Reading Adventures of a Curious Kat

After a much-needed months-long break from rom-coms I was ready for some light-hearted fun and Kristen Bailey brought just the Christmas in October cheer I was hoping for! The book opens in 2018 with Kay Redman being dumped during the Christmas season by her long-time college boyfriend Nick. It may sound sad, but how the event unfolds during a festive pub quiz night is one of the funniest in the book!  Three years later, while helping her Nana with an enormous 10 ft. Christmas tree that was kindly donated to her but couldn’t possibly fit in her home, Kay calls the slightly gruff man who donated it to her, whose name is … you guessed it … Nick. He doesn’t make a good first impression. These Nick fellows are batting zero so far. Jump to December 2025 and Kay, who writes children’s books on the side while working as a librarian, is being encouraged to get out there and have fun again by her agent Davinia. When she bumps into now successful ex Nick at an outdoor London market and spark...