Twelve Days of Christmas by Trisha Ashley.

Twelve Days of Christmas by Trisha Ashley. 

(Avon, 2010.)

Review by Laura Parish.

Christmas is not a happy time for widower Holly Brown. When she gets the chance to look after a remote house on the Lancashire Moors, she jumps at the chance to escape the festivities and be alone. However, as the family of the owner descends, the blizzards set in and the owner himself returns, Holly finds that the escape she planned is not going to go to plan.

Christmas and romance; what else do I need. This book has a nice gentle start. The characters are introduced well, are likeable and humorous. I got wrapped up in the atmosphere created in this book; I’ve always loved the idea of spending Christmas in an old house. Another likeable feature is that, at the beginning of the book, Holly, finds old journals from her Grandmother. This adds mystery that made me want to keep turning the page and this plot element keeps you guessing as to whether Holly is closer to the family she’s being forced to look after than she thinks.

Also, Jude is very much a brooding ‘Mr Darcy’ figure; another plus point.

Twelve Days of Christmas is a wonderfully warm, festive story. I liked it very much.

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.