Bright Lights, Big Christmas in On The Same Page

Aug 10, 2023 Judy rated it it was amazing

Mary Kay Andrews delivers the magic and glitter of Christmas with this beautiful new Christmas book! I really adore her books - they always make me feel good.

Description:
When fall rolls around, it’s time for Kerry Tolliver to leave her family’s Christmas tree farm in the mountains of North Carolina for the wilds of New York City to help her gruff older brother & his dog, Queenie, sell the trees at the family stand on a corner in Greenwich Village. Sharing a tiny vintage camper and experiencing M Mary Kay Andrews delivers the magic and glitter of Christmas with this beautiful new Christmas book! I really adore her books - they always make me feel good.

Description:
When fall rolls around, it’s time for Kerry Tolliver to leave her family’s Christmas tree farm in the mountains of North Carolina for the wilds of New York City to help her gruff older brother & his dog, Queenie, sell the trees at the family stand on a corner in Greenwich Village. Sharing a tiny vintage camper and experiencing Manhattan for the first time, Kerry’s ready to try to carve out a new corner for herself.

In the weeks leading into Christmas, Kerry quickly becomes close with the charming neighbors who live near their stand. When an elderly neighbor goes missing, Kerry will need to combine her country know-how with her newly acquired New York knowledge to protect the new friends she’s come to think of as family,

And complicating everything is Patrick, a single dad raising his adorable, dragon-loving son Austin on this quirky block. Kerry and Patrick’s chemistry is undeniable, but what chance does this holiday romance really have?

My Thoughts:
You really can't go wrong with a Mary Kay Andrews book. She consistently delivers heart-warming plots and lovable characters. This book is really about family and friends which is what Christmas is all about. There is also some romance as well. The book follows Kerry Tolliver whose family has a Chrismas tree farm in North Carolina. It is mostly set in New York though, where she and her brother go to sell the Christmas trees - Kerry is filling in for her father, who has been ill. The adventure in New York is remarkable. Kerry and her brother Murphy meeting Patrick, a divorced Dad and his son Austin. I adored Austin, he is such a great character. I also loved how Kerry got involved in the community and the results of her involvement.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press through Netgalley for an advance copy. This book will be published on September 26, 2023.
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Dec 23, 2023 Linda Boyd rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio-books, 2023-new-releases

Loved this cute Christmas book!

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Dec 31, 2023 Madeline rated it liked it

Shelves: audiobook, christmas-stories, romance, osp-monthly-read

3.5 stars

I enjoyed the beginning and the middle of the story, it sort of fell flat at the end.

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Nov 25, 2023 Ann rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio, audio-libby, audio-2023, read-2023

A NYC neighborhood full of personalities and friends in this charming Christmas story adds to the romantic magic of falling in love at Christmas.

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Nov 01, 2023 Denise rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2023-reads

This was a delightful Christmas read of the Hallmark movie-esque variety. Kerry Tolliver finds herself reluctantly taking her dad's place in New York City to sell trees for the family's Christmas Tree business. On her adventures, she discovers some things about herself, bonds with her family, meets some new friends, and teaches us all a lesson about judging others. It was a fun holiday read with all the Christmas feels.

I switched back and forth between the Kindle version and the audiobook of thi ...more

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Dec 23, 2023 Krista rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, romance-contemporary, romance, holiday-christmas, setting-usa, kindle-library, setting-usa-ny-nyc, setting-usa-ny, child-main-character, womens-fiction

What a wonderful Christmas read! In the usually slightly sugary Christmas book genre, I'm givig this 5 stars. It had all the Christmas feels. I loved the NYC setting (there is a SMALL mention of North Carolina, where the siblings and Christmas trees came from), but it's predominately set on a neighborhood block in NYC.

There was romance, and well-portrayed little boy, and mysterious older gentleman, and siblings getting to know each other better after years spent apart. This was primarily set at ...more

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