Name: Stay Another Day
ISBN: 9781786541109

Juno Dawson

When three very different siblings, Fern, Rowan and Willow, go home for a Christmas reunion at their family home in Edinburgh, it's not long before some VERY BIG SECRETS threaten their cosy holiday ... Sweet and sour, funny and moving, and very, very Christmassy - the perfect book to curl up with this holiday.

Stay Another Day

Beth Bartholomew

When three very different siblings, Fern, Rowan and Willow, go home for a Christmas reunion at their family home in Edinburgh, it's not long before some VERY BIG SECRETS threaten their cosy holiday ...The McAllister house on Arboretum Road has seen 120 Christmases since its completion. This year, FERN is bringing her gorgeous boyfriend home and she wants everything to be perfect.But her twin brother ROWAN would rather go on the pull than pull crackers with the family.And their younger sister WILLOW is terrified of Christmas Day.With FOUR sleeps till Christmas,THREE secretive siblings,TWO hot houseguests,And ONE juicy secret ...This Christmas, there will be some BIG surprises under the tree.Sometimes at Christmas, you don't get what you want, you get what you need...Sweet and sour, funny and moving, and very, very Christmassy - the perfect book to curl up with this holiday.

Rachel Evans

(3.75/5) 2 hours 12 minutes - A really good snapshot of a messy but lovable family at Christmas time. The writing style sometimes seemed a little over the top and a caricature of a gen z perspective, but aside from this, the text was easy to read and engaging. I particularly loved Rowan's character, he felt very real and I loved reading from his point of view. Dawson is very good at writing realistic, lovable, flawed characters.

Heather Crawford

** spoiler alert **
           In truth, the only characters I liked were Willow and Syd, however, the relationship between the two twins was a little skewed. They're better people than I if I found out a sibling as basically in love and had sex with my boyfriend but that's what makes them complex, 3-dimensional characters with flaws as real people are.

emily 

Helen Borham

This book was fab!!

It was a really gripping story set at Christmas which was full of drama. I loved the family dynamics and the broad range of serious topics weaved through the series. These included eating disorders, sexuality and gender and mental health

I would highly recommend but also flag the trigger warnings just in case. I am looking forward to discovering more of this authors books

Kirsty Henderson 

I extremely enjoyed this book! It’s such an incredible story! I absolutely loved the festive aspect of it and it is a perfect read, especially for this time of year! The way that the book is written with the narrative switching between the three siblings is so well written and made the book even more brilliant. With the characters own stories coming together to make the storyline so effective. This book is so well written and I would definitely recommend reading! 

Stay Another Day was a raw commentary on society, privilege and relationships. It talks openly and honestly about mental health and featured some of the best OCD rep I’ve read. There was a lot of hope in this book, a lot of figuring out what you want and what makes you happy, and a lot of healing. 

I found multiple parts of this book emotional, Juno Dawson creates such relatable and real characters, it’s hard not to feel the emotions they feel. I found multiple different parts of this book relatable where I didn’t expect to, and it really hit me. 

Aside from all of the hard hitting stuff, this was a fantastically cosy Christmas read. The home this is centred around just felt the epitome of a festive family home and I could see it so clearly in my head. I think this is a book that will stick with me for a while in both imagery and message. 

rhianna-mae

I loved this book so much. There is great representation in it and it has great story. 

Stay Another Day

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