I received a complimentary copy of this book "The Santa Suit" and all opinions expressed are my own. I thought this was a fun Christmas story.

4.5 stars

Such a cute Christmas novella!

Ivy Perkins bought an old farmhouse sight unseen and moved to the small town of Tarburton from Atlanta. After her husband cheated, she wanted a new start in a place no one knew her.

Ezra is the real estate agent who sold Ivy the house and he keeps showing up unexpectedly to help her out with minor maintenance at the house.

The prior owners were very much into Christmas decorating and celebrations. While Ivy has no desire to celebrate this year, she keeps finding items in the house that are leading her to get into the Christmas spirit.

I loved everything about this story. While I can’t believe I have already read two Christmas stories at the beginning of October, I now don’t want to stop!

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martins Press for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Mary Kay Andrews Christmas style? Yes please! This was such a fun book and will be a great holiday read!

Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an fair and honest review.

Whimsical, magical, warm and fuzzy: all the feelings a great Christmas story should inspire. Somehow, this book was all that and so much more. The newly divorced woman who is still struggling with her feelings of abandonment and loss touched me deeply, as did the lives of the people who lived in her farmhouse before her and the friends she makes in her journey this Christmas season.

Ivy Perkins buys a Four Roses Farm in North Carolina off the internet without ever seeing it in person. When she arrives, let's just say, it didn't meet her expectations. She is rather rude to Ezra, the real estate agent, and not at all pleased with all the stuff left by the previous owners. Of course it's been years since anyone actually lived in the old farmhouse, but Ezra does his best to help Ivy in any way he can.

When Ivy discovers a beautiful old Santa suit, she finds a letter to Santa in the pocket. A little girl only wants her father to come home from the war for Christmas and that's her only Christmas request for Santa. Ivy is intrigued by the questions this simple letter to Santa reveal and she is off on a quest in her new town to find the answers. Her journey opens her heart again and the wonderful people she meets fill it with a joy she never thought she could experience.

I absolutely loved this sweet novella! MKA never disappoints!! This was my first Christmas book of the season and it was such a nice, uplifting, hopeful story.
5 stars!

This was my first holiday book of the season and it put me in such a good mood! This book was just so sweet.

When Ivy buys an old farmhouse, she has no idea what's in store for her. Finding a Santa suit in her new house inspires her to solve a mystery, which leads to new friends, a new creative outlet for her job, and a potential romance.

This book is short but there's so much heart packed into the story. The holiday spirit is out in full force in the vibrant small town, there's plenty of love to go around, and I couldn't help but smile at the amusing twists to the story.

Add The Santa Suit to your holiday reading list for all the warm fuzzies! I know it'll lift your spirits and give you the feel-goods just like it did for me. ☺️

I enjoyed this light, fun Christmas book set in the snow covered mountains of North Carolina. The story features a city girl who finds herself divorced after her husband cheats with her best friend. In an effort to reinvent herself, the main character buys a country farmhouse sight unseen with the proceeds from her divorce. She arrives at the farmhouse to find lots of unexpected repairs, a hunky real estate agent and a mysterious note left by the previous owners in an old Santa suit. The story has a little romance and lots of holiday spirit to get you in the mood for the mistletoe season.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the early read. What a sugary sweet Christmas story! Loved that Ivy was able to move on from her disastrous marriage. Finding love and helping so many find love and family. She also helped keep the candy shop in business. All brought together by one little (or maybe not so little) Santa suit!
I have to give a shoutout to Punkin and the girls! What a great dog loving all the people Ivy met in town. The chickens (the girls) were too cute!

Overall, it is a cute book. It's very short, only two hundred pages and I still felt the beginning was a bit slow.. I also felt the romance was rushed. But again, it was only two hundred pages so that's understandable. I did love the ending. But I am a sap for a happy ending.

Mary Kay Andrews does it again! The Santa Suit is a quick and fun read for anyone looking for a rom-com that’s full of holiday cheer. Ivy buys a rundown farmhouse in a small town. In one of the closets, she finds an old Santa suit. What that suit brings into her life is more than she could have ever hoped for. Bringing the magic of Christmas through the great storytelling of Mary Kay Andrews, this book is a quick read delight for those that want a little holiday cheer! Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for an advanced review copy in exchange for my honest review.

Mary Kay Andrews is one of those reliable authors that you always know what you're going to get. A woman on a comeback from disaster of some sort, a love interest, likable secondary characters, a little mystery, and an enviable setting somewhere in the South. They are feel good books of the first order. So do yourself a favor and grab this book as a pre-Christmas read. It is shorter than Andrew's usual books, so an easily digestible story for a busy time of year.

Newly divorced Ivy Perkins has come from Atlanta to a little town in North Carolina after purchasing an old farmhouse in need of repair online. The realtor, Ezra, meets her with the keys and almost immediately makes himself useful in various ways, and will become more than a business acquaintance. Ivy is not planning to celebrate Christmas this year -- her ex got all the decorations -- but when she finds an old Santa suit on the top shelf of a closet with a poignant note in one of the pockets, a niggling need to find out what happened to the child who wrote this note sets in. Little does Ivy know the friendships she will make along the way to solving this puzzle.

I loved the touch of "the girls", the chickens Ivy brings to her new home, as that is a dream of mine, to have chickens!

This is an enjoyable, quick and delightful read to begin to put you in the Christmas spirit! Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and author Mary Kay Andrews for allowing me to read this book!

So sweet and fun! It definitely got me into the Christmas spirit which is exactly what I needed. I definitely recommend for people who love this author and people who maybe even never read her work before.

I love The Santa Suit from Mary Kay Andrews! This is like a Hallmark Christmas movie, with a few twists, but everything is tied up in a bow for you at the end. A fun, quick read to get you in the holiday spirit!

Thank you Netgalley, St-Martin’s Press and Mary Kay Andrews.
This is a sweet romance novella with a touch of mystery.
Uplifting, heartwarming, it even brought tears to my eyes.
Loved the characters, the story.
Loved it and recommend
4 stars

I'd like to thank Netgalley and St. Martins Press for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a cute holiday story that had a Hallmark movie written all over it. This is a second chance at love trope and the characters seem drawn to each other from the beginning. I love the little surprise twist at the end of the book. It made the story so much more. This is a feel good easy story that I really enjoyed. Perfect for the holidays!!

When very recently divorced Ivy Perkins buys a dilapidated farmhouse, sight unseen the last thing she expects is to be thrust into a decades-old mystery involving Santa, a little girl whose dad is away at war and deeply rooted town history. This heartwarming short novel will have you flipping pages and believing in second chances and Christmas miracles.

Oh my Christmas-spirited heart!!! The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews, was a perfect blend of different storylines, but all tied back into the home that Ivy just purchased in a small town, sight unseen…wellllll…she saw pictures, but they obviously weren’t current!

I enjoyed the characters in this small-town, Christmas romance. A great mix of personalities and professions, and the chemistry between Ivy and Ezra (the man of many talents, master of none) was more of a building of interest, as Ivy did not really want to get into another relationship after the disastrous one she just came out of.

The storyline and mystery of the Santa suit “wrapped” up this Christmas romance with a nice little bow. It put a perfect twist into the whole story. I would definitely recommend this for a Christmas romance! Such a feel good read, that just gave me all the feels!

This was such a fun cute Christmas book that I’m almost sad I didn’t save it for Christmas. I read it in one sitting and highly highly enjoyed the story of Ivy Perkins and Ezra Wheeler!

This book brought me an afternoon of reading pleasure with engaging characters you want to know and be their friend and a lovely story celebrating the magic of Christmas and second chances in a small North Carolina mountain town. I loved newly-divorced Ivy Perkins who buys an old farmhouse sight unseen and arrives with her dog Punkin and four chicks to begin anew and enjoyed her dynamic with the other characters especially her real estate agent Ezra Wheeler. If you enjoy heartwarming reads that will leave a smile on your face and joy in your heart, don't miss "The Santa Suit". I received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

After a finalized divorce Ivy and Punkin pack up everything and move across the country to an old farmhouse sight unseen. Suffice to say the house needs work, but Ivy is an optimist and she's finally free and happy. This life is hers, no excuses. Full of great characters and tons of Christmas spirit the Santa Suit is a warm read during a chilly night.