With Christmas just around the corner, we want to hear about your favourite festive books. Whether it's a seasonal romance, an action-packed adventure à la Die Hard, a fantastical feat of the imagination, or an absolute classic; pop your pick in the comments below.
To kick things off, here's mine.
The Midnight Guardians
Ross Montgomery
Set over the Christmas to New Year period in 1940, The Midnight Guardians is one of my all-time favourite children's books. Jam-packed with history, folklore, humour all alongside an epic quest, this is a book that demands to be read time and time again.
Read the blurb below
When evacuee Col's childhood imaginary friends come to life, he discovers a world where myths and legends are real. But they bring dire news: Col's sister is in danger.
Together with his guardians - a six-foot tiger, a badger in a waistcoat and a miniature knights - Col must race to Blitz-bombed London to save her.
But there are darker forces at work, even than the Nazi bombings. Soon Col is pursued by the terrifying Midwinter King, who is determined to bring an eternal darkness down over everything.
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