'A fast-paced fantasy adventure with a thrilling plot and exciting characters'

A story that doesn't sit still!

Fantastic and a must read. If we could give it more than 5 stars, we would!

This freezing world should warm the hearts of young readers

Simply gripping story-telling

An astonishing novel...I marvelled at the ferociousness of the humour, and the willingness to go into dark places

Catherine Doyle has done the impossible - she has breathed new life into this much loved and oft retold story, sprinkling it with her inimitable warmth, charm, and humour. This vividly exciting and poignant retelling made me believe in magic as fervently as I did when I was a child. It is, to my mind, destined to become a Christmas classic

A charming reimagining of one of my favourite childhood reads, managing to be both heart-warmingly familiar, and refreshingly new at the same time. It's filled with miracle-making curiosities, a delightfully bonkers cast, a purple reindeer with a grudge, and a quest to mend two very broken hearts. All-in-all, a magical whirlwind of an adventure filled with heart, hilarity, and miraculous mayhem

Delightfully festive . . . Warm, imaginative, and brimming with Christmas magic

This reimagining of A Christmas Carol is simply spellbinding

This is a beautiful, magical adventure

A dazzling feat of imagination. Enchanting: I was bewitched

Catherine Doyle's delightful novel moves deftly from melancholy to "jolly holly", genial all the way

An instant Christmas classic

Action-packed, full of imagination...uplifting