Name: Jessica Ford's review of The Christmas Escape by Sarah Morgan
Item: The Christmas Escape
Rating: 4
Author: Jessica Ford

Sarah Morgan

“Morgan’s latest Christmas tale will delight readers and give them the perfect excuse to snuggle up for a few hours with a cup of hot cocoa.”—Booklist on The Christmas Escape This Christmas, be whisked away by USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan in this uplifting novel of friendship, the festive season, and risking everything for the biggest gift of all... It was supposed to be Christy Sullivan’s perfect Christmas getaway—a trip to Lapland with her family and best friend, Alix. But facing a make-or-break marriage crisis, Christy desperately needs time alone with her husband. Her solution? Alix can take Christy’s little daughter to Lapland, and they will reunite there for Christmas Day. It’s a big ask, but what else are friends for? There’s nothing Alix won’t do for Christy. But Christy’s request to save Christmas is giving Alix sleepless nights. She knows something is wrong, but for the first time ever, Christy isn’t talking. And even the Arctic temperatures in Lapland aren’t enough to dampen the seriously inconvenient sizzle Alix is developing for Zac, a fellow guest and nemesis from her past. As secrets unravel and unexpected romance shines under the northern lights, can Christy and Alix’s Christmas escape give them the courage to fight for the relationships they really want, and save the precious gift of each other’s friendship?

A Novel

The Christmas Escape

The new Christmas book from the Sunday Times bestselling author of One More for Christmas and A Wedding in December!

Katie Thyer

There is an element of risk involved in everything worth having. 

Dan Rowden

‘Comfort reading at its best, all wrapped up in a tartan ribbon. Sarah Morgan will make your Christmas!’ Veronica Henry * * * * * Join Sarah Morgan this Christmas and treat yourself to this feel-good festive read about mothers and daughters, romance and drama, and Christmastime in Scotland!

The Christmas Sisters

Jessica Ford

Sophie Hutchings

Literally comfort reading at its best, cosy cute story that I wish I read at Christmas. Loved the relationships and how the story was writers from different POV.

Amanda 

Heartwarming, filled with family, love, loss and a romance. A quick read perfect for the holiday season. 

This Christmas, be whisked away by USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan in this uplifting novel of friendship, the festive season, and risking everything for the biggest gift of all… It was supposed to be Christy Sullivan’s perfect Christmas getaway — a trip to Lapland with her family and best friend, Alix. But facing a make-or-break marriage crisis, Christy desperately needs time alone with her husband. Her solution? Alix can take Christy’s little daughter to Lapland, and they will reunite there for Christmas Day. It’s a big ask, but what else are friends for? There’s nothing Alix won’t do for Christy. But Christy’s request to save Christmas is giving Alix sleepless nights. She knows something is wrong, but for the first time ever, Christy isn’t talking. And even the Arctic temperatures in Lapland aren’t enough to dampen the seriously inconvenient sizzle Alix is developing for Zac, a fellow guest and nemesis from her past. As secrets unravel and unexpected romance shines under the northern lights, can Christy and Alix’s Christmas escape give them the courage to fight for the relationships they really want, and save the precious gift of each other’s friendship?

Beth Bartholomew

The Christmas Escape was essentially just a romance with a snowy setting. It didn’t really embody as much of the Christmas spirit as I was hoping and expecting. This follows two different main characters, Christy and Alix, two best friends who seem to be drifting a little. We also see the relationship between Christy and her husband and Alix and Zac, a man she seemingly hates. 

I think maybe I’d have enjoyed this more if the relationships didn’t all seem so toxic and the tension all so pointless. On one hand we have a ‘troubled’ marriage in which the couple can’t seem to actually just talk openly to each other. On the other two people, one of whom hates they other because they actually fancy them and couldn’t admit it for five years for fear of getting hurt… why? It just seems petty and stupid to me. 

Also one of the main characters is a strong independent woman who is initially introduced as happy on her own and leading that life. And I was like ah this is nice, I like this, she’ll be repping it being okay to be single. But no. As soon as she’s thrown together with said love interest she turns into an idiot, messes up any simple task and can’t seem to function as a human. Because obviously us women turn to flakes around all men.

I should add to the end of this, I’m not a big romance reader, but I like a festive contemporary sometimes. But I don’t think this one was the one for me. The issues all felt so jovial and silly and they were all as bad as each other for being rubbish friends with toxicity all around them. 

In the snowy Highlands of Scotland, Suzanne McBride is dreaming of the perfect cozy Christmas. Her three adopted daughters are coming home for the holidays and she can't wait to see them. But tensions are running high... Workaholic Hannah knows she can't avoid spending the holidays with her family two years in a row. But it's not the weight of their expectations that's panicking her--it's the life-changing secret she's hiding. Stay-at-home mom Beth is having a personal crisis. All she wants for Christmas is time to decide if she's ready to return to work--seeing everyone was supposed to help her stress levels, not increase them! Posy isn't sure she's living her best life, but with her parents depending on her, making a change seems risky. But not as risky as falling for gorgeous new neighbor Luke... As Suzanne's dreams of the perfect McBride Christmas unravel, she must rely on the magic of the season to bring her daughters together. But will this new togetherness teach the sisters that their close-knit bond is strong enough to withstand anything--including a family Christmas?

Jessica Williamson

4 Stars

This was a solid Christmasy book. I don't always love character driven books and I felt like the plot and the pacing was a little off for me, but I did overall enjoy the book. The characters were my favorite part. I liked that they were all different in their own ways and how each other them were able to help the others overcome their issues. It was an interesting little introspection on how the traumas from our childhood can affect us for a long time.

One of my favorite little lessons from this book was one of the girls saying that we all parent differently but that doesn't mean we're all doing it wrong. Even as someone without kids, I see so much parent shaming in our society and I think a lot of it comes from people having that sense of "I'm the only one who's right and if you're not doing it my way you're a bad parent." so... yeah, that was a tangent I never expected to go on.

Overall, really enjoyed it and would recommend if you're looking for a heartwarming family Christmas read.

Cover 5; Characters 5; Plot 3; Pace 3; Writing 4; Enjoyment 4.

"Morgan is a masterful storyteller.... For fans of Jojo Moyes and Taylor Jenkins Reid." --Booklist This Christmas, be whisked away by USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan in this uplifting novel of friendship, the festive season, and risking everything for the biggest gift of all... It was supposed to be Christy Sullivan's perfect Christmas getaway--a trip to Lapland with her family and best friend, Alix. But facing a make-or-break marriage crisis, Christy desperately needs time alone with her husband. Her solution? Alix can take Christy's little daughter to Lapland, and they will reunite there for Christmas Day. It's a big ask, but what else are friends for? There's nothing Alix won't do for Christy. But Christy's request to save Christmas is giving Alix sleepless nights. She knows something is wrong, but for the first time ever, Christy isn't talking. And even the Arctic temperatures in Lapland aren't enough to dampen the seriously inconvenient sizzle Alix is developing for Zac, a fellow guest and nemesis from her past. As secrets unravel and unexpected romance shines under the northern lights, can Christy and Alix's Christmas escape give them the courage to fight for the relationships they really want, and save the precious gift of each other's friendship?

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