Rating: 3 out of 5.

I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Orion Publishing and I am leaving this review voluntarily

The most magical time of the year... For the first time in ten years, Freya is back in the little village of Middlemass for Christmas. The streets might be twinkling with fairy lights, but after the recent loss of her mother, she's never felt less festive.

Forced to sleep under the same roof as her handsome neighbour Finn, Freya realises she's going to need a distraction—fast! So she sets herself a challenge: to cook the '12 Days of Christmas'. Her delicious food soon brings the villagers together, and as each day passes, old friendships are renewed, memories stirred and there's even the flickering of romance...

This was a cute book I struggled to get through it. It was a clever idea with the 12 days of Christmas Food but at the same time Freya seems to have an aversion to the food she makes. Poppy has written how a community can come together when people are in a time of need, but this just was not the book for me.

Rating 3/5

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