Enjoyed it and would give the book 3.5 stars. The story is cute and it's the perfect book for the holiday season. You can't get anymore Christmassy than living in Holly Cross. Holly cross sounds like a lovely place to live, especially if you love the holidays, decorating and being involved with your community. If not, Leonora will come find you and make you volunteer for something. I'm not really sure Sam should blame Blythe for not telling him that he just bought a house in the most Christmassy village in the country. Didn't he google the area before buying a house? Usually homeowners want to know about the place they plan on living. My favorite character was definitely Turpin. He always found an interesting place to sleep (the wok was the best). He enjoyed jumping on the backs of people with his claws and trying to sleep inside Sam's pillowcases at night. I can't forget the Sexy Santas and their dance routine.

Definitely recommend the book. Loved the characters, story and writing style. The book made me smile and laugh. There were so many innuendos. Everyone love Norman's monster sausage. Look forward to reading more books by the author.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Aria & Aries, through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Well, this was a rollicking, enjoyable, fantastic story, with lots of laugh out loud moments tempered with a couple of sober ones and the Christmas stocking nearly broke me but it all ended very well, hats off to the community of Holly Cross, the committee and all who live in this amazing village, Happy Christmas!

Thank you for the EArc NetGalley and Aria & Aries. What a delightful book about the most picturesque village of Holly Cross. I loved the character build ups of Vicky, Blythe, Sam and the rest of the villagers. The author has a way of immersing you in their lives which leaves you intrigued and wanting to know everything about our new found friends. I loved everything about this book. The setting was gorgeous and fun, the characters were multifaceted and relatable and the story was about love. Love of people, love of a village and love of a community. Well done.

Blythe lives in the most Christmassy Christmas Village, at least now that she has had to move back in with her mother and step-father, she does. She is also set to be the best Estate Agent of the year, although when someone else threatens to take the title the final month, Blythe is desperate to sell another house - even if it's to Sam who hates nothing more than Christmas. So much so, he threatens to put theirong standing aim of being the best Christmas Village in jeopardy.

Can Blythe change Sam's mind about Christmas - and about her? Another triumph by Bella Osborne, the queen of the feel good novel.

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A sweet, fun romance about friendship and community, perfect for pre-Christmas reading.

Blythe is a real estate agent in the village of Holly Cross in Warwickshire. It’s a very friendly community to live in where everyone looks out for each other. The village loves to celebrate events as a community, like Halloween and bonfire night and especially Christmas. The village goes all out decorating the village for Christmas, raising funds for charity from all the visitors who come to view their efforts. This year they have especially big plans for Christmas as they are entering a competition to be the most Christmassy village in Britain.

During the spring Blythe finally finds the perfect house for Sam Ashton a customer who has been looking for a house in the village for some time. The house belonged to Murray, an elderly man and good friend of Blythe’s who died suddenly while away on a birdwatching trip and was buried in Manchester under mysterious circumstances. Although she misses her friend and is still feeding the cat who lives in his garden, she is happy to find the perfect buyer for his house. While talking to Sam during the sale, he tells her he hates Christmas and everything to do with it but she decides not to tell him about the village’s love of Christmas and that everyone is expected to get involved.

With a colourful cast of characters, Bella Osborne paints a picture of a charming village where everyone pulls together to make things happen. Perhaps not realistic, but a place we would all like to live. It’s fun watching Blythe work on getting Sam involved in the community and trying to overcome his aversion to Christmas. The mystery of Murray and his connection to Manchester adds an interesting thread to this engaging and heartwarming tale .

This is a fun, entertaining, read. Blythe and Sam are interesting, relatable fun characters. I enjoyed reading their romance and the various subplots. Their growth throughout the course of the story is fitting for the characters. The secondary characters – including the village – added to the fabric of the story in good ways. This is a good holiday story that has all the feels.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Ok . Too americanized for me (think it is supposed to be British) . Plot ok , not particularly realistic
Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC

This was a wonderful Christmas read! The plot flowed smoothly, and I loved the chemistry between the characters.

Another cheery read from Osborne, Holly Cross, a village that is the most Christmas-sy around, is home to Blythe and now to Sam. This is one of those sunshine-grumpy romances but it's so much better for the people who live in Holly Cross and for Osborne's way with characters. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. This made me smile.

What a wonderful, heart warming tale about Christmas and the gift of sharing!.
I loved all the characters and the plot was a really cute one. Sam needs some help to enjoy Christmas. Well, he has bought a house in the most celebrated Christmas village around!!. Blyth, the local estate agent may have omitted that when she sold him the house!. So it's up to her and her friends to convince him that Christmas is something to enjoy not hate!!
This is a definite Christmas winner!!
#Nethalley, #ariafiction, #bellaosbourneauthor.

The Perfect Christmas Village is also a perfect Christmas read. Bella Osborne never disappoints. Her books are always great fun reads and with this one a big dash of Christmas cheer too.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in return for an honest review.

A cozy Christmas read about a community coming together and being there for each other, in ways big and small. Three stars!

Another winner. from Bella. I loved this sweet story which was funny and full of fun. It wasn't very festive until the end which added to the story. I hope there is a follow-up to this one as I want to find out what happens next. My thanks to netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

A wonderful Christmas read. I loved Blythe and Sam and what a magical village, I wish my village was like that. Some wonderful descriptions of decorations and Christmas committees, and some cat hi jinx’s which made me chuckle.

A brilliant festive read. You can’t really go wrong with a Bella Osborne book.

How I loved this book, and especially the village of Holly Cross. In fact I loved all the characters with the possible exception of the overbearing Leonora who just drove me slightly mad.

But everyone else was wonderful, and getting to know the villagers, and seeing all of their festive activities really made me start of feel a bit Christmassy.

This is definitely a grumpy - sunshine sort of a book with Blythe being the sunshine and Sam being the Christmas hating new person in the village, despite moving to a place that is this year competing to to win the Most Perfect Christmas Village crown.

Whether Blythe who sold him the house, can somehow make him change his mind though is another matter.

I enjoyed all the activities in the village from the pumpkin carving, fireworks and amongst others of note the Sexy Santa dinner, which I would have loved to have been at in person!

This is full of festive charm and the joys of the season, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading each and every word. Definitely one to put on your Christmas reading TBR this year.

Thank you to Aria and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

I'm a fan of Bella's books and have been since she first began writing. The story here is good, though not without it's faults. A whole village where everyone is obsessed with Christmas, and drop everything at the well, drop of a hat to help anyone? Blythe, the main character also doesn't seem to know what a boundary is. So, a nice Christmas story, but not as good as it could have been. My thanks to Netgalley and Aria for the reading copy.

I think I want to live in Holly Cross.
Blythe is an estate agent who sells Holly Cross cottage to the Christmas hating Sam.
Sam doesn't realise that it's a big community event where everyone gets together and decorates the village.
Blythe's best friend Vicky's ex Owen turns up. It's complicated as Owen could be her five year old daughter Eden's father.
A delightful Christmas read with funny moments and disasters.
There is also the Christmas magic of romance.
Also, I have to mention Turpin the cat, fabulous name.
Thanks to Netgalley and Aria and Aries for the ARC in return for an honest review.

A quintessentially English tale full of festive preparations and great characters.
Blythe has been at the top of her game at the estate agents until this month it’s looking like she is getting beaten by her competitive colleague, until she sells a house in her home village, at the last minute on the bank holiday weekend in May. The village of Holly Cross is famous for its Christmas displays, will new resident Sam join in and get involved or stay away from all thing’s Christmas. This year the community needs to go all out to win the perfect Christmas village competition! Will Blythe get carried away, will Sam come round to enjoy Christmas?
Hilarious characters, wonderful village community and all things eccentric and wonderfully English, in this modern day, not in times past!
Really fun enjoyable easygoing festive read!!
Thank you to NetGalley and Aria books for the early read!!

I literally adored this book. It is the perfect Christmas book. About a man who is sold a house in a Christmas village. The only trouble is he hates Christmas. The estate agent knows this but sells it to him knowing that the village goes full blown Christmas every year. Anyway he moves in and the village tries to change his mind and to break down his walls. But will it work?

Blythe is an estate agent who is not planning to lose her position as agent of the month, so she goes the extra mile to sell a house to Sam. Sam is being a difficult costumer, but Blythe finally finds him the house he wants. There is just a little problem—Sam hates Christmas and the house he just bought is in the middle of the Christmas decoration for the village.

Now Blythe has only a few weeks to make Sam change his mind about Christmas. But the more time she spends with him, the more Sam and Blythe's feelings become stronger. Now they need to decide if Blythe's passion and Sam's hate for Christmas are going to stop their newfound feelings.

I thought it was a cosy Christmas story. I would have liked if more was said about Blythe and her biological father's relationship and background, but I was happy to see how she grew out of needing his approval.