A charming holiday rom com about a young, recently heartbroken woman who is tasked by her sister to complete Advent calendar challenges in the lead up to Christmas to reignite her belief in herself, the holidays, and love again.
She’s given up on love and Christmas…but fate has other plans.
All Callie wants for Christmas is to hibernate. She’s just been dumped by her childhood sweetheart, and under no circumstances will she go home for the holidays considering her ex will be right next door with his new, perfect partner. Callie is officially in grinch mode, but her meddling sister, Anita, won’t let her give up on life, love, and Christmas quite so easily.
Anita stages a Christmas intervention for Callie with a homemade Advent calendar challenge—cheerful tasks to push Callie out of her comfort zone and into the holiday spirit, inspired by a childhood tradition. Callie reluctantly plays along, but when she comes face-to-face with a charming baker who just might be the spoonful of sugar she needs, her strict rules on love and the holidays are tested. As they strike a deal to do the activities together, could the twenty four little doors on Callie’s Advent calendar not only open up one, but two closed-off hearts?
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One of: CBC’s “20 books to get you in the holiday spirit” People’s “26 Festive Romance Books to Read This Holiday Season”
“The Christmas Countdown is everything I want in a holiday book. Sparkling with sisterly hijinks, a sizzling sexy baker and a generous sprinkling of self-discovery; I loved it all! A must read for the festive season.” —Jenny Bayliss, author of The Twelve Dates of Christmas
“You’ll fall in love with the holiday season all over again in Holly Cassidy’s latest romance. Heartwarming, festive, and sparkling with charm, The Christmas Countdown is pure holiday magic.” —Sonya Lalli, author of A Holly Jolly Diwali
“The perfect holiday recipe: fun, joyful, and nostalgic. Snuggle under a blanket and devour Holly Cassidy’s latest charmer. The Christmas Countdown will bake your spirits bright!” —Lillie Vale, author of Wrapped with a Beau
“Unbox the magic of Christmas with Holly Cassidy’s heartwarming romance, The Christmas Countdown. Join Callie as she goes from down in the dumps to decking the halls, finding laughter, love and the true spirit of the season—one Advent calendar challenge at a time.” —Chantel Guertin, author of It Happened One Christmas
“Full of eggnog, holiday puns, sledding, and, of course, tacky sweaters, this Christmas read has all of the comforts of a nostalgic holiday back home. . . . Christmas romance readers will rejoice with this latest from Cassidy . . . it will have readers feeling that Christmas spirit, no matter the season.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“[A] charming holiday rom-com.” —The Nerd Daily
“Full of Advent activities—carolling, sledding, hot chocolate, eggnog, and even ugly Christmas sweaters—this holiday rom-com will you have you decking your halls and jingling your bells.” —STYLE Canada
"I loved the unique advent calendar idea for making the calendar into a live experience that delivered opportunities for Calle to spend time with the handsome baker, Marco whom she recently met. The plot, overall, was smartly written in bringing the main character and her love interest together for the fun challenges. And there also was a small mystery part that when Cassie uncovered it actually made me gasp as I didn’t see it coming. Narrator Amy Hall did a phenomenal job with her voice inflections and character distinctions, which further elevated the story for me."
— Tamsterdam (4/5)
Christmas adventure awaits
"My holiday rom-com pick for this year. I buy a few new Christmas rom-com books every year and this was one I bought this year. Just finished reading and it was a great read. For all of you who had advent calendars growing up this book is for you. A feel good book perfect for the holiday season."
— I R. (5/5)
Christmas Read
"Cute breezy read for the holiday. Warms your heart."
— MOCIP (5/5)
Fun, festive rom-com
"Cute story of a woman who has lost her spirit for Christmas after her boyfriend breaks up with her. Her sister convinces her to come home for Christmas and coaxes her to participate in an advent calendar challenge. Will she find true love!? Highly recommend."
— Linda (5/5)
She loves the series!!
"Got this book for my kiddo for a Christmas Eve gift, and she was so excited!"
— JosL (5/5)
Amusing, sweet, and delightfully festive!
"The Christmas Countdown is a cosy, heartwarming holiday read that takes you into the life of Callie, an intelligent young woman whose sister is determined to help her get out of her funk of being dumped by creating an advent calendar extraordinaire that’s bursting with nostalgia, special tasks and lots of interesting challenges for her to complete. The prose is warm and light. The characters are lonely, friendly, and thoughtful. And the plot is a cute, engaging tale full of friendship, family, romance, workplace drama, tender moments, self-discovery, merry preparations, and love. Overall, The Christmas Countdown is a fun, uplifting, adorable wintery treat by Cassidy that left me yearning for snowflakes, decorated trees, twinkling lights, and scrumptious treats."
— Zoe C. (4/5)
Not a complete waste of time.
"Bought for a book club. Was hesitant. Actually pretty good. Much better than I thought it would be."
— Paul (5/5)
Fun, flirty and festive!
"This is a fun, flirty and festive rom-com! Callie recently moved to a new city when her long-term boyfriend Oliver got a new job. But when Oliver suddenly dumps Callie right before the holidays, she isn't in a festive mood and decides she doesn't want to celebrate Christmas this year. Her sister Anita has other plans and creates an advent calendar filled with wee gifts and holiday challenges that Callie agrees to do (if only to get her sister off her back about going home for Christmas). It also doesn't hurt that swoony Marco, a local pastry chef, offers to help Callie complete her daily advent tasks. Holly Cassidy (aka Hannah Mary McKinnon) blends a sweet romance with a story full of delightful Christmas pastimes, treats and other festive elements giving it a strong Hallmark Christmas movie vibe. It has cute banter and if you enjoy puns, this is the book for you. This was a charming closed-door romance that was as comfy and satisfying as a peppermint hot chocolate on a wintery day. Treat yourself to an early gift and kickstart your holiday cheer by ordering this book which is in stores now. Note: Southwestern Ontario readers - you may recognize a few Oakville references, and I particularly loved the nod to Burlington's A Different Drummer bookshop."
— Baking B. (4/5)
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Published date: Oct 22, 2024
Language: English
No. of Pages: 320
Publisher: Penguin Canada
ISBN: 9780735248151
Dimensions:
5.13" W x
0.65" L x
7.96" H
HOLLY CASSIDY is the pen name for internationally bestselling author Hannah Mary McKinnon. Her suspense novels include The Revenge List, The Neighbors, Her Secret Son, Sister Dear, You Will Remember Me, and Never Coming Home. McKinnon was born in England, grew up in Switzerland, and now lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and three sons. The Christmas Wager was her first novel writing as Holly Cassidy.
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