I had a catch up of Sarah Morgan's Christmas books over the Christmas period and really enjoyed this book, as I have done most of her previous books. I really enjoyed how the story developed and we understood how the different characters had got to where they were and why. It was great to see that the family could come together for their best Christmas together in a long time and how each of the characters learned to move forward instead of focusing on the events of the past, and no longer allow them to define them. A really enjoyable read,

I enjoyed this Christmas story about three estranged sisters finally making it home to Scotland for Christmas with their parents. The scenery descriptions were stunning and Sarah Morgan managed to make me feel right at home in the cozy lodge by a roaring fire, with a table laden with food.

The sisters all have their love life issues to deal with, and it was lovely to see them all develop individually, and share the reminiscing of their childhood. It reinforces my belief that there is no reality only perception. Everyone in a family sees their childhood differently and unfortunately takes those feelings, disappointments and heartaches into adulthood.

The story is all beautifully tied up with a ribbon at the end, just as the best presents are, and this was a lovely winter weekend read for me. Only dropped one star because the ending was a bit too predictable.

The Christmas Sister is another festive read from @sarahmorganwrites. Thank you to @harpercollinsuk for this ARC via @netgalley. 

As you might have guessed it features sisters! Three to be exact - Posy, Hannah and Beth. The three sisters along with their mum Suzanne take turns narrating the story throughout. Posy lives in Scotland and her two sisters travel back for the Christmas period. Each of them are struggling with something they need to tell their family but all of them are unsure how. 

This is a very family focussed Christmas story with a subplot around how Suzanne came to be mother to the three sisters and the reveal later on in the book about one of the other characters! 

As always I enjoyed Sarah’s writing and felt like I could imagine myself in the midst of this family at Christmastime. Almost every festive book I’ve read this has been set in the UK and I love when they’re set in Scotland! 

I could recommend SO many of Sarah’s books you can’t go wrong with any you choose!

Sarah Morgan’s books are timeless. This is a book I read a couple of years ago and enjoyed it so much that I’ve just reread it. A perfect winter read, a heartwarming story, packed full of Christmas spirit.

This was a great read. Heart warming and funny (lol). Loved the characters and felt I really knew them.

I've read Sarah Morgan books from early on in her career, and she just gets better. I love a Christmas book and a Scottish setting, so this was perfect for me.

Very good so easy to read fab plot loved characters you there with them in story nice easy to read i nice Christmas book the writing style nice to the point

Sadly I had to DNF this, I wasn't enjoying it at all, the characters were all awful people and the story was dull and not festive at all.

A gorgeous Christmas book that is absolutely perfect for getting into the Christmas spirit!  Brilliantly written and a thoroughly enjoyable story.

Warm and cosy read, perfect to get you into the Christmas spirit!  Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

Who wouldn't love this book!?  The characters make you feel you are part of their lives, you experience their highs and lows just as you would in your own lives with the hope that the ending would turn out well for them, after all a fairy tale always does doesn't it? This is a fabulous book, humorous, poignant and a true reflection of modern life.  A great read - highly recommended.

Travel to the wintery Scottish Highlands this Christmas with Sarah Morgan's beautifully written book. A story of love and loss, forgiveness and acceptance - this is a great read for the festive period.

Three sisters come home to Scotland and to their adoptive parents - a family reunion that hasn't happened for a long time. With their arrival comes the revelation of secrets, emotions, feelings and hopes and gradually their stories are unpicked throughout the book.

Sarah Morgan describes a beautiful setting woven with Holiday traditions and family values - all ingredients for a brilliantly cosy Winter read.

A Christmas family drama based in the Highlands of Scotland the story follows mum Suzanne who is dreaming of a perfect Christmas with her 3 adopted daughters - 2 of which are travelling home from the States for the holidays.
A fairly pleasant romantic drama following the lives and loves of this family and their three girls who lost their parents in a tragic accident many years ago but not really my thing I'm afraid.
The writing style is good and the setting cosy and seasonal but not my usual type of read unfortunately. A good read though if family dramas are your preferred genre.
Thanks to Netgalley and publishers for the ARC.

A great and heartwarming festive read. I loved this book and  Sarah's style of writing. A must read for the winter season.

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<p><em>It’s not what’s under the Christmas tree, but who’s around it that matters most.</em></p>
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<p>There’s a really good reason why <strong>Sarah Morgan </strong>is an award-winning USA Today bestselling author.  She’s exceptionally talented in taking the holidays and creating a hallmark movie between the pages. </p>
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<p><strong>The Christmas Sisters </strong>is all about family, forgiveness and relationships. At that Christmas is the perfect time to embrace the hopefulness of the Christmas Season.</p>
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<p><em>**Thanks to the author and netgalley for the advanced copy of this book. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**</em></p>
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I liked this - but it is a change from Morgan's previous books, and that takes a bit of getting your head around. This is the story of three sisters, all marked by a childhood tragedy, finding each other and themselves again at Christmas. I found the first section hard going - I actually started this last christmas and couldn't get into it and gave up and have come back for a second go this autumn - and the problem was mostly that I didn't like either of the two American sisters and didn't want to spend any time with them as I wasn't sure where their stories were going. Because this is women's fiction, not romance, I didn't know whether I was going to get a happy/good resolution or was committing myself to spending several hudnred pages in the company of characters that I didn't like. But once I'd got past that, it settled down and I started to enjoy it more, although all three stories felt a like they could have used more time and depth - but that's hard to do with three stories in the constraints of a novel this length. It was fine, but I prefer Morgan's romances.

I enjoyed this book, I did find the layout of chapters about each character meant that initially it took a while to feel invested in the characters storylines but once each character was laid out it was nice to see them begin to interlink as they travelled home and had to mix together as three very different sisters with a broad range of lifestyles
Was nice to see how problems brought them together and how assumptions about people can make you alter their lifestyle from what it might actually be
Great book that I would recommend to others

The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan. A really nice, easy and comfortable novel about three very different sisters, Posy, Hannah and Beth. Each one thinking that the other two are happy and have their lives sorted. When they all go home for Christmas some cracks begin to appear. Mostly set in the Scottish Highlands, snow, tartan and shortbread!! Very Christmassy.

Sarah Morgan has definitely got me in the festive mood with this beautifully written,  heart tugging family drama.

Suzanne and husband Stewart are looking forward to spending the perfect Christmas with their three daughters, Beth is married to Jason and has two daughters. Hannah is the distant one always putting her career first, Posy the baby  of the family works with her mother in the cafe and has stayed in the Scottish Highlands.  Family are expecting her to take over the cafe but is that what she really wants?

Christmas is a time when Suzanne dwells on an accident that happened 25 years ago which killed the girls birth parents Cheryl and Rob. Suzanne a close friend of Cheryl was with them on a mountain climb when they both died. Suzanne had promised to take on the girls if anything happened to them. 

Suzanne has gone out of her way to prepare for the perfect Christmas, with decorations, food and making their home warm and inviting. But all 3 sisters are hiding their own problems which causes tension. Can they rally together as a family to overcome this and have a wonderful Christmas.

I adored this book and couldn’t recommend it enough. With its vivid descriptions and the characters really came to life and I could picture myself sitting in the pub in front of the log burning fire!! 

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

A heartwarming, quick, easy read, covering my favourite time of year - christmas! The family dynamic made this an enjoyable read that would be relatable for quite a few women out there.