These are just a few of the memorable and wonderful characters that are a part of making this book so special to me.įinley is leaving Barrington, her upscale boarding school not just for Christmas break, but for good. And I can’t forget Steve, the willfully homeless, edible eating elf who dresses everyday in Christmas themed clothing (to go with the towns name) to avoid being thrown in jail for vagrancy.

I especially loved the hard of hearing, elderly and a bit terrifying cook of Holden Inn, Mrs Buzzard. It is both plot and character driven with most of the characters capturing a special place in my heart. I just loved So, This is Christmas to pieces! It’s YA but mature enough that any age range will still enjoy it because the writing is not adolescent at all. But seriously this book can be read was one of my favorite reads of 2021. Yes people.I'm THAT behind on my reviews.and just getting caught up (somewhat :D). I started this review before Christmas so you'll notice that I refer to the holiday's. Especially those cute moments between Finley and Arthur, and the end scene. Other than that, everything was sweet, funny, cute. Like, you didn't see your daughter for months and now when she's home you're not there? However, I couldn't understand Finley's mother for the life of me. Since this is ya book there is some teen angst and some drama, which I do get, because it is not easy to come home and see your bff making out with your ex bf. I mean it, I liked everyone who appeared (although I couldn't understand some's way of thinking), and Finley was lovely narrator.Īrthur was so polite and also mysterious but visible at the same time, it was pleasure to read about him. I loved, loved, loved the idea of a town called Christmas, and the comedy about it not living up to it's name made me enjoy reading about it so much.īut seriously, wouldn't it be amazing to live in a town with a name and structure like that? I can't even point why it is, but this book made me nostalgic. Reading So, This Is Christmas was like taking a ride in a Time Machine that brought me back to 2013, the year I discovered ya contemporaries written in English (in case you didn't know, English is not my first language) and fell in love with them, took the turn and never got back. It was like watching a Hallmark movie, which does make sense since the author Tracy Andreen writes for Hallmark.

So this is christmas tracy andreen