The Best Worst Christmas

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I loved the narrator on this story and thought it’d be a cute Christmas read.

Lily has come home to England after being in Australia for 10 years. She wants to surprise her mum for Christmas but because her town gossips so much, her mum finds out prior! Lily has come home to find her mum dating her ex’s dad, who is also their neighbour. She also can’t stop thinking about her ex Tom. All the feelings and memories come back. Tom is now a doctor and Lily feels like he succeeded more in life. But Tom also has all his feelings rush back. Did they miss their chance? A lot of time has passed and they could be different people.

Though it’s a short story, I felt like it had enough depth for us to know the MCs. As they go through their feelings, we get to understand why events occurred and how it impacted each character. Lily going away was her chance to grieve her situation but also find herself. Tom was going through some mental health issues and hid that, thinking he had to deal with it himself, which I imagine many people do because depending on those around them, they may feel judged.

This definitely bad Christmas spirit bringing people together and realising what is important in life. These two MCs never lost their love for one another and they just had to find themselves first before exploring what could be again.

Definitely a wonderful second chance romance story. Would love to check out more from this author.