The Christmas Wish by Lindsey KelkMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Three and a half stars.
Gwen Baker and her cousin Manny are travelling home to spend Christmas with Gwen's family. It's been a rubbish few months, she's been dumped by her boyfriend of four years, for his receptionist, as a consequence she's had to leave his luxurious house and move into a grotty flat, and she's currently suspended from her job as a lawyer in a Magic Circle firm pending a disciplinary hearing for attacking a client. Her father was also a lawyer and he's so pleased about her job she hasn't plucked up the courage to tell him that she's very unlikely to make junior partner any time soon!
Christmas Day is an absolute nightmare, squabbling with her sister Cerys, getting drunk, and making a fool of herself in front of the boy next door, her childhood crush Dev. But then Gwen wakes up and its Christmas Day all over again, like Groundhog Day but with turkey, Christmas pudding and family drama.
Although this was a little bit OTT in the madcap things that Gwen does each Christmas Day (and let's face it Stargate did the unbeatable version of Groundhog Day), it was funny and sweet, and I read it in one day. Highly recommended for those who enjoy raucous family Christmases, Christmas crackers, and a screaming row between grown-up siblings.
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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