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A review by booksnbookends
The Best Little Christmas Shop by Maxine Morrey
4.0
I received a free copy of this book by the book’s publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much for letting me read this!
The story centres around Lexi, a tomboy who has grown up surrounded by boys. She’d been her parents last hope for a girl and when she arrived she wasn’t a girly girl after all. Instead she’d made her career in repairing vehicles, notably as an F1 mechanic. When life makes her take a decision choosing between family and career, she risks her career to be there for her family and loses her job as a result.
Lexi’s family own a seasonal business and at Christmas it’s one of the most popular shops around. When her family hear the news of her job loss, she’s thrown straight into helping fulfil orders and helping customers. One customer happens to make a huge impact upon her life. Cal Martin wanders into the store with his adorable five year old son and turns what she thinks she knows upside down.
This was definitely an easy to read and enjoyable holiday read. It felt realistic and had a lovely cosy feel to the novel. The author creates really vivid images in your mind of the world she’s created, which is probably why I enjoyed reading it so much! The dog in story is hilarious and probably my favourite character along with George.
The main reason for me not giving this book five stars is because at times I found Lexi irritating. There are only so many times you can try to push somebody away before they are going to go away and she clearly didn’t get the memo. It was as if she was expecting the world to do everything for her and fit the pieces together. Life and fate don’t work like that. Despite that, it was easy to read and enjoyable.
The story centres around Lexi, a tomboy who has grown up surrounded by boys. She’d been her parents last hope for a girl and when she arrived she wasn’t a girly girl after all. Instead she’d made her career in repairing vehicles, notably as an F1 mechanic. When life makes her take a decision choosing between family and career, she risks her career to be there for her family and loses her job as a result.
Lexi’s family own a seasonal business and at Christmas it’s one of the most popular shops around. When her family hear the news of her job loss, she’s thrown straight into helping fulfil orders and helping customers. One customer happens to make a huge impact upon her life. Cal Martin wanders into the store with his adorable five year old son and turns what she thinks she knows upside down.
This was definitely an easy to read and enjoyable holiday read. It felt realistic and had a lovely cosy feel to the novel. The author creates really vivid images in your mind of the world she’s created, which is probably why I enjoyed reading it so much! The dog in story is hilarious and probably my favourite character along with George.
The main reason for me not giving this book five stars is because at times I found Lexi irritating. There are only so many times you can try to push somebody away before they are going to go away and she clearly didn’t get the memo. It was as if she was expecting the world to do everything for her and fit the pieces together. Life and fate don’t work like that. Despite that, it was easy to read and enjoyable.