The Santa Pageant

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

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 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

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

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