‘Christmas Sucks’ Book Review

During the holidays, it’s nice to be able to laugh at the situations that seem to creep up year after year. Christmas Sucks is a new book that is a practical guide with comic relief to how to handle these very unique holiday happenings.

Joanne Kimes, who is the author of Christmas Sucks and Pregnancy Sucks, shares several funny antidotes in her latest book. Chapters cover everything from the office Christmas parties to Black Friday to loser gifts(a personal favorite section). Kimes touches on practically every subject and situation that we find ourselves in this holiday. Have you ever wondered the proper etiquette for re-gifting? It’s amazing how often we get gifts that just aren’t us. It’s also a subject Kimes tackles with humor and good advice.

Christmas Sucks - What to do when fruitcake, family, and finding the perfect gift make you miserable is a great read. It’s also pretty fast, which is always a plus in my book. I found this book - all 144 pages - to be a total delight. I love that the author mixes humor in with practical advice. She also does a great job of touching on every subject imaginable related to the holidays. After reading the book, I feel a little less stressed out. Maybe there is something reassuring knowing that everyone else is facing the same dreaded office parties and insane mall crowds that I am.

But don’t just take my word for it. I’m giving away a copy of Christmas Sucks to one of you. All you need to do is comment on this post with what you are either most looking forward to or dreading this holiday season. I’ll randomly draw Monday, December 8th for the winner. Deadline for entries will be Sunday, December 7th. The winner will then have 5 days to respond(I will email the winner December 8th and post here at GH) or I will draw for a new winner.

If you don’t win Christmas Sucks, you can ask Santa for it. At a retail price of $9.95, it might just be affordable for any Secret Santa you got roped into doing this holiday, too.