This festive story is very Christmas Carol-esq! It tells of the story of Alexis, a powerful woman in business and she doesn't have ANY time for Christmas except for it being a tool to promote her work. She won't listen to music, won't tolerate time off for her staff and works right through the celebration. But why? What is making her shut Christmas out of her life...?

Through a series of events, Alexis is taken to look at various aspects of her life and those who work for her. We get to see why Alexis behaves how she does and Alexis's heart begins to soften...

It is really well told, festive and full of emotion.

This story is predictable but it's lovely all the same and the kind of read ideal for this time of year.

Everyday is Christmas is the latest release from Karen Schaler, arguably one of the Queens of Christmas. Her stories are Hallmark worthy, truly. In fact, most have been made into movies on the festive channel and this story is no different. This is a modern-day Christmas Carol retelling to the T.

In this Christmas story, we follow Alexis Taylor, who after a tragic accident years ago, lost both of her parents. In order to deal with the pain, she hardened her heart to Christmas and to love and has turned her sole focus on building her company and making money, the only thing she believes she can count on. With this mindset, she has alienated her employees and does not tolerate Christmas in any form, unless it serves as a marketing tool. Like the famous tale, on Christmas Eve, while working late into the night, she receives a visit from her deceased mother who takes her on a journey of her life, helping her see that life is not worth living without love and joy, even at the risk of losing both.

This story is a very quick, predictable read, but also charming in it’s simplicity. I found the mother a bit odd and immature at times, but overall, this was a sweet story with a feel-good conclusion.

I enjoyed this book! While it was super predictable because the Scrooge story is done all the time, I found myself enjoying it anyways. It tugged on my heart strings big time. Very festive and heart warming. A true reminder to choose love in this day and age.

This latest offering by the author known as "Christmas Karen" tells the story of a contemporary version of "A Christmas Carol," the Christmas classic by Dickens. Alexis has become a successful businesswoman, at the expense of her own well-being and personal life. She treats her employees as if they are workhorses, without knowing or caring about their personal lives. Visits from the spectres of her deceased parents attempt to teach her lessons about life and the importance of family and friends.

I am sure this story made a great movie, which it was before it became a book, and the book read like a screenplay with a lot of descriptions. I could imagine the movie in my mind as I was reading. It was a fun holiday read with lessons to learn, despite some rather significant plot holes. It is a clean and sweet read without strong language or graphic intimacy or violence.

I received this book from the publisher and from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are mine alone.

This warm and beautiful story was just the thing required in this season! Thank you to the author and publisher for my advance copy, and as always, thank you NetGalley as well!!

This was my favorite Christmas read this year! It was such a charming retelling of a Christmas Carol. I loved the characters because they were easy to relate to. Despite Alexis being a workaholic and unfeeling boss, I felt that she was quite generous when it came to Women's charities. I think it helped her survive all her challenges. I'm looking forward to reading this uplifting, fast read next year! I can't wait to see the movie!

Thank you to NetGalley and HawkTale Publishing for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Every Day is CHristmas is a sweet story about a workaholic female CEO - Alexis Taylor. It is taken from the movie of the same name by Karen Schaler, hugely popular on Netflix.
It is loosely based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and I'm always looking for modern day interpretations to point my students to as this is a set text for GCSE examinations

I enjoyed the story although it did take me a little while to get into it. Once Alexis had her confrontation with her own Christmas past, though, the novel zips along, and anyone who has lost loved ones will resonate with the heartfelt emotions prevalent in the tale.

Many thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for an advance release copy in exchange for an honest review.

This cute Christmas story grabbed me from the start! I’ve read many of Schaler’s novels, but this, by far, was my favorite of hers. I loved how this was a modern take on the Christmas Carol.
The main character, Alexis, does not celebrate Christmas. Ever. And work is her life, until she receives a visit by the ghost of someone she loved dearly. With the help of this ‘ghost’, Alexis slowly starts to realize that maybe she needs more love in her life and not just work…..

OMGosh what a read..this book all the feels
Every day is Christmas ..full of romance, contempory roamnce and holiday fiction
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Karen Schaler is pretty much known as the Christmas Queen, with many of her Christmas books being turned into movies. While this one wasn't my favourite of hers, it still had all of her usual Christmas charm. Hallmark movie fan? This is a book for you!

It was also inspired by A Christmas Carol - a true Christmas classic and one of my faves - so this was my reason for liking this story so much. It did make it very predictable but I still found it enjoyable to read. A money hungry, wealthy business manager needs to learn the error of her ways and needs to learn to love again. She does so with the help of some Christmas magic and in true Schaler fashion, this one ended with a merry, happily ever after.

If you've enjoyed the author's other books, love the Hallmark channel and enjoy A Christmas Carol, you'll like this one!

Alexis Taylor is a workaholic; she hates Christmas. She owns her own investment firms and demands high standards from her employees. She always breaks up with her boyfriends before the holidays. She doesn't have any family; so, she spends all her time working.
She has some great people working for her and she needs to open her eyes to what is really important in life.
She gets a visitor from her past that is trying to open her eyes to how she is living her life before it's too late.
Well written Christmas story held my interest.

Karen Schaler makes every day feel like Christmas! She is the queen of Christmas. This beautiful story will give you all of the Holiday feels and get you into the Christmas spirit! I definitely recommend it if you are looking for a heartwarming read any time of year!

I was super confused seeing this is a new release but based on a movie from 2018... but the author explains that it was exclusively a movie that she adapted to a novel, 5 years later. I loved it, Alexis was abhorrent until she was visited by her long dead parents and reminded the true meaning of Christmas... and life. I wish I hadn't seen that the movie stars Toni Braxton- as it hindered my minds' eye of how I pictured Alexis. Definitely a must read for the holidays

I didn't see Every Day is Christmas by Karen Schaler was a movie first, but I guessed so before I learned about it from the afterword.

If you like cute, and quote predictable Hallmark Christmas movies, this book will also be for you!

While I usually hate predictability in my books, in a cosy romance like this, I actually enjoy it. It's not so much wondering about what will happen in the end, but more about the how do we get there. There's just some extra layer of comfort in knowing you'll get a happy end.

A Christmas Carol is one of my favourite stories, so a retelling is always something I'm curious about. Some books manage to make the well loved story their own and give a new twist to it - I didn't really feel this here though. It's quite the typical romance tropes, just with a little bit of Christmas past, Christmas present and Christmas future added on top.

The romance itself didn't really hook me at all, Sonos say this is more a book about finding yourself and dealing with your past, than a "romance". Yes there is a little bit of "who will she end up with", and the obligatory happy end scene.
However to me it felt a bit unsatisfactory, and more like an add on than an integral part of the story. I think it was meant to feel like quite a twist, but it didn't feel surprising, but rather predictable and just a bit shallow to me.

As I did enjoyed the Christmas Carol lean, and the tone and voice of the main character worked well for me, it was still a good read that I devoured in one go! I'd just not recommend it for the romance parts, but for the "be true to yourself and be brave" bits!

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC. I love Karen Schaler Christmas novels. They truly are some of my favorites. But this one fell short for me. And I'm not sure if it's because I didn't really love the Lifetime movie made from the story or if it was the story itself.

This was a creative retelling of A Christmas Carol. But instead of Scrooge being a wizened old man, she's a jaded young woman who has shut her heart off from Christmas because of a tragedy that happened years earlier.

As Alexis grouses about everyone wanting time off around the holidays, even though they didn't meet their year-end goals for her company, she pushes herself harder than ever to avoid anything remotely like Christmas cheer, unless it will make her money.

The last Christmas she celebrated was the one when her parents both died, and she's never trusted anyone enough not to break her heart again. So it's better not to let anyone in than to risk the pain of loss.

But those who love her regardless have other ideas for her, and what lies ahead put a unique spin on the Christmas ghosts that visited Scrooge.

Thank you to Karen Schaler, HawkTale Publishing and NetGalley for an advance review copy.

Set in a bustling American city, this is a ‘Christmas Carol’ story that is also a television movie. Alexis is successful, but whilst achieving her success, she has run away from the men in her life. She is a workaholic and a closed book; nobody can get past those walls.
Sacrificing her personal life for work again this Christmas, Alexis stands to ruin her employees Christmas’s too. Surprise visitors on Christmas Eve night encourage her to take a closer look at her life and the effect that her actions have on those around her. Can she allow herself to open her heart, be able to relive warm and happy memories and remember how to love?
I found this an easy and enjoyable read. It was easy to imagine the character and picture the story as I got into it. It reminded me that it is never too late to change things.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Karen Schaler for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Overall, Every Day is Christmas was a cute Christmas story. I was expecting to like it as much as Schaler's previous Christmas novels, but something was missing for me. I do feel like this would make a great movie though!

Everyday is Christmas is a heartfelt Christmas story with a do-over for the main character, Alexis. She is a successful workaholic money manager who hates Christmas and usually breaks up with her boyfriends right before Christmas. This year is no different but on Christmas Eve, she receives a wake-up call in terms of a scenario which is very similar to the lines of  Charles Dickenson's famous "A Christmas Carol". This experience makes Alexis change her point of view and makes her fall in love with Christmas all over again. I really enjoyed reading this one. Bonus Includes exclusive Christmas recipes and holiday activities.

The Queen of Christmas did it again! If you’re looking for an uplifting holiday read, this is it. There are recipes and exclusive photos from the movie included!