The Christmas novels just keep on coming! We have another standalone romcom in Camilla Isley's Christmas Collection. A Christmas Caroline was published on October 26th by Pink Bloom Press. I also have a great International giveaway with the chance to win a copy of A Christmas Date. Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post.
A modern-day retelling of A Christmas Carol…
Caroline is a cynic career woman living the high life in
Manhattan where love and relationships are but a distant memory of the past.
But after a freak accident on Christmas Eve, Caroline
receives a visit from a cheeky spirit of Christmas Past, Present, Yet to Come,
and—most importantly—Christmas That Could Have Been. When she wakes up on
Christmas Day suddenly married with three kids and living two doors down from
her parents in New Jersey, Caroline has a chance to experience the life she
would’ve had if she’d made a different choice.
Will small-town life as a mother and a wife make her
rediscover what’s really important in life?
My Thoughts
I thoroughly enjoyed the echoes of A Christmas Carol in this romcom. Although the link is clear, there are enough differences to enable the story to stand on its own feet and have its own distinctive voice. Caroline is a vividly drawn character whose reactions to her predicament bring real humour to the story. I liked her growing relationship with the young people she met and how she had to re-assess what makes for a successful life.
I also enjoyed the other characters' reactions to Caroline. Sam, it seems, has the patience of a saint. Second chances, starting again. appreciating family ties are all associated with the end of the year and the start of a new one. There is a certain tension in the background throughout as you wonder what is going to happen and when. Still it is a warm festive story which captures love of family and shows you how decisions made at certain key moments can change the path of someone's life.
In short: an entertaining festive read
About the Author
Camilla is an engineer turned writer after she quit her job
to follow her husband on an adventure abroad.
She's a cat lover, coffee addict, and shoe hoarder. Besides
writing, she loves reading--duh!--cooking, watching bad TV, and going to the
movies--popcorn, please. She's a bit of a foodie, nothing too serious. A keen
traveler, Camilla knows mosquitoes play a role in the ecosystem, and she
doesn't want to starve all those frog princes out there, but she could really
live without them.
Check out the rest of the tour
Giveaway (International)
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