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A Heart for Christmas - by Sophie Jomain (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A teen reclaims her independence and opens her heart to Christmas with the help of a handsome ski instructor in this swoon-worthy young adult holiday romance told in a groundbreaking advent calendar format, with chapter-a-day reading making it a true slow-burn!
- 8.25" x 5.88" Paperback
- 388 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Holidays & Celebrations
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Book Synopsis
A teen reclaims her independence and opens her heart to Christmas with the help of a handsome ski instructor in this swoon-worthy young adult holiday romance told in a groundbreaking advent calendar format, with chapter-a-day reading making it a true slow-burn!
When eighteen-year-old April heads to the foothills of Mont Blanc in the Alps to spend her first Christmas at her father's chalet, she's hoping for a change. Ever since her heart operation two years ago, she's lived as carefully as possible. Supervised exercise, green tea, rice cakes, focusing only on her studies. But now, she's healthy and there's a world out there that she's missing.
When April's ski instructor turns out to be her best friend's older brother, Augustin, it feels like a sign. As Augustin encourages April to build up her strength, April feels drawn to him in ways she wasn't expecting. Augustin is daring and gorgeous, and April doesn't want to let her life pass her by any longer. But is her just-healed heart ready for a Christmas miracle?
With this book's unique advent calendar format, each of the twenty-four chapters is sealed by its own perforated enclosure that readers can gently tear open--by hand or with the help of a ruler--to read a chapter a day in the weeks leading to Christmas!
About the Author
Sophie Jomain is the author of fantasy novels for adults and young adults. Initially fascinated by archeology, she devoted herself to the study of the Roman and Celtic Gaul. Then she started writing and couldn't stop; by 2021 she had published twenty-five novels and three short stories.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 (H) x 5.88 (W) x .97 (D)
Suggested Age: 14 Years
Number of Pages: 388
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Sub-Genre: Holidays & Celebrations
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
Author: Sophie Jomain
Language: English
Street Date: September 30, 2025
TCIN: 1002316697
UPC: 9781665990394
Item Number (DPCI): 059-13-8834
Origin: Made in the USA
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.97 inches length x 5.88 inches width x 8.25 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1 pounds
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3.1 out of 5 stars with 36 reviews
37% would recommend
16 recommendations
4 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
4 January, 2026Verified purchase
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love that the chapters are each "wrapped" so you can open one a day to read. the story wasn't my favorite, but still a fun Christmas read!
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
31 December, 2025Verified purchase
Gift for readers
I have the book as a Christmas gift. They loved it.
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
29 December, 2025
Great book, fun concept.
I dont understand the reviews on this one. Personally I loved it. It was a great holiday love story. I personally don’t have the patience to only do one chapter at a time so I finished early by a week but well worth it. I hope they make more of these.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
26 December, 2025Verified purchase
Total DNF
I loved the idea of a advent book, but this was horrible. I endured 3 whole horribly written/translated chapters before I gave up & said no more. I rarely DNF a book, but I couldn't take any more.
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
18 December, 2025Verified purchase
Fun gift!!!
This is such a fun gift!! Received it from my friend. It’s a “hallmark love story”…if you’re looking for a Pulitzer novel, you’ll be disappointed. If you love “hallmark” holiday stories, you’ll love it!! So cute!
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
17 December, 2025Verified purchase
i want to throw this book away
if you are someone that takes pride in owning your books and taking care of them, do NOT buy this. now, im not an idiot and i knew the chapters were all sealed but i didnt realize that every single page in the book was as well. no matter how careful i was, almost half the pages in my book have ripped up edges now. whoever came up with this design needs to rethink their career choice. a job in publishing with absolutely no clue that when someone spends $20 for a book, they would like it to at least be in decent condition
5 out of 5 stars
16 December, 2025Verified purchase
Bad in a good way book
Arrived on time. Story is a very bad cheesy love story but it is exactly the kind a story I was looking for. It is near impossible to rip the pages without ripping them a bit but I been enjoying the process. Get this if you enjoy bad cheesy romance novels, Goodreads has accurate reviews
4 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
15 December, 2025
Good book
Despite other reviews I enjoyed this book. Little piece of advice, I used a rat tail comb it had a metal end. It worked perfect! No ripped pages!
4 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
15 December, 2025
Tip for opening the pages
I’m using a wooden ruler that has a metal edge to open the perforated pages and it’s working great for me. I like the length of the chapters and it’s manageable to complete a chapter for each day. I’m enjoying the story and characters so far.
1 out of 5 stars
14 December, 2025
(no review title)
Clearly written by AI. IT WAS SO BAD THAT I QUIT ON DAY 3
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
12 December, 2025Verified purchase
Don't do it
If I thought they’d take it back with pages opened, I would do it. Cute idea, but execution in English is terrible. I’m pretty sure this is originally written in French and is probably a cute story. Any and everything good is “lost in translation” as they say!
1 out of 5 stars
10 December, 2025Verified purchase
(no review title)
Pages do not open or tear appropriately. Very disappointing
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
9 December, 2025
Horrible Execution and Story
The idea of an advent-calendar-style book was adorable, and I was excited to start it on December 1. Unfortunately, the execution is terrible. Each “day” is sealed with perforated edges that are almost impossible to open without ripping everything. It’s not just the chapter cover that tears—the pages inside are connected, so if the perforation goes wrong, you can kiss that whole section goodbye. I ended up having to manually tear apart every page in the first chapter. The story itself doesn’t make up for it either. It’s flat, and after a week I was so disengaged that the hassle of opening each section just wasn’t worth it. Save your money and skip this one.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
8 December, 2025Verified purchase
Poor traslation
It only took a few pages for me to question if this book was a translation. The phrasing and wording is odd and for me very distracting. It felt like I was reading English subtitles. I couldn’t get into a rhythm and after the 5th chapter put it in the discard pile. I’m sure it’s a cute story in French, it’s disappointing that the story got lost in translation.
5 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
8 December, 2025Verified purchase
(no review title)
👍 great read
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
7 December, 2025Verified purchase
Nope
I made it 8 days. It’s horrible. Read ANYTHING else.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
4 December, 2025Verified purchase
Nice concept, poor execution
The story is OK so far, I’m only a few days in, but the chapters are impossible to “unwrap” without tearing pages. This sounded like a fun idea, but it’s become annoying very fast, and now I have a book with a bunch of ripped pages.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
4 December, 2025Verified purchase
(no review title)
Bought for my 16 year old daughter. Shes only read 2 chapters so far and says it’s written terribly. The idea of an advent book was cute but not worth the money.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
3 December, 2025Verified purchase
Don't waste your time or money
Horrible writting. Maybe if you have a child thats on like a middle school reading level. Don't waste your money, I hope they can take it back after I opened a couple days. Hard to open also.
5 out of 5 stars
7 November, 2025Verified purchase
(no review title)
Great read