The Santa Pageant, Lillian Barry
The Santa Pageant, Lillian Barry
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The Santa Pageant

Author: Lillian Barry

Narrator: Kaylynn Creighton

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2024

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Lgbtq+


Synopsis

Ten days. Six Santas. Two hopeless sapphics. A second-chance Christmas romance narrated by Kaylynn Creighton. Effie is going to win the Santa of the Year Pageant. Her family are adamant that Santa isn’t a lesbian, but Effie has a pink Santa suit and a pocketful of festive puns. She’s definitely going to win. All that’s standing in her way is Tove, the grumpiest Santa in the grotto…who also happens to be Effie’s estranged best friend (who she scared off ten years ago with a really poorly timed kiss). Too bad Tove wants nothing to do with her. Or do they, considering they keep asking for Effie’s help in the week leading up to Christmas, as they confront all that’s happened in the years since they parted?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Aster on October 31, 2023

What I liked: - the characters: there was a real effort to develop distinct main characters with very different shit going on. Tove is dealing with their ex and the fall out of an abusive relationship. Effie is "too much" and struggles with her self-esteem and her relationship with others - the PCOS r......more

Goodreads review by Anna on December 03, 2024

If I had to choose a single word to describe this book it would be boring with a capital B. Oh my god I feel like I was a DRAGGING myself through this book and I listened to the audiobook at two times speed. There are a few major issues I had with this one besides being bored out of my mind. The fir......more

Goodreads review by Helios on September 21, 2023

Goodreads will tell you I read this book in a week. That’s a lie. I devoured it in two days. The Santa Pageant is the kind of book you desperately want to see the ending of, to make sure all your faves get their happily ever after, but at the same time don’t really want to finish reading, because th......more

Goodreads review by Wicked Fox ✨️ on October 30, 2023

The Santa Pageant is full of Christmas-y goodness (and the hard parts to the holiday) and I am here for it! This book was confronting in a way, as it deals with some heavy themes, but still overall pretty fun! I loved the emotional depth in this book, about removing the people who wouldn't appreciat......more

Goodreads review by Soren on October 31, 2023

Oh wow, I just realized I’d forgotten to review this wonderful book back when I read it (and forgot to even log it here until now, oops)! I read The Santa Pageant recently and absolutely loved it! Tove and Effie just might be some of my favorite characters ever, and I’m so glad I got to spend my tim......more