25 days Til Christmas by Poppy Alexander

25 Days Til Christmas 

by

Poppy Alexander

I am so excited to bring you my review of this festive read as part of the blog tour for this amazing read from Poppy Alexander. Thank you to Orion Publishing for my copy of this book.  I hope you enjoy my review. 

Book Description

Christmas is a time to get together... 

Kate Thompson used to love Christmas. But that was before her husband went away with the army and didn't come home. Now she can hardly stand the festive season.

But Kate knows there is more to life than this, and her son Jack needs a Christmas to remember. What she needs is a Christmas miracle, and if there isn't one on its way, she'll just have to make her own.

So begins Kate's advent countdown to the best Christmas ever. She has it all planned out, but you can't plan for the unexpected, and when her life starts to unravel can her friends and the community around her help her save Christmas for all of them...?

Curl up and countdown to Christmas with a heart-warming festive romance, perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Debbie Johnson, and Holly Martin.

My Review

This is a heart warming, uplifting and very enjoyable Christmas read that will stay with you long after you have read the last page. 

Kate is struggling with dealing with life as a single parent after the death of her husband who went away with the army and she never saw him again. She is low on money, low on morale and in desperate need of a Christmas miracle to help her get through the festive season and make it enjoyable for her son Jack.  With the help of her good friend, Seema and her stationary collection they are soon planning a countdown to Christmas one that will make Kate step out of her comfort zone and start to live her life again making plenty of new memories with Jack. 

As the days progress nearer to Christmas and Kate and Jack are having fun together, however the worry of Kate not having enough money and the threat of her job not being secure is never too far from Kate's mind. As the days progress Kate has many challenges thrown at her and she wonders how she can manage all that is coning her way, thank goodness for her good friends who help her along the way and help Kate keep smiling.  

I really enjoyed reading about Kate and I loved how no matter what life threw at her she kept on doing the best she could for Jack who is her world. I felt she was a very strong character and displayed a great deal of strength even if she didn't feel that strong. 

Daniel is dealing with the death of his wife, Zoe and he is not looking forward to his first Christmas without her. To keep himself busy and not give him too much time on his own Daniel volunteers on a crisis helpline and this makes him feel like he is giving something back to society. Once you get to know more about Daniel you realise that he is the one that needs help and friendship. The two stories are intertwined so well within the book as Daniel knows Kate as Christmas tree girl and they both flow very well together. 

I really enjoyed this festive story and I'm sure you will love it too. 

This book was published on !st November 2018 and is available on kindle published by Orion.

About the Author

Poppy Alexander wrote her first book when she was five. There was a long gap in her writing career while she was at school, and after studying classical music at university, she decided the world of music was better off without her and took up public relations, campaigning, political lobbying and a bit of journalism instead. She takes an anthropological interest in family, friends and life in her West Sussex village (think, The Archers crossed with Twin Peaks) where she lives with her husband, children and various other pets. Poppy also writes as Rosie Howard and Sarah Waights.

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