When you want it to be perfect…

Synopsis

A big family. A whole lot of secrets. A Christmas to remember…

This year, Lottie is hosting one last big family Christmas at the home she grew up in – just like her Nana would have wanted.

But when her relatives descend on the old manor house, Lottie gets more than she bargained for. Every family has its secrets, but in this family, everybody has one!

So, between cooking a Christmas dinner, keeping tensions at bay and a stray dog out of mischief, she has plenty on her plate and not just misshapen sausage rolls and a frozen turkey. And then her first love shows up – nine years after he walked out of her life.

Can Lottie make their last family Christmas one to remember… for the right reasons?

My review

After losing her beloved Nana Lottie wants to host one last big family Christmas at her Nana’s home. But her wonderful idea quickly falls apart, when she meets Murphy’s Law…
When her relatives start to come in, it’s obvious that some are there against their own will. And every family has its secrets, but that each member has one, is hard to digest during Christmas.

Will Lottie manage to have her perfect Christmas, between misunderstandings, secrets coming out, a frozen turkey and oh, also a first love showing up out of nowhere?

I truly enjoy reading a beautiful Christmas story. But when everything is going wrong, I’m having so much fun!
Yes, I know it’s a mean thing to think, but keep in mind it’s all fictional, so having fun at their expense, is not so bad, right?

Yet from the very start, Lottie is someone I truly started to care about. She has just lost her Nana, who was more a mother to her than her actual mother. So when her house is going to be sold too, all what Lottie truly wants is this last Christmas with her family. And I understood her perfectly!

The moment everybody started to come in, it’s the start for all the possible dramas you can imagine! If you think that your family is a recipe for drama, you obviously don’t know Lottie’s family!

Of course, it’s not a story that will make you sad or angry, on the contrary. The dramas were so funny to read about, and Lottie trying to salvage her Christmas. Talking about Murphy and his Law to make this the most terrible, funny Christmas ever! The author made sure that every drama was so witty, I found myself laughing and just a bit feeling sorry for the involved people.

I can honestly tell, that I liked every character in this book. Although it took some more time for me to appreciate them. Even the most superficial, or selfish person found a way to warm me towards them. It showed me again that there is more than sees the eye…

This story is about how perfectly imperfect Christmas can be. But even the most disastrous Christmas is a way to get your family closer and appreciate everyone more.

I loved reading about every bit going wrong, but it warmed me reading about how it all got together. And of course, it’s about Christmas! What do you need more?!?