Augustus Balthazar North, owner of "North’s Novelties and Curios" an antiques shop that has been handed down from generation to generation since its inception in 1740. Upon his passing, Augustus North, sets up the future for his three daughters, all who are from different mothers and all who he only sees for one month in the summer every year, to reunite and rekindle their sisterhood. His eccentric set up is to have all three girls attend in person for the funeral and the reading of the will starts the path down each sister realizing they all need each other for very different reasons.

Very heart felt and loving family read.

Maggie, Simone, & Star North- all very unique in their own way with their own personalities. For the first time in all their years, they spent a christmas together as one family.

Loved how the town came together to have the Soltice Celebration and the romances involved. Hated the Rowan Thorp character so much which is how you know this book was written very well.

Overall rating 4.3

A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss is a lighthearted read with charming characters. Always enjoy this author's holiday reads. I love the sisterly bonds and vibes and how they came together during the holidays. I will always read anything this author writes and look forward to her future books.

This is a sister story primarily. I love a good sister story - there are three estranged sisters that are forced back together to complete tasks that their recently deceased father requested they do. Cute!

Maggie, Simone, and Star share a unique bond as half-sisters, brought together by their beloved father, Agustus. Their childhood summers at their father's enchanting emporium were filled with magic and adventure.

Now adults leading separate lives, the sisters are practically strangers to each other. But when their father passes away, they're summoned to Rowan Thorp for the reading of his will. In a final unconventional act, Agustus sets forth a challenge for the sisters to inherit his shop.

Forced to work together, the sisters begin to rediscover the joy of their past summers and realize just how much they still need each other.

"A December to Remember" by Jenny Bayliss is a delightful read that follows each sister's journey, while beautifully weaving their stories together as they grow stronger.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Love the cover so much and I always adore reading about sibling relationships, especially when they are such wildly different personalities. If this doesn’t get you excited to decorate for the holidays and raise a cup of good cheer, there’s no hope for ya. 🤣

This book is cute and heartwarming and festive. It's a fairly light hearted read, but there's a great depth to it as well. The author does an excellent job of bringing the characters to life and highlighting family, community, and connection while addressing the ups and downs and messiness of life and relationships.

I loved the characters, their distinct personalities, and the different dynamics in the various relationships. It's not specifically a romance, but there is a bit sprinkled in and I very much enjoyed the progression of the romances.

The setting is excellent. And throughout the book is that sparkle of holiday magic, where it feels like anything is possible.

Another great one by Jenny Bayliss. Note that the story revolves around the winter solstice, not Christmas, which was timely since the solstice was 2 days before I finished this. I liked the sisters, the supporting characters, and there was romance but it wasn't the focus on the novel.

This was a cute and heartfelt holiday read. I can always count on Jenny Bayliss to give me a sweet and easy read without huge emotions.

Thank you, Netgalley, the author, and Penguin Group for the gifted e-book! ❤️ #gifted. My review is comprised of my honest thoughts.

This was good but so long for no reason. It would have gotten way more stars from me if it were like 200-300 pages. It dragged often. However, the story was unique. The characters were intriguing. I liked it.

A huge thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for gifting me an ARC of this title!

Jenny Bayliss is a master of the Christmas romcom. Her characters and their feelings and issues feel so AUTHENTIC to real life and that's what makes me enjoy them the most. There's no over the top and crazy antics, just regular people that we can all relate to navigating their way through love around the holidays. I will read every Bayliss Christmas book she publishes.

This was a sweet holiday read! I always enjoy reading this author each winter for a wholesome light hearted romance and this was no different.
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I did not enjoy this which makes me sad because I loved the authors other books! I think it was just too much of a miscommunication that could have been solved in the first chapter. Maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood! Love the authors other books though

Okay I am so sorry but I just could not get into this one. It was probably a me issue. I just didn't connect with any of the three sisters or this small town. Maybe for someone else!

Jenny Bayliss books aren’t for everyone, but they are always for me! She’s done romance in the past, but this is a story of sisters with some romantic subplots weaved in. One may think it is a Christmas novel, but it is a winter solstice themed book? Which means you can read it any time in winter.

This novel is about 3 sisters who had 1 eccentric dad and 3 different mothers. They lived with their mum’s full time but spent a month together with their father each summer. They’ve all had a bit of a falling out as they got older, but after the death of their father they are forced to come together for the reading of his will. In order to gain his estate they have to work together bringing back an old town tradition. Throughout this they work on mending their relationship together but also relationships in other parts of their life.

To me it is a very cozy and heartfelt story. I enjoy how Bayliss crafts a story and her overall authorial voice. I also enjoy that she writes 30s/40s aged woman as her main characters. It is not very popular but is something I always am happy when I come across it. I’ll continue to read whatever her next novel is, because she never misses!

Thank you to Netgalley and G.P. Putnam's Sons for the advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for my honest review. I think that this is Jenny Bayliss’ best book yet. It was super cute and perfect for the holiday season. I really enjoyed it!!!!
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This was the perfect story to get me into the holiday spirit. It had major winter/holiday vibes without being too forcefully or cheesy Christmas! I loved the sisters and their funny relationship and thought the ending was so sweet. One star off because the relationships for some reason didn’t all the way do it for me, but I still really enjoyed it! The mysterious aspect of the novel with their father really kept me wanting to read more.

Jenny Bayliss captures the essence of family, love, and reconciliation, making "A December to Remember" a delightful read for the holiday season. A charming tale of three half-sisters brought together by the unexpected twists and turns of their late father's will. The unique setting of an antiques shop and the cozy holiday season provide a delightful backdrop to the story. The characters are well-developed and their individual quirks add depth to the narrative.

Jenny Bayliss can do no wrong when it comes to heartwarming holiday stories! I have read each and every one and loved them all. I am a huge fan of stories about good sister relationships and Winter Solstice is one of my favorite days of the year, so A December to Remember hit me right in the feels and gave me all the warm fuzzies! Jenny nailed it once again, cementing her as my go-to auto-buy holiday author.

Jenny Bayliss is my go-to holiday book author. I absolutely loved the female characters in this story. I’m a sucker for stories with sisters, and these estranged half siblings get together after the passing of their eccentric father. This books gives all the cozy vibes. I’ve never been to England before, but after reading this book it gave me all the snowy English mulled wine vibes.

As is, I did find myself wandering in concentration at times and easily putting this down without an urge to pick it back up for days at a time but cute enough. I really love the family connection and aspect of that.