'TIS THE SEASON (Lorna Landvik)

This is an entertaining little feel-good book written exclusively in the form of emails and tabloid articles. Caro Dixon is an heiress who is usually drunk and relentlessly hounded by paparazzi and tabloid reporters. Her antics finally land her in rehab, where she reconnects with some of the significant people in her past. Landvik cleverly manages to make the reader feel connected to her characters despite the fact that their development takes place exclusively through electronic communications. Caro, Cyril, Astrid, and even Mitch leave the reader with a positive view of humanity and an acute awareness of the power of human connections (even online) to heal and soothe the spirit. I loved it!