Charlotte starred in one film in her childhood. Moving on from the movie, she has an illustration career and wants nothing to do with acting. When it comes out that she is the lone holdout in another movie, the backlash becomes too much. She flees to London to visit her sister and niece for Christmas. While visiting a quaint estate, the owners ask Charlotte to help illustrate various film scenes across the English countryside. She finds herself enamoured by the handsome Graham, who escorts her across England. Will Graham unthaw her grumpy heart this holiday season? 

 

I found this book to be Hallmark adjacent, happening across the English countryside. Charlotte and Graham are complete opposites. With Charlotte’s ba-humbug nature, Graham seems to balance her out. I enjoyed this book, but it felt like a lot of the other holiday novels that are out there. There were a lot of convenient circumstances bringing Charlotte and Graham together, but it was nice to see them come together. I did find Charlotte annoying sometimes, and I was happy when her sister finally called her on her childish behaviour. 

 

I especially enjoyed the English setting and found the author pulling me into the quaintness of everything. One thing I know, I want to visit a Christmas market in England as soon as possible. 

 

If you want a book that takes you to England this holiday season, this is a great book to check out. Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for a copy of this book. All opinions are 100% mine.