."
Well now, this is rather gorgeous, I love a warming Christmas romance, and this one comes with added reading enjoyment. As well as the romance, it pokes gentle and kind fun at festive made-for-TV films (you know the ones, those cheesy movies that are still oh-so watchable and comforting when needed). The novel also covers grief, friendships, family, community spirit, and has a lightness of touch and empathy that ensures it is a thoroughly enjoyable read. Author Hayley Dunlop uses Christmas romance films as the base for this tale, Mally loves them (while fully recognising that they all blend into one) and when assigned a writing job to recreate this in real life she ends up travelling back to her home town. Mally and the other characters are relatable and easy to get to know, the back story ensures added depth and intensity. While unashamedly full of romance and Christmas, the story plays across all the emotions, and I loved how the balance was maintained. The apostrophe discussions made me smile as I’ve always had problems with the slippery little stinkers. Oh - and Christmas movie bingo should really be a thing, it’s all there for you, use it! Satisfying and warming, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas would be a wonderful addition to the bookshelves of anyone who enjoys festive romances.
Can life be like a made-for-TV Christmas movie?
Mally Allister prides herself on being nice and predictable, just like the trope-filled festive films she turns to for comfort every winter.
But when she faces the prospect of spending Christmas alone in her London flat, Mally is sent on a writing assignment to try to recreate the cheesy Christmas movie experience in her humdrum British hometown.
With the help of familiar faces from her formative years, including her teenage crush Tom, Mally starts ticking off the classic holiday romance movie tropes in unexpected ways.
But can real life ever live up to the magical movie experience?
A gorgeously warm, engaging festive romcom perfect for fans of Catherine Walsh and Josie Silver.
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas features in the following genres: Humorous Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Modern and Contemporary romance, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Social issues, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and Contemporary romance, Humorous Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Social issues, Festive Fiction
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas is available in Paperback
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas was written by Hayley Dunlop and published by Hera
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas has 384 pages
£8.99
