Imagine waking up every Christmas to find your gift has been replaced with a lump of coal, and a note from someone you do not know. Noelle,You were a very bad girl, you know that bad girls get coal in their stockings. But, I promise you this, when put under enough pressure the dirty, black coal turns into the shining white diamond. Maybe the bad little girl can turn into something beautiful too. X something beautiful too.
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A Lump Of Coal For Christmas is the introduction to brand new series coming in 2018.
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This was pure perfection. So deliciously evil and thrilling. The story captivated me instantly and there were so many wonderful twists and turns. It will keep you constantly guessing.
More of this, please!
Great intro to a series that promises to be dark and delicious, and the next book is already out!
Little novella that hints at more to come and I’ve been dying for the next book since this came out. Sooo many questions!! Who is Noelle and who is this mystery person who gave her coal? Why is she bad? I need to know!!!
This was a very interesting read. It was different then I expected but in a good way. It is a complete story. I don’t fel the need to read the next book to get a complete story; but I believe the story line can only improve with a longer in-depth second story. It ended with the pull to read book two. It was an original concept and well written. I look forward to the next book and more from this author.
I have loved everything that I have read so far from Giannaccaro and I was thrilled to be able to read a copy of this holiday novella. The prologue already had me asking questions and feeling worried about the truths left to come.
Getting to know Noelle and her lonely existence had my heart aching a bit, while the mystery of the coal in the stocking had me very curious.
As the story went on and she began to speak about some of her experiences, my heart absolutely broke for her and all that she had been through. I was on edge right along with her as I felt the eyes always watching.
When Noelle read the Christmas Eve note, I was completely speechless from the suspense of it all. I supported her plans, although my feelings of unease remained. I wasn’t certain who could be trusted or how things would end.
Giannaccaro wrote this story brilliantly and in a way that made me question everything, knowing there would be no easy way out. What Noelle finds Christmas morning left me speechless with fear and then ripped my heart clean from my body. The ending of this book completely destroyed me and had me absolutely needing to know more. I cannot wait for the follow-up book to this short story!
Well holy moly! I absolutely can not wait to read more about these two. So Noelle’s parents joined a cult and she ended up escaping and living with her grandparents. Every year since she was 7 she’s been getting a lump of coal in her stocking. Now she’s 18 and she still does now who’s doing it or why it’s happening. She hopes to escape this craziness. Will she?
Imagine waking up every Christmas morning to find a lump of coal in the pretty little jewellery box that was placed in your Christmas stocking. Noelle was a good girl…………
That’s all I can say for this story, anything else would be giving away the storyline and I don’t do spoilers.
My head was constantly spinning, the subtle sprinkling of hints throughout (Ashleigh promised that they are there) did not help me one iota in unraveling the sequence of events that sent Noelle to turn slightly paranoid.
I greadly devoured every turn of the page of this psychological thriller (Novella) and by the end of it I was left scratching my head with a WTF I DID NOT see that coming. So congrats Ashleigh G on monopolising my thoughts for days on end. For the life of me I could not foresee the turn of events in which Noelle found herself.
So all you lovers of being mind f***ed to the extreme, grab on and hold on tight because it’s getting dark in here. Bring on book 2.
Oh wow. What a fantastic insight to a book this author is releasing next year.
My heart went out to Noelle. Every year since she was seven she received a lump of coal in her xmas stocking with a note saying she’s been a naughty girl. Can you imagine how much that would affect you
I inhaled this in one sitting. I cannot wait to read more next year. This author rocks.
This book had my head spinning.
Imagine when you are young little girl seven years old and every year you find a lump of coal in your stocking with a note.. this is what happened to Noelle. yet she didn’t know what she had done wrong she was a good girl….
This book is a novella for a new book Ash has coming out in 2018. this will give you some insight to some of the characters and it will mess with your head a bit too … it is really good and I for one can not wait for the next book