A heart-warming read with all the seasonal favourites and some good old fashioned romance. There are no shocks or twists in this book but if does give you all you need in a festive escapist read. We have two characters both carrying some heartbreak which means they have chosen to shut themselves away for the festive period but fate (or some poor communication) had other ideas...
We see Rose and Charlie having to learn to accommodate others and manage each other until they are forced to open their hearts and minds to the world and people around them. There are some messages here about making assumptions and having all of those difficult conversations that might just save us some heartbreak. It is about love but also about family, rolling with the punches and letting overs in. A charming read.

Rose Quinn has a successful company but has a deep sorrow and feels that she needs to spend Christmas alone again this year. She finds an advert for Seaview Cottage and feels that it would be the perfect place to be for the festive season, but it is not available for rent. She sends an email and is given permission to rent the cottage but not to tell anyone.

Charlie is also deeply unhappy and wants to spend Christmas alone, through a friend it is arranged that he will rent Seaview Cottage.

What will happen when they both turn up at the cottage? An entertaining read full of hope.

A delightful romance story perfect for the holiday season. Think egg nog, candy canes, roaring fires and boy meets girl all set in Ireland. What’s not to love?

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. I really enjoyed this book but in some ways wished I had saved until nearer the Xmas season.

This was such a heartwarming story. Two people who just wanted to be alone at Christmas and booked a break at Seaview cottage in Donegal only to find the cottage was double booked. They decided to share the cottage - what could go wrong. I loved the twists and turns and the ending was just perfect.

An ideal Christmassy read which I thoroughly enjoyed. All the elements are there with a wonderfully seasonal feelgood heartwarming finale. A little predictable how it was going to pan out but not predictable how the ending happens. Some unexpected twists and turns along the way with some emotional scenes but also a touch of humour. Lovely characters, well drawn all set along the coast in Donegal. A definite seasonal book to cosy up with over the festive season.

Rose and Charlie both want to hide away and ignore the festive season. Both seek solace in a rural cottage that is secluded, remote and best of all will not need them to talk to anyone else or acknowledge Christmas. However, this is not to be. A double booking, miscommunication, snow and car trouble meand they end up sharing a space and doing their best to stayed alone.

Gradually the story weaves their lives togther and they begin to help each other heal and find a way to move on. A delightful read.

This was a beautifully written novel, full of pain and heart ache but also healing and in a stunning setting.
Both Rose and Charlie were going through an indescribably tough time, and so it made sense that they wanted to be alone. I enjoyed reading about them gradually lowering their protective walls and realising it’s ok to be happy.

It may be April as I read this delightful book but in my heart it's Christmas...a delicious premise of two damaged strangers ,desperately trying to avoid Christmas ,with all it's emotions and memories, thrown together by circumstances and forced to share a secluded cottage in Donegal. I feel wrapped in a warm glow after finishing this charming read. I love the story, the adorable characters both human and canine and highly recommend this book to anyone in need of a feel good read. I guarantee you'll end it with a smile on your face .

I enjoyed This Christmas by Emma Heatherington. It's an easy, quick read which provides light escapism and a happy ever after. I liked the way Charlie and Emma met and then only communicated in writing in the beginning - but there is a lot of internal monologues, which as a single parent I could empathise with Charlie to a degree. I think the things that happened to the characters previously mean as a reader you're wishing for that happy ever after and Emma Heatherington provides, as expected. I'd recommend to my reader friends for a relaxing read.

This Christmas by Emma Heatherington has an easy way about it. The writing flows along sweeping the reader with it. For me, I'd be happy with less (much less) internal monologue and more direct speech. Added to the plot device of Charlie and Rose only communicating in writing, the internal monologue made the narrative heavy. But I enjoyed the book which was not too appallingly twee in its presentation of Christmas. But enough with the dogs! I, for one, feel they add nothing to my enjoyment of a novel.

I wanted to love this book. I love a romance novel, and it had all the hallmarks of a great one, but it missed the mark in a couple of places for me. The major one being [spoiler alert], who the hell takes their brand new girlfriend who they barely know with them to meet their seven year old child who’s been taken to live abroad?! This is terrible parenting, and given that Charlie’s entire personality seems to be how much he loves his daughter, I wasn’t convinced he’d do that. This is a 3.5 stars from me, rounded up to 4.

Honestly I can't believe I have started reading Christmas books already, but what a start. Great characters, misunderstandings, laughter and reuniting a lost soul. Absolutely fantastic, a warm hug in book form.

This Christmas is exactly what you expect it to be. A sweet G-rated story about two people solo and struggling at Christmastime who come together, fall in love, and make their lives just a bit better. Which is both comforting and frustrating at the same time. The book is fine, if that's all you're wanting. It hits all the sweet spots of wintertime and Christmas activities, and it's refreshing to have a male lead therapist in touch with his emotions, even if his life isn't figure out. Plus, dogs.

What bugged me, though, is that I strongly suspect Emma Heatherington is a better writer than this book. The characters are a bit stock (Rose is a CEO of a digital marketing company in Dublin - the 2020's equivalent of a magazine writer or baker in 90's rom-coms), the plot holes huge (Apparently there no Enterprise Car Rental in County Donegal? Why did Charlie not just file an injunction to stop Rebecca from being moved abroad?), and things are tied up too neatly (ahem, Marian and Rusty, and Evelyn). Heatherington has forgotten the rule about showing, not telling, when it comes to her characters' emotional states.

That said, Heatherington has some really nice insights and paints some lovely scenes. For example, love isn't measured in time, it's measured in transformation, "when you're feeling all at sea, don't ever underestimate the power of simple things," etc. I'm now very ready to sneak over the border to Donegal on my next trip to Northern Ireland. Forget about Rose trying to arrange a stay in Granny Molly's cottage - real estate in Donegal is cheap enough that anyone with a townhouse in Dublin could afford a 2 bedroom cottage.

So yeah, if you want a nice and simple, non-smutty Christmas HEA, this is your book. But my challenge to Heatherington would be to push the limit in writing. I suspect if she's capable of going for the emotional jugular a la Mhairi McFarlane, if she wanted to. She's got the tools, now she just needs the ambition.

From the minute I started reading This Christmas I couldn’t put it down and I loved every part of it. I liked the fact it was told from both Charlie and Roses perspectives and it didn’t give away too much information about their lives too soon so it kept me guessing. It was such a Christmassy, feel good love story and for the last few chapters I couldn’t read for tears. I would definitely recommend this book for a fantastic feel good, romantic Christmas treat.
Thanks to NetGalley, Random House UK Cornerstone and Emma Heatherington for an advanced copy in exchange for an unbiased and honest review.

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I absolutely loved this book. Warm, cosy, romance, grief, change, family, all wrapped up in Christmas 🎄 it's a wonderful read. Full of loveliness. A 5 star read. 🌟 a beautiful slow building love story. Set in a beautiful place

Love reading a Christmas story in April! Loved all the warm feeling the boom gave whilst reading it.

Charlie and Rose are, respectively, seeking absolute solitude over Christmas. They each book a remote cottage in Donegal. Regrettably it emerges that the cottage has been double booked and circumstance conspires to make it necessary they share the cottage, at least for the first night.
Emma Heatherington undoubtedly has written a feel good novel which is a great promotion for Donegal as the place to go to enjoy the simple life, cheery music in warm pubs, long walks on wind-blasted beaches and colourful local characters. Also it seems it's the place to go to mend broken hearts. Don't expect great writing and high drama rather just settle back and enjoy a warm Christmas read.

Lovely book. Rose hasn't celebrated Christmas for a few years because of a tragedy. Charlie is on his own as his daughter has been taken to Tenerife. Due to a double booking they end up sharing a cottage together