Books, Fiction

Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb

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Worth a Read Meh
Length 368
Quick Review An old man looks back at letters written during WWI. The narrative is 98% letters. It’s a sweet wartime love story.

Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb is my last holiday read of the season… a month late. I actually finished it a few weeks ago, but I have been so busy I didn’t get around to writing this review. Oops. Oh well, that’s life.

The most interesting part about Last Christmas in Paris is the narrative style. It’s told mostly through letters from the past between several people during WWI. An old man tells a story in the “present,” which is the 1960’s. There wasn’t anything remarkable about the style or plot. It was a good historical fiction piece. It’s not terribly Christmas oriented, so it works for any time of the year. I liked the characters just fine. It was a fairly bland story. The fact that the narrative was driven by letters made the reading process go really quickly.

My favorite relationship in the book was not the romantic one. That one was very boring. Sweet but boring. I liked the friendship between the two female characters. They were supportive, kind, blunt, and had fun banter.

There was a lot of talk about “war neurosis” in Last Christmas in Paris, which is old timey speak for PTSD. I’m glad this was a part of the book, but it was a fairly minor part of the book.

Overall, it’s a really good mindless read to take your mind off life. It’s pretty forgettable, though.   

Memorable Quotes
“I know you are convinced that my heart was stolen by Tom Harding years ago while I wasn’t paying any attention, and I’m beginning to think you may be right, darling.”

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Title: Last Christmas in Paris
Author: Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
Publisher: William Morrow (HarperCollins Publishers)
Copyright: 2017
ISBN: 9780062562685

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Books, Reading Lists

Christmas Reading List

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A Christmas Treasury | Christmas Camp | Last Christmas in Paris |Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery | One Day in December | A Christmas Revelation | Alaskan Holiday | The Nutcracker | An Irish Country Christmas | Sweater (this is so soft and cozy)

Merry Christmas! Or Happy Holidays to all my non-Christmassers.

I have a whole bunch of books I’m going to read this month. I’m being optimistic because eleven books in 22 days is insane. Reading a new book every other day. I’m a Christmas nut, so I’m only reading Christmas related novels this month. Several are new releases this year. Here we go!

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Alaskan Holiday
by Debbie Macomber
I read this already, and it was awful. Feel free to read my review here.

One Day in December
by Josie Silver
A winter story about love in London. This month, it is a Book of the Month book and chosen by Reese Witherspoon for her book club.

The Nutcracker
by Alexander Dumas
The classic Christmas story brought to the stage throughout the world in ballet form.

A Christmas Revelation
by Anne Perry
I’m branching out to read a mystery, but not too much because it’s still a Christmas book!

Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery
by Jenny Colgan
I don’t know anything about this book, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by Colgan in the past.

An Irish Country Christmas
by Patrick Taylor
Enter the fictional Irish town of Ballybucklebo for a Christmas season full of adventure with familiar characters.

Mutts and Mistletoe
by Natalie Cox
I don’t know anything about this, but there are puppies on the cover.

Last Christmas in Paris
by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
I’m looking forward to reading a historical fiction novel about Christmas in Paris.

The Adults
by Caroline Hulse
A novel about Christmas and family drama… It seems appropriate. The two tend to go together.

Christmas Camp
by Karen Schaler
I hear this is being turned into a TV movie.

A Christmas Treasury
This is an anthology of some of the greatest Christmas stories. If you buy one book this Christmas. I HIGHLY suggest this one!!!