A Merry Little Lie by Sarah Morgan (2025)The Balfour family is gathering for Christmas, but it seems like almost every member is hiding something - one twin is having marriage problems, the other twin has a major secret, their brother Jamie has a big announcement, and their mother is trying to help her husband deal with his recent retirement. Can the holidays bring everyone together and fix all their problems? Well, of course it can! It wouldn't be a Christmas book without everyone figuring everything out over the course of just a couple days, with some twinkle lights and gingerbread cookies thrown in. I'm being a little harsh, I know. I do love reading about Christmas celebrations, and this book was enjoyable, if a little predictable. I think things were tied up a bit too neatly and easily, but it was a cute holiday read. 3.5 stars
Widow Melody is trying to make Christmas special for her twin boys, but she finds herself wrapped up in school politics, cookie drama, and a growing attraction to her boys' school principal. This was a mixed bag for me. I liked the parts with Melody and her sons - ever since their father passed away, she's been trying to hold it together. The holidays have always been special, but she feels them drifting away, and she wants to try extra hard this year to be close to the boys. I liked how she saw a different side to the school principal, one she actually liked, when they began to work together, but the small-town/school committee drama vibes felt off to me. Like, are people really this petty about cookie sales? Also, I grew up in a small town and I've never seen anything like the multiple cookie events that completely took over this community during the holidays. 3.5 stars
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