'In the year 4024, Christmas is everywhere. Santa Claus rules the world and the Big Day happens EVERY DAY! There are holographic elves to grant your wishes, travel is by flying sleigh, and all food is served as candy canes, in any flavour you can imagine!
Not everyone gets to celebrate 24/7 though. Gryla Garland is a witch banished to the Mince Pie Isles, where Christmas comes but once a year. All she’s ever wished for is to join the festive world.
But when Santa’s daughter, Merrilee Claus, comes crashing into her life, Gryla realises Christmas every day might not be such a good thing after all. With the real magic of Christmas long forgotten, it’s up to Gryla, Merrilee and a lot of sprouts, to bring the magic back …'
It's really no secret that I love Christmas and that I adored Tinsel (you can read my review here) so when I saw Sprouts, I squealed with delight and it jumped to the top of my reading pile (which meant that I read it in 40 degree heat whilst lying on a sunbed!).
Set in the future, the book is based around the idea that every day is Christmas for everybody except the witches who have been banished to Mince Pie Isles where they still only celebrate it once a year. Now, I know I love Christmas but the thought of celebrating it everyday would fill even me with dread! And it's this opinion drives Merrilee to find Gryla in order to try to stop the Krampuses that were created in order to protect everyone from the witches and to ensure that Krampus Code is kept. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, things seem to have become rather unpleasant.
Like Tinsel, Sprouts is a Christmas story with a difference and is one that readers will adore. Perfect as a stand-alone book, it's also a wonderful book to read after Tinsel as there are some wonderful references that readers will spot - I loved this!
Publishing 26th September, Sprouts is guaranteed to fill you with Christmas spirit, put a smile on your face and leave you craving candy canes!
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