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This was a re-read, which I liked even more this year. It definitely could have used more focus on Krampus, but I enjoyed it and really need to read more from the author.

This horror novella is about as Christmasy as I like to get. I liked it. I was engaged. The characters were all delightfully obnoxious. I only wish the krampus had made more of a showing.

A very fun Christmas horror novella! 5 struggling strangers meet at a closing coffee shop and decide to spend Christmas together. Ghost stories are told, including a tale of Krampus. But what if there's more fact than fiction to the Krampus story? A jingle bell will never sound the same again!
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I enjoyed this story, but felt it was too short. It didn't feel like a novella, just a long short story. So I was a bit disappointed that this was marketed as a book when it was so small, I enjoyed learning about Ro and discovering with her things about her friends, She does seem to attract a lot of dark characters. I wish there was more Krampus in the story, he never really makes an appearance. I feel this could have been fleshed out a bit more.

Short and decidedly not sweet, I enjoyed this series of Very Unfortunate Christmases.

There was a lot about this that just felt muddled & undeveloped. It felt like it needed polishing & tightening. It was fine, but nothing overly intriguing or creepy. There was a good premise, but the execution didn't meet my expectations. The writing was okay, but something about the character relationships & interactions felt off & the movement of the plot was a bit jerky. A short, but disappointing experience.

I tell myself every time I get a publisher email - don‘t open it and absolutely do not click the NetGalley widget, yet I usually do. I‘m not sorry I clicked this one 2 days ago. I love a good Krampus story. This was a little short on Krampus, but long on human monsters and while somewhat predictable, still deceptively creepy. This would be a good novella to read around Christmas when you‘re sick of Hallmark Movies. 😂