I love a good, warm and fuzzy Christmas read – but Mary Christmas was a little too light for me.
Key points
- Mary Christmas is like a classic Hallmark movie, where the intrigue is low stakes and the characters a little one-dimensional.
- Mary-Anne O’Connor wrote Mary Christmas “because everyone needs escapism and beauty in their lives.”
- I give Mary Christmas 2 stars out of 5.
Mary Christmas is like a classic Hallmark movie, where the intrigue is low stakes and the characters a little one-dimensional.
The scenery and setting though – are beautiful. I definitely want a Cotswolds Christmas!
“It’s 1909 and Mary Richards has worked hard to gain an education and become a teacher in her close-knit, picturesque village in the Cotswolds, but not everyone approves of her modern ways,” the blurb reads.
Mary Christmas is like a classic Hallmark movie, where the intrigue is low stakes and the characters a little one-dimensional.
One of the things I really enjoyed, was the protagonist Mary’s drive towards independence, rather than following society’s pressure to marry and give up her work as a teacher.
As a bestselling Australian author, Mary-Anne O’Connor has written several books and is passionate about women’s rights, which shines through.
Mary-Anne wrote Mary Christmas “because everyone needs escapism and beauty in their lives.”
Mary-Anne O’Connor wrote Mary Christmas “because everyone needs escapism and beauty in their lives.”
I definitely agree – if you’d like to escape from day-to-day life and feel Christmassy for a moment, Mary Christmas is a good place to start.
But the title is a bit of a spoiler, sorry!
I give Mary Christmas 2 stars out of 5.
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