Book info

• Title Stay Another Day
• Author Juno Dawson
• Year 2021
• Genre Contemporary

The McAllister house on Arboretum Road has seen 120 Christmases since its completion. This year, FERN is bringing her gorgeous boyfriend home and she wants everything to be perfect. But her twin brother ROWAN would rather go on the pull than pull crackers with the family. And their younger sister WILLOW is terrified of Christmas Day. With FOUR sleeps till Christmas, THREE secretive siblings, TWO hot houseguests, And ONE juicy secret... This Christmas, there will be some BIG surprises under the tree. Sometimes at Christmas, you don't get what you want, you get what you need...

Thoughts

For a brief minute once I’d started this, I almost gave it up - it was so brash, so in your face, quite overwhelming. But I’m glad I stuck with it because although it took a moment to settle in with these characters, once I had, it was brilliant. So relatable, such a complex family with brittle and evolving relationships… all plunged together for a Christmas they’ll never forget. Loved it.

Rating: 4 / 5