This just was not my cup of tea.
The christmas theme felt very forced and pushed basically everywhere one turned and did not exactly fit with what was happening. I did not enjoy the characters either, they were trying too hard to be like the countless other academy like books...fun and sassy. But it did not work for me.

An Impish Christmas is an entertaining story about peer relationships and young love.

Kenzi is the only selkie at the Shifter Academy. Among her peers, she's a seal out of water. Her boyfriend, Wes, is a cougar shapeshifter; he was formerly a Hunter of paranormal creatures. To add to the stress, Kenzi's math teacher is also her mother's boyfriend. Then there's Trevor, a mer, who's romantically interested in Kenzi.

Kenzi is determined to decorate the school.for Christmas. When the other students refuse to help, Kenzi accidentally creates a creature to help her. Total chaos ensues as the creature creates havoc and the female mer go out of their way to torment Kenzi.

I enjoyed the book and would recommend it for older teens and adults who enjoy reading young adult titles.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received a free digital copy of this title to review from Net Galley.

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Poor Kenzie, she tries hard but things do misfire on her! I really enjoyed this story of her attempts to bring Christmas to the Shifter Academy she's finally attending, whether her fellow pupils are onboard or not. Lots of humour, a fun read.

Kenzie is a selkie who loves christmas. She wants to make up for last christmas bymaking this one extra special so she decides to cast a spell which had disastrous results. Instead of christmas cheer, she got a mischievious little imp. This book was hilarious. It has romance and comedy and disaster. I dont think I have ever laughed this hard at a book before. If you are looking for that perfect read, look no further. You owe it to yourself to check this one out.

Loved loved loved this book. I’ve read many fantasy and YA books. An never have I enjoyed the twist an turns as much. The fact that her(Kenzie) magical form is a Seal is just totally insane and genius. I loved they way the story keeps you guessing and has many twists. Overall a very good book. I highly recommend.

It says this book can be read as a standalone but it keeps referencing to previous stories and characters that I knew nothing about and it was confusing at times. Quite a few characters are mentioned but not really developed (maybe you really have to read the other books to know them).

I understand this is a YA book but it seems to be for a much younger audience. The main character Kenzie sounds childish and acts like a brat, I didn't like her at all. Apparently she only knows one adjective to describe her boyfriend ("granola") and has only one goal in life "make Christmas great again", it got old really quick.

For those who have read the Shifter Academy books and enjoy them, I'm sure this is a nice and light Christmas read. I'm afraid it wasn't really for me.

Thank you to the publisher who provided me with an e-copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Books Go Social for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is part of the Shifter Academy Series. It says it can be read as a stand alone but I am not sure that this really works. I felt confused and frustrated as I didn't understand the world. There are a lot of names thrown at you in a short time. There are hints of romance. This is a YA book and I think in the Harry Potter theme. It was ok but as I said I was a bit frustrated. I think reading one of the others in the series would help a lot with this one. 3 stars

A light hearted, entertaining read. Everyone knows that "I was only trying to help" feeling when suddenly things go wrong, but our girl seems to have that feeling often. Set in an exclusive private school of magical creatures/ beings, An Impish Christmas blends holiday spirit with an unpredictable cast of characters to give us all a present that is sure to have you smiling throughout.

This is a fun, light, YA fantasy novel. This is the first book I've read in this series, and I thought the world was extremely well built and very interesting. I love the high school/college style setting of the Shifter Academy and how it's full of different and exciting types of supernatural beings.

This book had me googling what in the world 'granola' means in this context, I must be getting old!

I thought Kenzie and Wes were adorable (mostly). Even though there are times when Kenzie is definitely not going to be winning any 'Girlfriend of The Year' awards, she is young and still learning, so I do cut her some slack. (Her favourite catchphrase would certainly be 'whatever'. She says or thinks it 60+ times throughout the book - it did start to get a little irritating).

However, I thought Trevor's actions and his obsession with Kenzie was far from cute and not okay, it was harassment. I did not like the way the romance was headed but I was relieved that Kenzie realised her mistakes in the end. The imp's identity was also very predictable but it didn't really bother me.

I enjoyed the book, though I'm not sure I entirely agree that this can be read as a 'stand alone'. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't completely lost or anything, but past events are constantly being mentioned, and those events have clearly greatly impacted the current dynamics, relationships, plot line, and it made me feel like I was missing something. It's still readable but I do think most readers will enjoy this more if they are already familiar with the world and characters.

I'm sure fans of The Shifter Academy series will love this special Christmas edition.

I couldn't really put my finger on it but something felt off throughout the story. The main character's back and forth regarding her relationship, calling her bf "granola" being generally dismissive of him, and the Make Christmas Great gain thing got annoying quick. I wish it had delved more into her friendships instead of just focusing on love interests.

3 stars for me as rather light.
A YA story in the Shifters’ Academy series of stories.
There are some amusing antics of the Imp related even though I did guess who was the Imp fairly early on. The clues were all there.
It is a nice setting with a touch of Hogwarts - a hidden railway train and platforms and all... for the intended audience a 4.

This book is classed as a standalone, but at times I did feel as though I should have read the other books in this series. To be able to understand everything fully. Needless to say it didn’t really stop me from enjoying the book.


Kenzie is a Seklie and she is finally a student at the Shifter Academy. As a Selkie she has magic where other students have other talents. Kenzie is the only Selkie in the school which has made it hard for her to be accepted by some of the other students. As they still don’t thing she should be at the school.

When Kenzie goes back to school after Thanks Giving, and as Christmas approaches all Kenzie can think about is bringing back the Christmas Spirit to the school. As something happened at the school the Christmas before.

Kenzie decides to approaches her boyfriend Wes and her friends Leya, June and Jesse during meal time to see if they would help her. They really don’t feel excited about trying to get the school in the Christmas spirit. Basically they don’t want to spend their spare time decorating the the school and trying to get the other students into the swing of things.

Kenzie still can’t give up on her vision of Christmas so she decides that she will just have to go it alone. In doing so she cast a helpers spell in spell’s class as she thought that she could use it on her friends. As she was practising to cast the spell she was interrupted. So she quickly cast another spell to cancel out the helper spell. Except the spell had backfired without her knowing it.

Later Kenzie decides that she is going to make a start on her bring the Christmas Spirit to everyone by herself. While she is decorating the entrance to the food hall, Trevor one of the Mer, who is best friends with Kenzie’s main antagoniser, offers her his help. Kenzie is sceptical on his motives for helping her but she relents as he is taller and can decorate higher than she can. Please with their handy work they think Kenzie’s idea to bring back the Christmas spirit is defiantly now on track.

However the next morning as Kenzie goes to the food hall for breakfast, all of her and Trevor’s handy work was destroyed and in tatters. Needless to say Kenzie is upset about what has happened and she is sure Trevor’s friends and her nemesis are behind this destruction. She makes known her suspicions to the Academy Director.

Still undeterred Kenzie puts different plans in to place, and each time her efforts are yet again either destroyed or sabotaged.

During one night Kenzie is woken up as she sensed that something wasn’t quite right. When she went out to the main part of the school all hell had been broken loose. As she looked around at all the mess and destruction she heard a manic laugh, and a small figure running away, which she decided to class as an anti helper.

Kenzie started to realise that this small creature was down to her doing and that she needed to fix it fast. So she wouldn’t be expelled from the school she had worked so hard to get into. Luckily for Kenzie her new friend Trevor was there to give a helping hand. Which really didn’t do anything in helping her relationship with Wes. As the days went by and more disasters happened she ended up being royally dumped by Was in front of the whole school, as he couldn’t take anymore.

Can Kenzie stop this little anti helper that she is now calling an Imp, from destroying everything without the director finding out she is responsible for whats been going on. Will Travis still stand by her as all of her other friends have turned their backs on her and will she ever be able to win back Wes back.

An enjoyable little read to get you into the Christmas spirit. With some very funny parts that made me chuckle and I’m sure they will make you chuckle as well.

"An Impish Christmas" is the first book I have read by this author. The story was easy to follow as a standalone but kept referencing past events that happened in previous stories. Kenzie is the only selkie at the Shifter Academy and apparently last year she ruined Christmas for everyone. This year she is determined to make it great for everyone but no one wants to help. A little magic spell gone awry and an imp appears that keeps sabotaging all Kenzie's plans. Cute and sometimes funny with hints of romance, the story is enjoyable with characters you want to get to know. I plan on going back to read the first story and all future ones as this author has made a new fan. My voluntary, unbiased review is based upon a review copy from Netgalley.

Not for me. I know this says it can be read as a stand alone, but not really. I felt,like I was missing out on a lot. Beyond that, I know that is a YA, but it read really young to me. I was rolling my eyes constantly. And Kenzie was rediculous. I get that she's young, but literally all she cares about is making sure her school has Christmas decorations. Something wrong with her boyfriend? Too bad lets decorate! Mentor not responding? Let's decorate! Really? Just didn't work at all for me.

Woops! I joined this series already REALLY in progress. We're talking a lot of stories, world building, and character development! It says this can be read standalone, but I'm sure you would appreciate a lot of what happens more if you knew these characters better.

Kenzie is a selkie shifter who is a bit of an outcast at school. She has a core group of friends and a boyfriend, but appears to feel very alone, especially when nobody wants to join in with her christmas celebration and decorating. One random person who appears suspiciously interested in helping her is a mer-shifter, who also happens to hang around her biggest bullies. Trevor, said mer-person, obviously shows interest in Kenzie, and I was a little torn about rooting for him when she was apparently mated to Wes (previously mentioned boyfriend).

Things go from bad to worse when Kenzie accidentally casts a "helper" spell that causes someone to be compelled to make all sorts of mischief. There's a lot of boyfriend drama, friend drama, misunderstandings, and christmas related destructions. All in all, we find our way to a happy ending, but jeez it takes a lot to get there.

An enjoyable light read, fast paced and fun, full of humour and quirky characters, this is a cute read for a cold night. Fun and frivolous

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion