Most Wonderful

 Most Wonderful by Georgia Clark, 432 pages.

The three adult children of Hollywood star Babs Belvedere have all worked hard to get out from under their mother's shadow in one way or another. But when showrunner Liz, comedian Birdie, and hopeless romantic Rafi all manage to self-destruct their lives in their own unique ways just before Christmas, the whole family ends up spending weeks together in their mother's house in the Catskills. Unfortunately, many of their problems follow them home. Fortunately, many of those problems may be less problematic then they initially seem, and soon each sibling is falling in love. 

I am honestly very impressed by how well Clark managed to balance three love stories in a single, normal-length novel. All three of the Belvedere siblings felt like equal protagonist, and each story was unique enough that I wasn't reading the same thing three times. This was a sweet story, although a little heavy for a Christmas book, which I think put me off of it a little. My only other real complaint was that the conclusion of the novel didn't feel like it could keep up with the rest of the book. I was a little bored for the last 100 pages or so, which is not ideal for the payoff of a romance novel, but perhaps inevitable when three stories are trying to have their big conclusions at once. While I don't know if this is my favorite Christmas book, it is overflowing with both queer and familial love, and I am glad I read it. I think fans of Alison Cochrun will likely enjoy this book as well.