by Mari Mancusi
YA Fantasy, 2024 by Random House, 352 Pages
What I Didn’t Like:
- The vibe somehow felt OFF in the beginning. I can’t explain it. It just didn’t immediately give me Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas vibes, and it SHOULD. That was disappointing.
- I missed the Halloween vibe. The Christmas stuff was cute but it just wasn’t what I was expecting.
- Slow start. It took a bit to get used to anything interesting in the story. I found myself a bit bored for the first half or so.
What I Did Like:
- Cute little Christmas mystery. Sally visits Christmas town, of course, and drags us all into a mystery to find the Christmas spirit. Very cute concept with a Christmas appropriate ending.
- Jack and Sally are just adorable. The way they help each other, the blooming will they or won’t they romance, all very cute.
- Zero is, of course, the best part. He’s not featured a ton but he appears when he’s needed and makes the story better (as a good dog always does).
Who Should Read This One:
- Middle grade-ish readers (it felt a bit younger than YA) who love Nightmare Before Christmas and want a different adventure with our crew will like this one best.
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