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A little about the Book
An American art student in London is invited to join a classmate for the holidays at Starvewood Hall, her family's Cotswold manor house. But behind the holly and pine boughs, secrets are about to unravel, revealing this seemingly charming English village's grim history.

Ashley Smith, an American art student in London for her junior year, was planning on spending Christmas alone, but a last-minute invitation from fellow student Emma Chapman brings her to Starvewood Hall, country residence of the Chapman family. The Cotswold manor house, festooned in pine boughs and crammed with guests for Christmas week, is a dream come true for Ashley. She is mesmerized by the cozy, firelit house, the large family, and the charming village of Clevemoor, but also by Adam Chapman, Emma's aloof and handsome brother.

But Adam is being investigated by the local police over the recent brutal slaying of a girl from the village, and there is a mysterious stranger who haunts the woodland path between Starvewood Hall and the local pub. Ashley begins to wonder what kind of story she is actually inhabiting. Is she in a grand romance? A gothic tale? Or has she wandered into something far more sinister and terrifying than she'd ever imagined?

Over thirty years later the events of that horrific week are revisited, along with a diary from that time. What began in a small English village in 1989 reaches its ghostly conclusion in modern-day New York, many Christmas seasons later.

Pages: 96(depending on the edition)

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I am not really a Christmas book reader. However I took a chance (for me) and read The Christmas Guest. I was pleasantly surprised. First I decided on it due to it's length - very short - one day read. Secondly, I think because I found it more of a winter mystery than a Christmas tale, it just happened to take place during late December, I responded to it more in that way.

Thanks for putting it up for nominations. It did not change my mind about Christmas stories, but I did enjoy this one.

Decided to get to reading this early since I'm a slow reader. But as expected this book already starts off cozy but not sickeningly sweet. With cynicism.
Really liked the bit where the author describes the inside of a train. The not so pleasant smells and the patterns of the seats. It's on point to what we have here in public transportation ahaha
Very easy to visualise the scenarios. The main character feels like someone one would easily know in life.

I agree there were some excellent descriptive passages in the is book. I have to say Sandi I love a book that uses Christmas as a setting, but I don’t think this would be one I recommend to others.

Toni, I thought it was a nice little mystery. And since I dont read Christmas books I would probably recommend it for that reason.

The pining after Adam is becoming unbearable. Girl, we get it, you are down bad.

Hi Sandi. Have you read A Christmas Carol?

Years ago when the kids were little I read that Toni

FINISHED!

^ this gif summarises my experience reading The Christmas Guest

Getting through the diary entries was the hardest but afterwards things unraveled in such unexpected ways! A decent read. I'm not the target audience for it, but decent nevertheless.

I’m halfway through the book. Not getting much time to read as the festive season is on. Hoping to finish it soon.