Early reviews: Santa and Anna Christmas Cookie Crash

Reviewer, librarian, bookstore buyer? Advance review copies available through BookSirens and NetGalley.

Santa and Anna Christmas Cookie Crash is officially out in the world today, and I wanted to share my favorite parts of two early editorial reviews 😊:

It’s a story about second chances, the small miracles that sneak into ordinary days, and the courage to open your heart again after it’s been shattered.

I especially appreciate how the reviewer speaks to the experience of reading the novel:

I went into this expecting a simple holiday romance, but author Talya Blaine’s writing surprised me....It’s not flowery, but it’s emotional in a quiet way that sneaks up on you. There were moments when I caught myself smiling at the page, and others when I felt an ache in my chest for what these two had lost before finding each other.

The story moves with a rhythm that feels alive, funny one minute, heartbreaking the next.

If you’ve ever sat alone on Christmas Eve with a cup of cocoa and thought about the mess and magic of life, this book will hit home. It’s warm, hopeful, and just a little bit magical, the way the best holiday stories always are.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 stars, Literary Titan

The full review can be found at Literary Titan's site, here.

And a snippet from Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize:

Sugar, spice, and everything nice are the main ingredients in this cozy holiday romance….[Blaine’s] true strength is balancing Anna and James’s perspectives and respective emotional journeys.

Want to learn more about the book? Check it out from your preferred retailers. Advance review copies available through BookSirens and NetGalley.

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