Okay, so I’m not even going to start this one off with apologizing because we all know by now that I am horrible when it comes to keeping up with this, but hey…it’s a nice surprise when I do post. So with that being known, we’re just going to jump right in to this one.

We all know of the Christmas story of Scrooge and the ghosts of past, present and future that visits him during the night so he can gain his jolly good spirit back. Must I go on? It’s a classic. And like with any classic, it has retellings and so many versions of the story that it has become a worldwide phenomenon during the holiday season. Usually with stories like this I kind of frown at because it’s like how many versions can there be before the story finally breaks? This book, however, changed my mind on it.

It starts right off with Holly Chase being visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve so she can change her spoiled and selfish ways.

She doesn’t.

Now this is where I’m immediately intrigued because I have never known a scrooge who didn’t learn his lesson. Was being visited by three ghosts not scary enough, or what? So she ends up dying. The real twist here is that she ends up working for a company called “Project Scrooge” in her afterlife and she plays the part of Christmas Past. Each year they save a Christmas grouch and each year, Holly is stuck being seventeen, watching as her family and friends go on with their lives without her. It is the same thing every year, until it’s not.

This year, the grouch that they are supposed to save is her age and he’s the most gorgeous thing she’s seen since she’s been dead. She ends up breaking the rules and getting close to him with a fake name, but we all know this love is not meant to be. She did promise herself one thing though: She may have not saved her life, but she intends on saving his.

This is a great read for the season in the YA genre and I give it about 4 stars.

P.S. my little creature in my picture is Bob. He’s going to be showcasing my books from now on and I’m sorry that the picture isn’t very pretty. I’m working on getting a better scene for my books. Until then, keep reading!