Review ‘One Week Till Christmas’ by Belinda Missen

Author: Belinda Missen

Genres: Christmas, Contemporary Romance

Publisher: HQ Digital

Page Count: 179

ISBN: 9780008296933

Goodreads Rating: 3.93

Two people. One chance meeting. Seven days to Christmas. Isobel Bennett is waiting for the number 11 bus when a man quite literally falls into her lap. Snow is falling, Christmas lights are twinkling, and a gorgeous man with dark brown hair has just slipped on ice and is now pressed against Isobel. Isobel knows she’s not imagining the chemistry between them. But then his ride arrives and, embarrassed, he beats a hasty retreat, murmuring apologies – and Isobel realises only too late that she didn’t manage to catch his name… When she runs into him again the next morning, she decides it’s fate. It’s a second chance for Isobel and Tom – but there’s only one week until she’s leaving London for good. Seven days of enjoying all the festive delights the city has to offer: ice-skating at Somerset House, mulled wine on the Southbank, Christmas shopping at Liberty. There’s magic in the air and mistletoe in the trees – but what will happen when the week is over? For fans of Josie Silver, Lucy Diamond and Marian Keyes, this is one Christmas romance you don’t want to miss!

When I was looking for Christmas reads for the HoHoHo readathon a little while back, I came across ‘One Week Till Christmas’ on Netgalley. That cover looked so simple and cute that it just grabbed my attention. And after reading the book description I knew I wanted to read this book.

‘One Week Till Christmas’ is definitely a very sweet and nice Christmas read. Isobel Bennett is a travel journalist from Australia who is visiting London a view days before Christmas. The day she arrives, she literary bumps into this handsome guy. And when she unexpectedly sees the handsome stranger Tom again the next day she decides to spend some time with him. And soon Isobel and Tom are inseparable.

This book definitely had everything to make it a fun Christmas read. Set in December in gorgeous London. A handsome guy.. a girl you can easily relate too, romance. Yes, ‘One Week Till Christmas’ definitely seemed to have it all. But although I definitely enjoyed this book, I didn’t really feel the chemistry between the characters as much as I would have liked. Especially Tom’s character just didn’t really work for me. And I couldn’t really tell you why to be honest. I just didn’t ‘feel’ him.

Also the ending of this book felt a little rushed to me. One minute we are going through every day before Christmas slowly, and the next it was Christmas. But obviously the whole walking through London in Christmas time made up for a lot. Sigh.. I loved walking through London with these characters.

Yes, ‘One Week Till Christmas’ was a fun Christmas read, but it didn’t wow me.

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Author and sometimes foodie, Belinda is a ridiculous romantic who met her husband after being set up by a friend two states away. Residing in country Victoria, surrounded by books, cat-fur, and half-eaten cake, Belinda divides her days between writing rom-coms, baking, and indulging her love of comic books. For more information about Belinda please visit her website. Or visit her on Facebook and Twitter.

I received this book through Netgalley, in exchange for my honest review.

Maureen Bakker

Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram