Every Day Is Christmas by Karen Schaler is a heartwarming modern retelling of A Christmas Carol, based on the script she wrote for the Lifetime movie.

Alexis Taylor is a shrewd money manager, workaholic, and Scrooge in every sense bah humbugging Christmas and love. Alexis has avoided the holidays for many years after losing her parents on Christmas twenty years ago. As for love, Alexis has kept her one tradition of breaking up with her boyfriend’s right before Christmas, keeping her heart closed off.

Alexis’s world is about to change when her past, present, and future collide, with a visit from those loved and lost, showing her the magic of love, Christmas and learning to live again.

Karen Schaler is known as The Queen of Christmas and rightfully so. Every Day Is Christmas is filled with humor, heart, warmth and Christmas magic.

Another Christmas classic by Karen Schaler and a heartfelt retelling of A Christmas Carol. An uplifting read for the holiday season. The bonus content of recipes, holiday activities, and movie photos was an added delight. Highly recommended for those who love holiday stories.

Thank you to Netgalley and Hawktale Publishing for the eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

My review will be posted immediately to Goodreads and to Amazon and BookBub on publication day.

I love a Christmas book & this was certainly a Festive treat!
Thanks for the opportunity to read & review it.

Thank you for letting me have access to an early copy.
The Christmas Carol but updated.
I absolutely adored this beautifully written story of Christmas magic and working out that love was there all along

Every Day is Christmas
Karen Schaler
Pub Date: October 10, 2023
Hawktale Publishing
Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
I enjoyed this book for many reasons.
Pros- Christmas food, decorations, and activities. This book really put me in the Christmas spirit.
Heartwarming book.
Cons - overused plot of the Christmas Carol.
Overall, an uplifting read for the season.
4 stars

Another great Christmas book from Karen Schaler!!! She based this book on a screenplay that she had written that was inspired by Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol". The characters are well thought out, they are witty and have great connections. Alexis lost both her parents and was forced to sell the family home due to debt left behind. She then decides that she will not be in that situation again and is a very successful business owner and money manager. Thanks to some tough love, she is able to find her Christmas Spirit again.

Thank you NetGalley for my ARC. This book was basically a modern retelling of a Christmas carol. I really enjoyed the story and the characters in it but I tend to prefer Christmas stories that don't use the Christmas carol plot line as I feel it's over done at times. If you enjoy spins on a Christmas carol this is the book for you! It's fun, cute and has a lot of Christmas elements sprinkled throughout. I want to gingerbread cinnamon pancake recipe sooo bad cause they sounded delicious!! The ending was cute but I wish it had an epilogue at the end to give me a little more.

I looked forward to reading this novel based on the cover and the book summary, but I was never able to engage emotionally with the protagonist. It has all the earmarks of a good Christmas story – the opportunity for redemption by someone deeply hurt by loss that subsequently impacted her life choices for the next twenty years – but it just missed the mark for me. The overall tone felt sterile, and the pace made for a slow read. Of course, the storyline was predictable given this is a modernized version of Dicken’s Christmas Carol, but it lacked the power of the transformational events characterized in the original book. Realizing mine is a minority opinion since others gave glowing reviews, I think this author’s writing style is just not a match for me.

My thanks to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for the privilege of reviewing this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This review is being posted immediately to my GoodReads account and will be posted on Amazon upon publication.

I wasn’t sure how I would feel about a retelling of A Christmas Carol since it’s been done so often but this one has a twist to the story that I loved.

I went in with a certain expectation and when the story flipped I was instantly hooked and couldn’t stop reading.

Another Christmas Classic and one of my favourite retelling of A Christmas Carol.

P.S A great song to listen to in the last few chapters is “A Little Bit of Christmas” by Jim Brickman featuring Kris Allen. It just fit so well with Alexis’ journey

Thanks to HawkTale Publishing and NetGallery for his eArc in exchange for my honest opinion.

A modern day retelling of A Christmas Carol. Very well done with wonderful characters and a perfectly romantic ending following the introduction of
a very unpleasant heroine who is redeemed by love. Perfect Christmas read.

This is a modern retelling of A Christmas Carol. In this book the anti-Christmas character is Alexis, a very successful businesswoman. I felt bad for her because she was hurting so badly. This is definitely a Hallmark like Christmas story. It’s a quick read, with a happily ever after. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Every Day Is Christmas by Karen Schaler

From Karen Schaler comes this new heartfelt holiday do-over story about second chances and believing anything is possible at Christmas.

I enjoyed this book, inspired by Charles Dicken’s, A Christmas Carol. The characters were well-played. It was a nice, relaxing read. It made you yearn for the love of Christmas.

Thanks to Net Galley for sending me an advanced reader’s copy for my review.

Once again, a Karen Schaler Christmas book that is pure Christmas.

I really enjoyed all the Christmas activities, decorations and food. They put me in the Christmas spirit, which is quite a feat since I read it in July!

Definitely recommended for those looking for a heartwarming Christmas read,

Thanks so much to NetGalley and HawkTale Publishing for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Karen Schaler delivers an early Christmas treat in the form of her latest novel, Every Day Is Christmas. A modern, re-imagined take on Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol, this one spreads joy from beginning to end.

Alexis has never once celebrated Christmas in the years since her parents were tragically taken from her in an accident during the festive season. Vowing to work hard and build a successful life for herself in spite of being alone, Alexis builds a financial empire that rivals the very best. This modern day Scrooge will soon realize, though, that all the riches in the world mean nothing if you don't have anyone to share them with.

I love Karen Schaler's books, and always look forward to sinking into one as an early holiday treat. Once again, this latest is as cosy as being wrapped in a cashmere blanket while nibbling on a shortbread cookie. And I am absolutely going to add crushed candy cane to my favourite recipe!

Many thanks to NetGalley for an ARC of this title.

I’ve read and enjoyed Karen Schaler’s previous holiday novels, and this new book, based on the script she wrote for the Lifetime movie, was a wonderful experience.

Inspired by the timeless masterpiece, Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, “Every Day is Christmas” offers a rollercoaster of emotions!

At first, Alexis Taylor comes across as the worst boss one could get. A combination of Scrooge and the Grinch who’s tone deaf to her employee’s aspirations for a healthy work-life balance. Considering how far the lead character has to go to redeem herself, I was seriously wondering how Schaler’s would pull off a credible character development and actually make me appreciate this really off-putting character. And she did not disappoint! I thoroughly enjoyed this festive, feel-good read about second chances.

Alexis’s journey to realizing the errors of her ways and bettering herself was a heartwarming tale. The whole background story about her parents was so poignant. In the end, everything ties well together, the story is told with an entertaining, consistent pace. I also loved how the author solved the Marc/Justin situation. The ending was romantic and satisfying, giving all the cozy vibes.

Boasting a beautiful cover, Every Day is Christmas is an uplifting must-read for the holiday season!

A beautiful and endearing holiday read. Sad and heartwarming all at once. Thanks to Karen Schafer and NetGalley for the early read!

I love reading Karen’s books, they are easy reads with happy endings. And really, who doesn’t like a happy ending read for Christmas.
I loved the Scrooge feel of this book and the return of the old past, present, future on Christmas Eve.
Alexis starts off the book with being a Scrooge. She’s not nasty, just full of pain from memories and then so focused on her work that she forgets the little things in life.
Justin is her driver, her loves Christmas, but also loves Alexis!
Enjoyed this book thoroughly.

Love this book gave me all the Christmas feels, perfect hallmark story. A sweet Christmas love story, an old story made in todays age

Inspired by Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol,' the story follows Alexis, a woman who has known much hardship, particularly around the holiday season. In her loss, she protects herself by closing her heart and focusing on the tangible elements of life....only to miss out on true beauty and love. As another Christmas rolls around, she receives late-night visits that help her do some soul searching and begin to reinvent her life. This could be a cute holiday movie.

I love a good hallmark story. Truly, it’s one of my favorite things to watch every year. I think this story of Alexis is an excellent, albeit cheesy, Christmas retelling. Light, fun, and fluffy!

I truly enjoyed reading this
book by Karen Schaler.
Her new story is inspired
by A Christmas Carol.
It captivated me from the very first page. A heartwarming,
moving & engaging Christmas romance. Wonderful characters
I could believe in.
When an awful tragedy occurred on Christmas Eve, Alexis's life was never the same. She closed her heart off to love & life. She only needed one thing to survive. But will something or someone be able to open it?
This is a must-read Christmas story that leaves you feeling good.