The Christmas secret by Karen Swan
There is a funny story on how I picked the book I am reviewing today, The Christmas secret by Karen Swan. Back in 2020, a picked a random book from the library, The Christmas Party by Karen Swan, see my review for it here. I mentioned back then that “I will not read another book by her”. This month I was picking a book which I reserved at the library and got 2 more random Christmas themed books. One of them was the one I am reviewing today. I completely forgot that I was annoyed by Swan’s characters. I have to say that this one was much better, almost a 5 stars. The ending was too complicated and unrealistic, hence the knocking off of a star. From the 480 pages this book has, the first ~450 were good, but the last ones, with the conclusion, were a bit too complicated to work for me.
The story has a lot of interesting aspects. Alex Hyde is a strong woman who is a business coach. She was hired by the company’s board to help the CEO of Kentallen Distilleries, Lochlan Farqhuar. He is reluctant to accept her help. The story takes place on a Scottish island, where the whisky company is located. This means that she is temporarily moving to the island.
I liked the details on how the whisky is produced and how a distillery works, which were naturally presented. I liked most of the characters, all seemed natural and realistic. I recommend the book.
The Christmas secret by Karen Swan
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My rating: 4/5 Stars
Would I recommend it: yes
Published by: Pan Books
Year it was published: 2017
Format: Paperback
Genre(s): Romance
Pages: 480
About the author: Karen Swan began her career in fashion journalism before giving it all up to raise her three children and a puppy, and to pursue her ambition of becoming a writer. She lives in the forest in Sussex, writing her books in a treehouse overlooking the Downs. Her books include Christmas at Tiffany’s, Summer at Tiffany’s, The Perfect Present, Christmas in the Snow, The Summer Without You, The Paris Secret, and Christmas Under the Stars.
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Karen Swan was a new-to-me author when you reviewed the earlier book and I don’t think I’ve thought of her since then. I’m glad you enjoyed this one more than the first. I’ll have to see if my library has any of her books.
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If you find a book, I hope you will like it. After reading this one, I might get another one of hers. Maybe next Christmas, I will pick up another random book from the library’s display.