Christmas People

A Novel

By: Iva-Marie Palmer

Narrated by: Patti Murin

"Patti Murin's delightful narration reflects the tongue-in-cheek tone of this holiday romance novel...[her] performance ensures that this audiobook pokes fun at holiday movies in a fun yet meaningful way." — Kirkus

Some people are Christmas people, but Jill Jacobs is most certainly not. She hasn’t been ever since her hometown love broke her heart on Christmas Eve three years ago. After that, Jill moved to L.A. to pursue her dream of becoming a screenwriter. She hasn’t been home in years to avoid her ex, but this winter she finds herself back in drab, suburban Illinois for the holidays.

After one very hazy night, Jill wakes up to a hometown that's filled with jolly neighbors, covered in pristine white snow, and seasoned with the smell of peppermint. She realizes that this is more than just a bad hangover… she's stuck in a Heartfelt movie. One set in her town, starring real people from her life, including her family, her high school crush (uber perfect, owns a bakery, and definitely a Christmas Person), and of course, her ex —handsome as ever and now exclusively clad in plaid flannel.

The only way out of this bizarro world is to complete the plot of the movie, including a holiday bake off and a cookie-sweet love story. To get home in time for Christmas, Jill must act out a picture-perfect holiday romance with the one that got away, all while her ex watches on. Fa la la la freaking la….

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press

Critic reviews

“Palmer’s... first adult novel knocks it right out of the snow globe.” —Library Journal

Christmas people

Christmas people could have been a very cute story if the F bomb was not constantly dropped and the crude unnecessary dog habits were displayed, Clean this book up and it will be outstanding.

Flop

What is going on with these holiday books this year? 🎄 Even the best narrators can’t save them… I keep waiting for the magic to kick in, but nope!

Christmas inside a Hallmark movie!

Love this premise: the main character hates the holidays and finds herself magically transported to basically a Hallmark Christmas movie along with people she knows.

Patti Murin narrates the audible version brilliantly. She is my favorite narrator.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance reader copy. I purchased the audible copy.

This was recommended to me but I would not recommend to others

I feel dumber for having listened to this book. It was so bad that it was amusing.