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A review by frombethanysbookshelf
Secret Santa by Holly Green
4.0
This was originally pitched to me as “Devil Wears Prada meets A Christmas Carol” - and my first thought was — what? Surely that wouldn’t work! But that’s actually a pretty spot on description; this festive romcom was such a fun read, full of sparkle but also with so much heart and warmth.
At first we get settled in with our favourite holiday tropes; but then as we get to know our characters we find Hollys own twists and flair as she takes a classic Christmassy story and injects some excitement into it. Moving between Christmas Eve and the Christmasses of the past with brilliant, personal narration and a lot of charm and humour. In quite a short story, there's a lot going on and it moves quickly, but takes a little time to let us really stop and watch all the christmassy chaos unfolding.
At first we get settled in with our favourite holiday tropes; but then as we get to know our characters we find Hollys own twists and flair as she takes a classic Christmassy story and injects some excitement into it. Moving between Christmas Eve and the Christmasses of the past with brilliant, personal narration and a lot of charm and humour. In quite a short story, there's a lot going on and it moves quickly, but takes a little time to let us really stop and watch all the christmassy chaos unfolding.
If you're looking for a quick, fun and festive read as the holidays approach, definitely pick up Secret Santa!