Books: My Thoughts on Christmas Presents

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Christmas Presents Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Really enjoyed this one. Much better for me than the previous book I read by this author, though it took me a bit longer to finish than I thought it would. Story does take place leading up to Christmas and I thought it was a great one to read as a Christmas in July selection.

I did sample a bit from the audio narration as well and I do think that if I stuck with that version, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed the story as much. There was just something about the narration that didn't grab me. Even at 2 times speed, it just made the story feel slow to me which was not how it felt reading physically.

Will definitely be checking out more of this author's work in the future. 

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