One Family Christmas: A feel-good and funny Christmas romance fiction read

"Lottie fidgeted distractedly, adjusting her sparkly hair clip. Her hair didn’t need clipping back, she just liked sparkly things. A little sparkle seemed to make even the darkest day better."I absolutely loved this book. I never thought a chick lit could be this good. The story is thoroughly engaging. The writing style is beyond impressive. The character sketch of all the family members is brilliant. There's drama on literally every page, there's wit and humour, and then there's the Christmas set up!I will definitely read other books by Bella Osborne.

I could sympathize with Lottie, a young woman who was not experienced in or fond of cooking. Yet she tried to cook for a house full of family members because she wanted to have one more family Christmas in the manor home where Nana Rose had always hosted each Christmas gathering for the family. Nana had recently passed away, and Lottie was mourning her loss more than the other family members because Nana had been like a mother to Lottie. The author did an excellent job of character development and place description. I could picture each scene in my mind and could imagine an audience laughing because reading the book seemed much like watching a rom-com movie. There were no boring sections in the book; something unexpected was constantly happening. The book contained familial love and frustration, mystery, romance, and comedy.

This family really loved each other - there were many relationships that we all experience life with - nice to see in print

A heartwarming story about families and never losing faith in people. At time funny enough to make me laugh out loud, sometimes sad. But very uplifting too, especially for those who like me just love Christmas, my family and all that they stand for.

Lots of unexpected laughs mixed with quirky buts of information mixed with complex characters. Bella makes dysfunctional familiar in the Christmas setting, and yet it was a mug of stories like no other.

A sweet little Christmas story.