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Book Review: Santa's Countdown to Christmas, 24 Days of Stories by Kim Thompson, Illustrated by Elodie Duhameau

Santa's Countdown to Christmas by Kim Thompson, Illustrated by Elodie Duhameau was published on October 2, 2017 and is a book format of an advent calendar.  Told from the perspective of Santa Claus, the storyline chronicles what Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, the elves, and the reindeer do in preparation of Christmas on each day of December leading up to Christmas Day. I'd like to thank NetGalley and Crackboom! Books for giving me a copy of Santa's Countdown to Christmas in exchange for my honest review.  I was thrilled to be approved to read this book because I love Christmas and am a kid at heart. This picture book was well written and engaging.  The illustrations were phenomenal as well.  I even enjoyed reading it as an adult.  I wish I had kids of my own so I could buy it for them, but I guess I'll have to settle for buying it for family members and friends who have kids that believe in Santa Claus.  I'd recommend this book for babies through eight years old.  Reading
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Book Review: Still Me (Me Before You, #3) by Jojo Moyes

Still Me (Me Before You, #3) by Jojo Moyes is the third and final installment in the Me Before You Trilogy. We catch up with Louisa Clark arriving for her new career as a personal assistant to Agnes Gopnik in New York, New York. Living in the servant quarters and having to quickly adapt to this strange, new life of high society, Louisa finds herself desperately missing her boyfriend Sam and her family back in England. When Louisa meets Joshua Ryan at one of the high society events, her life is turned upside down.

What can I say about Still Me (Me Before You, #3)? Jojo Moyes is an amazing writer, and I absolutely was sucked back into Louisa Clark's story. I am glad I had a three day weekend to be able to finish this memorizing novel and am a bit sad that the author mentioned at the very end that she likely won't write any more stories about this character. This makes me sad, but I am guessing the author may be feeling a little burnout with this series. That or she really didn't want to write a series but felt pressured to do. I don't know the reason for sure, but I definitely hope she reconsiders and writes at least one more novel containing Louisa Clark and her family.

One of the biggest things I loved about this book is that Louisa finally starts to come into her own and exploring opportunities that present themselves to her. She finally realizes that she has to live her own life and can't always do what is expected from her. Another thing that I loved was that things aren't always what they seem, especially when it comes to people with sour dispositions. Moyes definitely did a great job of wrapping up Louisa's story in a great way, but as I said before, I still want more!

I definitely don't have very many complaints about the book. The only complaint that I have is really a minor one. At one point in the book, Louisa directly talks to the reader. This seemed a bit odd to me and detracted a bit from the story line. Other than that, I absolutely loved the book. I gave this book four out of five stars.


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