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One Perfect Christmas and Other Stories
THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR One year after movie star Joseph Strike swept schoolteacher Alice off her feet, they are spending Christmas together in snowy Cambridge. But despite the romantic setting Alice can't help but question whether life in the spotlight is really what she wants. Will a Christmas provide some perspective? Or will the life she’d be leaving behind be too much to lose? In this irresistible collection, bestselling author Paige Toon reunites a much-loved cast from across her fifteen novels, including Johnny Be Good, The One We Fell In Love With and Thirteen Weddings. Fall in love with nine witty and heartfelt romantic stories, published in print for the very first time. Praise for Paige 'Tender, heartbreaking and magical' GIOVANNA FLETCHER 'You'll love it, cry buckets and be uplifted!' MARIAN KEYES 'Poignant and lovely, warm and wise' MILLY JOHNSON 'Wonderfully heartfelt' HEAT 'Gave me all the feels . . . I loved it' LINDSEY KELK 'A warm, wise novel that is romantic and yet real' ADELE PARKS 'Filled with warmth and poignancy' CATHERINE ISAAC 'Witty, fun and impossible to put down' CLOSER'Yet another stunning read from Paige Toon . . . I couldn't put it down' HEIDI SWAIN 'A wonderful book that will gently break your heart' DANI ATKINS 'For smart, romantic fiction look no further than the new book from bestselling Paige Toon' RED MAGAZINE 'A heart-thumping, breath-taking, tear-inducing love story' PENNY PARKES 'Simply gorgeous' SUN*Includes A Christmas Wedding, One Perfect Christmas and Johnny's Girl, previously published as eBooks* *Includes content previously exclusive to The Hidden Paige*
376 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 4, 2018
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About the author
Paige Toon
36 books5,621 followersPaige Toon grew up between England, Australia and America and has been writing books set in sun-drenched locations around the world since 2007. She has written fifteen novels, a three-part spin-off for young adults and a collection of short stories. Her books have sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. She loves hearing from her readers so get in touch via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @PaigeToonAuthor or visit her website and sign up to her free newsletter The Hidden Paige.
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December 23, 2018
Actual Rating: 3.89 stars
This is such a cute collection of short stories! I highly recommend you check this one out if you enjoyed Paige's other books.
One Perfect Christmas: 4⭐️
I enjoyed this just as much as I did when I read it for the first time. It’s such a cute story!
Johnny's Girl: 3⭐️
This was a quick read and I definitely liked the story, but I have to say that I'm still not the biggest fan of Meg and Johnny together.
Johnny‘s Girl Extra Scene: 3⭐️
Daisy Says Goodbye: 4⭐️
When Lily Met Alice: 5⭐️
This was so cute!
Rose‘s Big Night Out: 3⭐️
Bridget’s Beach Proposal: 5⭐️
I love Bridget, Charlie and April so much!!
A Christmas Wedding: 5⭐️
Even though I only just read A Christmas Wedding in early October, I really enjoyed rereading it and I'm still absolutely in love with this story!
Laura's Longest Day: 3⭐️
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This is such a cute collection of short stories! I highly recommend you check this one out if you enjoyed Paige's other books.
One Perfect Christmas: 4⭐️
I enjoyed this just as much as I did when I read it for the first time. It’s such a cute story!
Johnny's Girl: 3⭐️
This was a quick read and I definitely liked the story, but I have to say that I'm still not the biggest fan of Meg and Johnny together.
Johnny‘s Girl Extra Scene: 3⭐️
Daisy Says Goodbye: 4⭐️
When Lily Met Alice: 5⭐️
This was so cute!
Rose‘s Big Night Out: 3⭐️
Bridget’s Beach Proposal: 5⭐️
I love Bridget, Charlie and April so much!!
A Christmas Wedding: 5⭐️
Even though I only just read A Christmas Wedding in early October, I really enjoyed rereading it and I'm still absolutely in love with this story!
Laura's Longest Day: 3⭐️
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October 12, 2018
I'm pleased all these books have been put into a paperback, I've tried e-books but I don't like them half as much. I love how so many of the stories connect to each other and they are all so good. It's very hard to pick a favourite. In brief I'd say Daisy says Goodbye was my favourite I just love those two followed by Johnny's Girl and One Perfect Christmas. They were all so good though I didn't think I'd like a Christmas Wedding as much as I did and as someone who liked Meg and Christian at first Johnny has just kept growing on me. This book is very hard to put down.
December 28, 2018
Lekker melig maar ook wel heel fijn om over je favoriete karakters nog wat te weten te komen zoveel jaar later.
December 26, 2021
Es spielt nur eine Geschichte zur Weihnachtszeit und allgemein sind die Kurzgeschichten nur Fortsetzungen von Paige Toons Romanen. Wenn man unwissend zu diesem Buch greift, verdirbt man sich quasi das Ende sämtlicher Werke.
Außerdem waren alle Geschichten vom Grunde her identisch. Eine Frau ist glücklich verheiratet mit einem gut aussehenden (und berühmten) Mann und hat bereits Kinder oder erwartet eines. Alles ist Friede-Freude-Eierkuchen..
Nur was für ultimative Fans.
Außerdem waren alle Geschichten vom Grunde her identisch. Eine Frau ist glücklich verheiratet mit einem gut aussehenden (und berühmten) Mann und hat bereits Kinder oder erwartet eines. Alles ist Friede-Freude-Eierkuchen..
Nur was für ultimative Fans.
January 12, 2019
I love when authors take the time to give their readers a little bit extra for the stories and characters they love and this is exactly what Paige Toon fans have been given!
Although I haven’t actually read most of Paige’s books, I still feel like these short stories give an insight into the characters and I feel like I already knew them.
I’m definitely going to have to get round to picking up the rest of her books.
These stories are all beautifully heartwarming and leave you feeling a little wistful for the lives these characters are living.
It was a quick, easy read and it’s perfect for when you want all those warm, fuzzy feelings!
Although I haven’t actually read most of Paige’s books, I still feel like these short stories give an insight into the characters and I feel like I already knew them.
I’m definitely going to have to get round to picking up the rest of her books.
These stories are all beautifully heartwarming and leave you feeling a little wistful for the lives these characters are living.
It was a quick, easy read and it’s perfect for when you want all those warm, fuzzy feelings!
April 30, 2020
This was the perfect companion to our paige toon readalong. I feel like you just get to know these characters deeper and deeper reading these extra chapters and stories!
December 21, 2018
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Each short has an intro telling readers more about the link and why Paige Toon wrote them. If you haven’t read any of Paige Toon’s previous books don’t worry. Each short story is complete in itself and makes sense. I haven’t read Chasing Daisy (but I still found it an emotive story, connecting with the characters) or The One We Fell in Love With.
I loved being back in the worlds that Paige Toon creates and how the stories link. When Lily met Alice took me right back to Thirteen Weddings; Bridget’s Beach Proposal had my heart singing and brought tears; A Christmas Wedding was also very emotional (almost half the length of a full length novel)! There’s even an exclusive mini sequel for Laura and Leo from The Longest Holiday (one of my Paige Toon favourites).
For new readers, One Perfect Christmas and other stories will give you a taster of Paige Toon’s writing style. For fans, it’s a fabulous collection of shorts (which you may have read via The Hidden Paige) all in one place.
Each short has an intro telling readers more about the link and why Paige Toon wrote them. If you haven’t read any of Paige Toon’s previous books don’t worry. Each short story is complete in itself and makes sense. I haven’t read Chasing Daisy (but I still found it an emotive story, connecting with the characters) or The One We Fell in Love With.
I loved being back in the worlds that Paige Toon creates and how the stories link. When Lily met Alice took me right back to Thirteen Weddings; Bridget’s Beach Proposal had my heart singing and brought tears; A Christmas Wedding was also very emotional (almost half the length of a full length novel)! There’s even an exclusive mini sequel for Laura and Leo from The Longest Holiday (one of my Paige Toon favourites).
For new readers, One Perfect Christmas and other stories will give you a taster of Paige Toon’s writing style. For fans, it’s a fabulous collection of shorts (which you may have read via The Hidden Paige) all in one place.
December 9, 2018
This collection of short stories was a great read. It made me reminisce over all of Paige Toon’s stories over the years, making me want to re read them all again. Especially Johnny be good!!
You could definitely read this as a stand alone too, Paige does a great job of recapping for each short story to get you up to speed which was ideal for me as some of her stories I hadn’t read for years.
The short stories are a great way to give us readers a reunion of sorts with all the characters as I’m always wondering what they would be up to for ages after finishing a book.
You could definitely read this as a stand alone too, Paige does a great job of recapping for each short story to get you up to speed which was ideal for me as some of her stories I hadn’t read for years.
The short stories are a great way to give us readers a reunion of sorts with all the characters as I’m always wondering what they would be up to for ages after finishing a book.
January 3, 2019
Ik hou van Paige Toon, maar ik lees liever over ontluikende gevoelens dan over de lovey-doveyweddingbells relaties zelf. Het was gewoon een ontspannend tussendoortje. :-)
December 29, 2021
Ganz anders als erwartet!
Ich weiß nicht, woran es liegt, dass ich immer zur Weihnachtszeit ein Adventskalenderbuch oder ein Buch mit winterlichem Setting lesen möchte, aber da es nun mal so ist, musste ich mir das Buch zulegen, als ich es (wie sollte es bei mir auch anders sein) als Mängelexemplar gefunden habe.
Leider muss ich aber sagen, dass das Ganze eher enttäuschend war und der Titel nicht ganz so passend ist. Zumindest der Teil mit „Alles Liebe zu Weihnachten“, denn „und andere Geschichten“ stimmt schon.
Da ich erst einen Titel der Autorin gelesen habe, konnte ich anhand der Namen der Protagonisten auf dem Klappentext nicht ableiten, dass es in diesen Kurzgeschichten um Charaktere aus bereits erschienenen Büchern von Paige Toon gehen würde. Ich hatte mir nämlich einfach weihnachtliche Kurzgeschichten aus der Feder der Autorin erwartet, für die man jedoch nicht
Ich habe ein bisschen das Gefühl, dass es bei mir ein wenig so war wie bei vielen Leser:innen des Adventskalenderbuchs aus dem Ravensburger Verlag, jedoch nicht ganz so schlimm, da ich nicht so hohe Erwartungen hatte und vor allem nicht den vollen Preis gezahlt habe. Die Adventskalenderbuchfront war also dieses Jahr nicht ganz so erfolgreich… Wobei ich in meinem Fall nicht ganz sicher bin, ob ich nicht vielleicht einfach ein bisschen zu blöd war, um den Klappentext richtig zu verstehen – wenn ihr Lust habt, könnt ihr den ja mal durchlesen und mir gerne mal schreiben, ob ihr das auch so versteht wie ich oder ob ich ein bisschen dumm war :D
Für dieses Dilemma habe ich einen Stern abgezogen. Der weitere halbe Stern Abzug ist dafür, dass der Titel nicht hält, was er verspricht, meiner Meinung nach. JA, meist beginnt es in winterlichem oder weihnachtlichem Setting, ABER das war’s auch schon. Meist wird nur kurz erwähnt, dass Dezember ist oder es gibt ein kurzes Weihnachtsfest, aber das war es dann auch schon. Und ich habe mir da einfach viel mehr erwartet, wenn der Titel „Alles Liebe zu Weihnachten“ lautet.
Andererseits muss ich aber auch sagen, dass ich dieses Buch wahrscheinlich geliebt hätte, wenn ich die Bücher, die hier noch eine Kurzgeschichte bekommen, gelesen hätte. Einer dieser Titel steht sogar auf meiner Wunschliste, weshalb ich die Kurzgeschichte als einzige auch nicht gelesen habe, um mich nicht zu spoilern. Denn ich fand sie alle ganz unterhaltsam und fand die Ideen, die die Autorin noch hatte auch gut. Ebenso gut gefällt mir nach wie vor der Schreibstil, weshalb „Lucy in the Sky“ auch nicht der letzte Roman sein wird, den ich von Paige Toon gelesen habe.
Allerdings habe ich auch nicht das Bedürfnis eines der Bücher noch zu lesen, die hier als Kurzgeschichte noch einmal aufgegriffen werden, da ich den Inhalt bzw. das Ende ja nun schon kenne.
Fazit: Ein nicht passend gewählter Titel und ein irreführendes Cover, die in mir leider falsche Vorstellungen hervorgerufen haben, aber dessen Kurzgeschichten mich gut unterhalten konnten.
3,5/5
Ich weiß nicht, woran es liegt, dass ich immer zur Weihnachtszeit ein Adventskalenderbuch oder ein Buch mit winterlichem Setting lesen möchte, aber da es nun mal so ist, musste ich mir das Buch zulegen, als ich es (wie sollte es bei mir auch anders sein) als Mängelexemplar gefunden habe.
Leider muss ich aber sagen, dass das Ganze eher enttäuschend war und der Titel nicht ganz so passend ist. Zumindest der Teil mit „Alles Liebe zu Weihnachten“, denn „und andere Geschichten“ stimmt schon.
Da ich erst einen Titel der Autorin gelesen habe, konnte ich anhand der Namen der Protagonisten auf dem Klappentext nicht ableiten, dass es in diesen Kurzgeschichten um Charaktere aus bereits erschienenen Büchern von Paige Toon gehen würde. Ich hatte mir nämlich einfach weihnachtliche Kurzgeschichten aus der Feder der Autorin erwartet, für die man jedoch nicht
Ich habe ein bisschen das Gefühl, dass es bei mir ein wenig so war wie bei vielen Leser:innen des Adventskalenderbuchs aus dem Ravensburger Verlag, jedoch nicht ganz so schlimm, da ich nicht so hohe Erwartungen hatte und vor allem nicht den vollen Preis gezahlt habe. Die Adventskalenderbuchfront war also dieses Jahr nicht ganz so erfolgreich… Wobei ich in meinem Fall nicht ganz sicher bin, ob ich nicht vielleicht einfach ein bisschen zu blöd war, um den Klappentext richtig zu verstehen – wenn ihr Lust habt, könnt ihr den ja mal durchlesen und mir gerne mal schreiben, ob ihr das auch so versteht wie ich oder ob ich ein bisschen dumm war :D
Für dieses Dilemma habe ich einen Stern abgezogen. Der weitere halbe Stern Abzug ist dafür, dass der Titel nicht hält, was er verspricht, meiner Meinung nach. JA, meist beginnt es in winterlichem oder weihnachtlichem Setting, ABER das war’s auch schon. Meist wird nur kurz erwähnt, dass Dezember ist oder es gibt ein kurzes Weihnachtsfest, aber das war es dann auch schon. Und ich habe mir da einfach viel mehr erwartet, wenn der Titel „Alles Liebe zu Weihnachten“ lautet.
Andererseits muss ich aber auch sagen, dass ich dieses Buch wahrscheinlich geliebt hätte, wenn ich die Bücher, die hier noch eine Kurzgeschichte bekommen, gelesen hätte. Einer dieser Titel steht sogar auf meiner Wunschliste, weshalb ich die Kurzgeschichte als einzige auch nicht gelesen habe, um mich nicht zu spoilern. Denn ich fand sie alle ganz unterhaltsam und fand die Ideen, die die Autorin noch hatte auch gut. Ebenso gut gefällt mir nach wie vor der Schreibstil, weshalb „Lucy in the Sky“ auch nicht der letzte Roman sein wird, den ich von Paige Toon gelesen habe.
Allerdings habe ich auch nicht das Bedürfnis eines der Bücher noch zu lesen, die hier als Kurzgeschichte noch einmal aufgegriffen werden, da ich den Inhalt bzw. das Ende ja nun schon kenne.
Fazit: Ein nicht passend gewählter Titel und ein irreführendes Cover, die in mir leider falsche Vorstellungen hervorgerufen haben, aber dessen Kurzgeschichten mich gut unterhalten konnten.
3,5/5
October 4, 2018
This is the ultimative Christmas gift for any Paige Toon fan!
Christmas should be celebrated with good friends, and with this collection of short stories, any Paige Toon fan would be sure to spend time and get updates on all their favorite characters!
Here is a list of the book´s content:
One Perfect Christmas - sequel to One Perfect Summer
Johnny´s Girl - sequel told from Meg POV about Jessie
Johnny´s Girl, extra scene (TheHiddenPaige exclusive)
Daisy says Goodbye (TheHiddenPaige exclusive)
When Lily Met Alice (TheHiddenPaige exclusive)
Rose´s Big Night Out (TheHiddenPaige exclusive)
Bridget´s Beach Proposal (TheHiddenPaige exclusive)
A Christmas Wedding - sequel to Thirteen Weddings
Laura´s Longest Day - NEW
Some might notice that they have read some of the stories before, but now the stories are available in paperback, and for TheHiddenPaige content it has never been released in ebook or paperback before. No need to go searching in your email to find all the lovely Hidden Paige newsletters! (BUT do sign up at her website paigetoon.com to get any future updates and exclusive content ;-) It´s here you learn all the insider stuff!)
There are hours of entertainment, and the stories are all very touching and surprising in each their own way.
The brand new story about Laura and Leo called "Laura´s longest day" will for sure make you bite your nails!
And as a bonus, you get a Q&A with Paige at the end of the book. Very fun to hear what she´s thinking about writing and books!
Christmas should be celebrated with good friends, and with this collection of short stories, any Paige Toon fan would be sure to spend time and get updates on all their favorite characters!
Here is a list of the book´s content:
One Perfect Christmas - sequel to One Perfect Summer
Johnny´s Girl - sequel told from Meg POV about Jessie
Johnny´s Girl, extra scene (TheHiddenPaige exclusive)
Daisy says Goodbye (TheHiddenPaige exclusive)
When Lily Met Alice (TheHiddenPaige exclusive)
Rose´s Big Night Out (TheHiddenPaige exclusive)
Bridget´s Beach Proposal (TheHiddenPaige exclusive)
A Christmas Wedding - sequel to Thirteen Weddings
Laura´s Longest Day - NEW
Some might notice that they have read some of the stories before, but now the stories are available in paperback, and for TheHiddenPaige content it has never been released in ebook or paperback before. No need to go searching in your email to find all the lovely Hidden Paige newsletters! (BUT do sign up at her website paigetoon.com to get any future updates and exclusive content ;-) It´s here you learn all the insider stuff!)
There are hours of entertainment, and the stories are all very touching and surprising in each their own way.
The brand new story about Laura and Leo called "Laura´s longest day" will for sure make you bite your nails!
And as a bonus, you get a Q&A with Paige at the end of the book. Very fun to hear what she´s thinking about writing and books!
December 18, 2023
Paige Toon is one of my favourite authors and it was nice to have a book full of little sequels so I could go back and revisit some of my favourite characters. I wasn’t keen on a couple of these books when I read them the first time round but I actually quite enjoyed their sequels. My favourites included: When Lily Met Alice, A Christmas Wedding (although this was quite long for a sequel), and Laura’s Longest Day (from The Longest Holiday which was actually my first and most favourite book of Paige Toon’s).
March 9, 2022
I’ve only given this a four star rating as the stories just aren’t long enough !! We want more especially Joseph and Alice and Johnny and Meg.
October 6, 2019
Es war wieder toll einige Charaktere wieder zu sehen, drei dieser Geschichten kannte ich schon und hab sie damals als E-Book gelesen, doch habe ich einiges wieder vergessen und so nochmal gelesen.
4,5 Sterne
4,5 Sterne
December 16, 2022
These short stories are amazing and link on with all her books which are all special. I also like the questions and answers and the end. Paige toon is my favourite author
October 18, 2025
3.5⭐️ my fave was “a christmas wedding” 🫶🏻🥹 loved discovering new paige toon characters and reconnecting with familiar ones
December 3, 2018
One thing I love about Paige Toon books is how she always tries to link new characters with old ones, so we know that with every new story we will probably read about some old favourite.
And this is even more the case with this collection of short stories and novellas. It gives us readers the chance to catch up with most of her characters. For me, it feels a bit like opening a tiny window to this special world where all the characters live together, overcoming new challenges, growing their families, falling in (or out of) love... So I basically read the whole book in one sitting, with a huge smile on my face.
A few of the stories in this collection have been published before as enovellas and some others were part of the Hidden Paige. If you are wondering what it is, here is a short description:
The Hidden Paige is an email newsletter featuring exclusive free content, including occasional short stories about key characters, insight about Paige's writing, event news and offers.
This newsletter always brightens my day when I get it, so if you haven't subscribed yet, then I would definitely recommend it!
So it's quite possible that you have read some of these stories before, as I myself had. But having them all together, in paper, was like discovering them all over again. There is also a brand new story related to The Longest Holiday, which even brought a couple of tears to my eyes. This book is a real treat and I would definitely recommend it to all Paige Toon readers.
And this is even more the case with this collection of short stories and novellas. It gives us readers the chance to catch up with most of her characters. For me, it feels a bit like opening a tiny window to this special world where all the characters live together, overcoming new challenges, growing their families, falling in (or out of) love... So I basically read the whole book in one sitting, with a huge smile on my face.
A few of the stories in this collection have been published before as enovellas and some others were part of the Hidden Paige. If you are wondering what it is, here is a short description:
The Hidden Paige is an email newsletter featuring exclusive free content, including occasional short stories about key characters, insight about Paige's writing, event news and offers.
This newsletter always brightens my day when I get it, so if you haven't subscribed yet, then I would definitely recommend it!
So it's quite possible that you have read some of these stories before, as I myself had. But having them all together, in paper, was like discovering them all over again. There is also a brand new story related to The Longest Holiday, which even brought a couple of tears to my eyes. This book is a real treat and I would definitely recommend it to all Paige Toon readers.
December 5, 2018
The first time I came across Paige Toon’s work was in Dublin Airport. Some friends and I had been to the OXEGEN Festival at Punchtown Racecourse and we were all shattered waiting for our flight back home to Liverpool. One of my friends tootled off to WHSmith to pass the time and came back with Johnny Be Good – a perfect title of book for three book loving girls (and Back to the Future was said friends favourite movie – see, the stars were aligned on this one). We all took turns reading the book and we all loved it. This was the start of my book love towards Paige Toon.
In her latest collection – One Perfect Christmas and Other Stories – we get to go back and visit much loved characters. We get to either see scenes from different perspectives or extension stories which let us know how they are getting on now. Some people don’t like this style of book but I personally love getting back in touch with old characters.
If you are a Paige Toon fan you will appreciate this book. If you have not read anything by Paige Toon before and you want a taste of her writing style this could be the book for you too. I loved it and I have to thank Sara-Jane from Books and the City for sending me a copy.
One Perfect Christmas and Other Stories by Paige Toon is available now.
In her latest collection – One Perfect Christmas and Other Stories – we get to go back and visit much loved characters. We get to either see scenes from different perspectives or extension stories which let us know how they are getting on now. Some people don’t like this style of book but I personally love getting back in touch with old characters.
If you are a Paige Toon fan you will appreciate this book. If you have not read anything by Paige Toon before and you want a taste of her writing style this could be the book for you too. I loved it and I have to thank Sara-Jane from Books and the City for sending me a copy.
One Perfect Christmas and Other Stories by Paige Toon is available now.
December 27, 2018
This book is a collection of spin offs from previous novels, playing with characters and thinking 'what if' or 'what happened'. Characters from some books weave in to another (which I always love). Toon intervenes with her own thoughts and explanations.
Having only read two of Paige Toon's novels ( Five years from now and The last piece of my heart) I now want to read them all, including the young adult books! Be warned though if you are a person who doesn't like spoilers don't read this book yet until you have read Paige's lengthy list of novels. Her characters are addictive and likeable and reflect on the bitter sweet challenges of life and love. She writes about places she has been and loved, with descriptions as accurate as a painted picture. If you are finding the winter a little bit too grey then get into these books and under the duvet. You will travel to Australia, America, Cambridge and Cornwall with no Jetlag whats so ever.
Having only read two of Paige Toon's novels ( Five years from now and The last piece of my heart) I now want to read them all, including the young adult books! Be warned though if you are a person who doesn't like spoilers don't read this book yet until you have read Paige's lengthy list of novels. Her characters are addictive and likeable and reflect on the bitter sweet challenges of life and love. She writes about places she has been and loved, with descriptions as accurate as a painted picture. If you are finding the winter a little bit too grey then get into these books and under the duvet. You will travel to Australia, America, Cambridge and Cornwall with no Jetlag whats so ever.
November 4, 2018
Oh dear, the amazing Paige Toon, if there was an option for more stars I would give them in a heartbeat.
Paige Toon is my favourite author and I had read the majority of these stories. I own all of her books (some in even more than one copy) and have read them several times. I adore her work and love how friendly she is. I also love how raw, realistic and engaging her work is.
But this collection... I think it may have been the epitome for me. I got to revisit the majority of the characters and it felt like catching up with old friends. I just want to go back and read all her books again.
I'm proud of you Paige 😁 he's hoping to one million more books ❤️
Paige Toon is my favourite author and I had read the majority of these stories. I own all of her books (some in even more than one copy) and have read them several times. I adore her work and love how friendly she is. I also love how raw, realistic and engaging her work is.
But this collection... I think it may have been the epitome for me. I got to revisit the majority of the characters and it felt like catching up with old friends. I just want to go back and read all her books again.
I'm proud of you Paige 😁 he's hoping to one million more books ❤️
February 2, 2020
I saw that this was on special offer on Amazon and having just reread "The Longest Holiday" I couldn't resist the temptation, so I purchased it and just read until I was finished. It was lovely catching up on the characters in all of Paige Toon's stories and finding out where they had been and what they were getting up to. I would have loved to find out more, and some of the stories were actually left in a place where their stories could have continued...more than the mini-sequel they have.
I love the style of writing, the characters, their stories. I would love to read even more, now I need to wait for the next book!
I love the style of writing, the characters, their stories. I would love to read even more, now I need to wait for the next book!
December 15, 2018
If I had have just read one perfect Christmas I would have given this one star,I'm not a fan of that story at all. Several of the stories I had to skip because I hadn't read the full length novel so it wouldn't have made any sense to read but of course my favourite story in this was the last piece of my heart,I just adore that story and once again it tugged on my heart strings as it did when I read the full length novel.
January 23, 2019
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It was refreshing in a memorable way getting to read about the characters from her multiple books and seeing where they are now.
If you are a Paige Toon fan you will appreciate this book. If you have not read anything by Paige Toon before and you want a taste of her writing style this could be the book for you too.
https://clavie.co/2019/01/23/book-rev...
It was refreshing in a memorable way getting to read about the characters from her multiple books and seeing where they are now.
If you are a Paige Toon fan you will appreciate this book. If you have not read anything by Paige Toon before and you want a taste of her writing style this could be the book for you too.
December 7, 2020
I knew I would love this book and I wasn’t disappointed, Paige Toon is one of my all time favourite authors and I’ve pretty much read all of her books now and this was the perfect book to get cosy with. It was lovely to go back to the characters and have a little short story from each set of characters and they were all incredible! I’m so glad I picked it up and went back into the worlds with my favourite characters.
December 17, 2020
I read the first of the short stories contained in this collection a week ago. I can’t even remember it or anything about it. So really memorable! Started the second one, really not into it.
Maybe be my last Xmas book for the season. I enjoy reading a few each year, but I think officially over them now until next year.
Not to put anyone off. It’s a light fluffy Xmas book. I didn’t particularly love it, but can’t really complain either.
Maybe be my last Xmas book for the season. I enjoy reading a few each year, but I think officially over them now until next year.
Not to put anyone off. It’s a light fluffy Xmas book. I didn’t particularly love it, but can’t really complain either.
December 12, 2021
Vor ein paar Wochen war ich im Thalia auf der Suche nach romantischen Weihnachtsgeschichten, da hat mich diese Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten angelacht. Ich persönlich habe noch nichts von Paige Toon gelesen, bin aber gut in die einzelnen Geschichten reingekommen. Besonders, dass die Figuren in mehreren Geschichten eine Rolle spielen, hat mir geholfen :) Für 2022 nehme ich mir vor, einen ihrer Romane auf Englisch zu lesen und die liebenswerten Charaktere wieder zutreffen.
June 17, 2019
I'm so glad Paige released all of her e-stories as a collection! I really enjoyed most of them, although i could have done with a few re-reads prior to this book. I'd forgotten how intertwined all of her characters are, so it was lovely seeing snippets of all of them throughout the stories. Very enjoyable.
December 16, 2019
I don’t normally go for books where there are many short stories within one book but I found this book very enjoyable.
The author was able to make you fall in love with the characters in such a short space of time and make you feel like you really knew them.
I particularly liked the story of A Christmas Wedding, full of romance and happy ever afters ❤️
The author was able to make you fall in love with the characters in such a short space of time and make you feel like you really knew them.
I particularly liked the story of A Christmas Wedding, full of romance and happy ever afters ❤️
December 21, 2020
I enjoyed the stories. The characters were great and I recognised a couple of them. Lovely and classic chic lit in action!
However I really wish that I'd read the books that they are all in before reading this one. I'm hoping that when I do come to read them that these little stories won't ruin them for me.
However I really wish that I'd read the books that they are all in before reading this one. I'm hoping that when I do come to read them that these little stories won't ruin them for me.
January 2, 2022
This is a collection of short stories that are follow ons from previous books. I think if you've read all of Paiges previous books you'd probably enjoy this more although you quickly see how they are all linked. It took me a while to get into this book but was fairly enjoyable. Would recommend if you are a fan or like short stories in general.
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