Book review - The Twelve Dates Of Christmas by Lisa Dickenson

Book - The Twelve Dates Of Christmas

Author - Lisa Dickenson

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Review:

Claudia is at a stage in life we all dread...she is 30, her long term relationship is falling apart, she isn't doing what she loves and she has lost that confidence in herself so when her first date in years ends with her relationship falling apart she has to face up to all of what she already feared but now do so alone. Claudia seeks her friends Nick and Penny for support and finds herself on a whirlwind adventure of dates, new experiences and of finding herself but will she be alone still at Christmas?

First off let me say this is a genre I would normally steer clear of as chick-lit is not something I read (being a 30 year old male this would kind of make sense) but I was actually impressed with this book. I originally downloaded the first 2 dates as these were free to purchase on Amazon and decided that as the writing style was good and the story was developed in an intelligent way I would be fair and read the full story to be able to rate it and so purchased the full set of dates. The story is well told and the Christmas references are delivered in a way that adds to the atmosphere and overall feel of the book rather than seeming to be something which is added in for a tacky gimmick. Well developed and thought out characters and with the 3 main characters it does have a feel of friends which is something the author has done well to achieve.

A well written book that will keep you interested throughout and is an especially good read in the run up to Christmas to make you remember what you love about the season. If you are not sure if it is for you then download the first 2 dates and take things from there.


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