This was a brilliant read. As soon as I started reading this book I just knew I was going to love it. Highly recommended

I’m sad to say I didn’t enjoy this bo9k and never finished it I found it a bit slow so I got boarded

Excellent book great story and strong characters well worth 5*

I struggled slightly with this book as I found it difficult to get into the story. I found I kept putting it down. It is not really a Christmas book as the title didn't really suit the book.

I have read other books by this author and have been immediately drawn into the story and have not been able to put them down but this didn't really happen with this book. It did get better after a slow start and was quite an enjoyable read. I liked the ending and great mix of characters.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Review: I used to read loads of Katie Flynn's books when I was younger and loved them. So when I saw this come up on NetGalley I was excited to read it. However, it is not as good as her older books, but it is good. The plot doesn't seem to come together for parts of the story. The characters are lovely though and it got better as the story went on. I just prefer her older stories. I would still read another book by Katie Flynn as no story is the same.

This book was quite slow to start and I have absolutely no idea what the relevance of the title to the book was. Christmas was not mentioned once in the book. However it was very easy to read and the storyline was overall enjoyable, I don’t think it was as good as some of Flynn’s other books but still worth a read.

Thank You Netgalley. Once again Katie Flynn delivers. A brilliant book and one to read. Definitely recommend.

It took me a while to get into this book but I persevered and was glad I did.

I enjoy reading about evacuees, my Mum always tells me stories about what it was like. Also the fact that it was based in Devon, my favourite place in the world, I had to read to the end.

A nice story but slow at times, this being why I gave it three stars

This book follows the lives of some evacuees that end up at Drake Farm run by Auntie Bess and Uncle Reg. Once the war ends the children have spent more of their life there then in the homes they'd come from. Over 60 years later Eve one of the main characters reminisces her time spent at the farm, and you get a small peek into what happened to her afterwards. I would have liked to have learnt a little more about her life on leaving Drake Farm, but it was a very enjoyable read.

As of previous books of Katie Flynn there are a great mix of characters and details, but the story really didn't seem to flow as well as previous stories, which made this very difficult to read, but perseverance prevailed and the story did improve. But personally not as good as previous Katie Flynn books that I have read.