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"One Christmas Morning" is a delightful and heartwarming novel that captures the essence of the holiday season and the power of personal transformation. Rachel Greenlaw delivers a touching story filled with hope, redemption, and the enduring bonds of friendship. This book is perfect for readers seeking a heartfelt tale that reminds us of the magic of second chances and the joy of embracing the present.
I loved the premise of One Christmas Morning from the moment I heard about it. A Christmas Carol meets Groundhog Day. What I didn't expect was the magic of Eva, the main character, living within the bodies of the most important people in her life--the very people she's pushed away. I love this so much, for we not only get to know Eva, but all the people around her as she gets to know them as well. Greenlaw explores Eva's married life, friendship, work, and past. Her language is at times lyrical and the emotions are real and heartfelt.
what a interesting book about grief and seeing christmas in different eyes. she is busy working but this day she is able to repeat the day and see her relationship through other eyes and try and mend her relationship with her husband and her friends.
One Christmas Morning is the story of workaholic Eva who has suffered loss - the loss of her beloved grandmother and a miscarriage - and is pushing people away to hide her continued grief. Enter deceased grandma, who sends Eva into a loop of re-living Christmas Day over and over again, in the different bodies of people at the Christmas house party she is attending, to help her learn to let go of hiding behind her work. It's an interesting premise but there were many times that I almost put it down as I just didn't feel Eva was that likable. I found this book similar to the movie Groundhog Day or the book A Christmas Carol but just not as much fun.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
I read this ARC for honest feedback. *Trigger Warning- infertility and miscarriage
This was a very well done twist on the whole "ghosts of Christmas past" theme. I liked how Eva gets to experience how everyone sees her, while she gets to live as someone else each day.
The author tackles miscarriages and infertility really well in this book. You truly feel for the women dealing with those, and the struggles that they have to endure.
I would absolutely recommend this book.
A fun twist on Dickens' classic. I love holiday time and books about celebrating Christmas are fun for me to read. I think Greenlaw did a good job with this debut novel. I liked the main character and her struggles seemed relatable. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. Four stars!
Thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC in exchange for a review.
One Christmas Morning is a magical Christmas story that shows us all the different ranges of human emotion. Caught in a time loop where she embodies different people our FMC learns more about herself then she first thought was possible. I enjoined this story.
This was such a perfect heart warming and emotional christmas book. I read this quickly and highly enjoyed it.
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I received a free copy of, One Christmas Morning, by Rachel Greenlaw, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Christmas is not Eva's favorite holiday or time of the year, she is not looking forward to her friends Christmas Party, but her husband James insists they go. to her best friend Hallie's for Christmas week. Eva is going through a lot, working to hard and avoiding talking about her grief. When her beloved Grandmother visits her like the ghost of Christmas past, and shows her how life will end up if she does not change her way. This is a good Christmas read, but sad at the same time, grief does affect us all differently.