The moral of the story is that like conker (Arthur’s game in which each person has a chestnut tied to the end of a string and the players take turns trying to break each others’ chestnuts), even when things get tough, you need to keep on working hard (or keep on “swinging”) in order to achieve your goals. This book deals with themes such as love and heartbreak, family, change versus tradition, convention versus rebellion, expectation versus reality, growing up, fear of failure, identity, sexuality, loneliness, and vulnerability. So, This Is Christmas would be a great read for lovers of Let It Snow by John Green and co, What Light by Jay Asher, Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, and All I Want for Christmas by Wendy Loggia.

So, This Is Christmas is a cute Christmas-themed romantic comedy and since this book takes place over Finley’s Christmas holidays, this would be perfect for reading at the same time of year. Now, to save face, Finley is forced to show Arthur and his Aunt Esha the best Christmas ever. On top of that, a cute yet high-class boy named Arthur from Finley’s boarding school has unexpectedly shown up in Christmas Oklahoma for the holidays because of changes that Finley made to the town’s website led her classmates to believe that Christmases in Christmas Oklahoma are a lot more epic than they really are. For starters, her parents have separated (her mother isn’t even in Oklahoma when Finley arrives), her old school rival now works at her Grandmother’s Inn, and her supposed best friend is now dating Finley’s ex-boyfriend.

When Finley Brown spontaneously decides to fly back to her hometown, Christmas Oklahoma, for the holidays, she discovers that quite a few things have changed while she was at boarding school.

So this is christmas by tracy andreen