No-One Ever Has Sex on Christmas Day
Tracy Bloom
Rating: 4 stars
Amazon UK (K £1.99 / P £7.99)
Synopsis:
Don't you always plan the perfect Christmas?
Don't you always think it will be the best one ever?
And doesn't something always come along and screw it up?
Katy's been stuck in the office away from her family so she wants it all: snow (fake or real), the Michael Buble Christmas album, whatever it takes.
There's only one thing missing as far as her husband Ben is concerned: another baby to complete their family. But Katy's isn't so sure she's ready yet...
Ben may be playing the role of Master Elf in the pre-school nativity but he is struggling to master his own family life. With romantically-challenged friends, an ex who refuses to go away and Katy's mum's 64-year-old toy boy thrown into the mix, Christmas looks like it could be going off the rails... Never mind family planning, can Katy and Ben even plan to make it to the end of Christmas Day?
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I've never read a book by Tracy Bloom before but when I heard the title of this book, I knew it was going to be laugh-out-loud funny - and I wasn't wrong. The book starts with Katy coming home from work and finding a giant inflatable Reindeer in her front garden. Katy believes less is more but husband Ben has other ideas. And it's not even December yet! Katy and Ben have just moved into a house with a garden and both are excited about this prospect so Ben decided to decorate early.
As well as Ben decorating early, Katy has just learned that her mum has left her dad for a new toy boy boyfriend and they'll both be coming over for Christmas Day! Katy and Ben feel that Christmas is already ruined but are both determined to make a good day of it for the sake of their young daughter.
It's obvious, even at the start of the book, that despite the big age difference Katy and Ben are still so in love. There's a bit of drama involving Katy's first pregnancy so Ben is eager to enjoy the full pregnancy experience. However, Katy has different ideas. The pair bicker and there's quite a bit of drama in the build up to the big day and on Christmas Day itself. This makes it brilliant reading, and I couldn't put it down.
As well as the drama, there was so much humour! And I loved every minute of it. I love a book that makes you laugh out loud, and this book does just that. The pair go through their troubles together, and it was so nice reading them get through it. Although the book isn't overly Christmassy, I loved the Christmas input and found myself really enjoying it.
Overall, a really nice and lighthearted read. I must now go back and read the other two in this series! Thank you to Netgalley and to the publisher for a chance to read this novel, which I have reviewed honestly.
It's obvious, even at the start of the book, that despite the big age difference Katy and Ben are still so in love. There's a bit of drama involving Katy's first pregnancy so Ben is eager to enjoy the full pregnancy experience. However, Katy has different ideas. The pair bicker and there's quite a bit of drama in the build up to the big day and on Christmas Day itself. This makes it brilliant reading, and I couldn't put it down.
As well as the drama, there was so much humour! And I loved every minute of it. I love a book that makes you laugh out loud, and this book does just that. The pair go through their troubles together, and it was so nice reading them get through it. Although the book isn't overly Christmassy, I loved the Christmas input and found myself really enjoying it.
Overall, a really nice and lighthearted read. I must now go back and read the other two in this series! Thank you to Netgalley and to the publisher for a chance to read this novel, which I have reviewed honestly.
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