I finished Perks of Being a Wallflower and have now moved on to Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand. I chose the book because it is set around Christmas time Hilderbrand is my favorite author. The book is similar to a family sitcom on TV. The story is centered around the Quinn family, Margaret and Kelley are the parents who have three kids, Patrick, Kevin, and Ava. Kelley was remarried to Mitzi and they have a 19 year old son Bart. The novel begins when Kelley walks in on his wife, Mitzi, having an affair with the man who has been playing Santa Claus at Kelley's inn in Nantucket. So far, each character continues to bring problems of their own. Ava is in a love triangle with her boss, Kevin gets the French exchange maid pregnant, and Patrick embezzles $25 million from his company. I am interested to see how the conflicts are resolved.
I love how the book is organized. Each chapter is written in a different character's perspective so I get to see what each character is thinking, instead of one perceptive. It also adds humor because the author writes about one event six different ways to see what each character is thinking.
Winter Street takes place during December 24th and 25th, so Christmas is a major theme. Some of the scenes have Christmas song lyrics intertwined with the dialog so it makes the tone more festive.
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