Do They Know It's Christmas Yet?
Reviewed on 1st February 2026
I don't remember how this book ended up on my wish list. I don't remember where I bought it from. I felt nervous going in. But I really loved it.
Two adult siblings attempt to Christmas with the rest of their chaotic family, but find a time machine in the middle of the night and transport themselves back to 1984 and really mess up the timeline.
It's a great idea. The writing feels a bit rougher than normal books that I read - it has a very informal tone, and has the feel of not having been through quite the same amount of editing. And yet somehow for once this doesn't actually detract at all.
I read most of the book on a 3-hour flight, and it felt exactly the right sort of tone and pace for this. Really fun, engaging, and distracting.