I went in expecting a lighthearted and fun Christmas novel that I wasn't going to take too seriously and I came out lowkey crying by the end of it? What has this book done to me!? This was so much better than I thought it was going to be. 

I adored these characters and the relationship they all had with each other. The real raw emotions, the banter, everything. I also had a lot of fun with this world. Like the concepts of holidays being specific places, having royalty and all that. I thought it was going to just be goofy, but I was actually extremely interested and fascinated by this concept and the world building. 

The writing was incredible as well. The way Sara Raasch writes so beautifully without it feeling too over powering and flowery. The way she writes just hits you right in the emotions so well. As someone who was feeling a bit blah about Christmas this year this was honestly such a perfect book to read. As it dealt with the concept of grief during the holidays, and coming to terms with the fact that Christmas is no longer this fun happy bright season like it used to be when we were younger, but also how to bring that back and bring joy into the darkness. I was not expecting to be impacted by this book so much. 

It was fun, funny, joyful, emotional, queer, and just overall so beautiful.