Why You'll Love This
Thirty-two pages is all it takes for a broken-down holiday to pivot on a single swapped package.
- Great if you want: a quick, low-stakes holiday story between heavier reads
- The experience: breezy and light — reads in a single sitting
- The writing: Bromberg keeps it punchy, leaning hard into rom-com timing
- Skip if: you want depth — this is a snack, not a meal
About This Book
Sometimes the best holiday stories aren't about grand gestures or sweeping romance — they're about the small, absurd collisions of everyday life that catch you completely off guard. Jules Jilliland is having the worst Christmas week imaginable: dumped, rear-ended, and unemployed all in quick succession. Then a chance encounter in an elevator and one swapped package sets something unexpected in motion. K. Bromberg keeps the stakes intimate and the emotional current real, making a tiny premise feel genuinely warm rather than throwaway.
As a reading experience, The Package works precisely because of its brevity. At just 32 pages, Bromberg strips away everything but the essentials — sharp dialogue, a protagonist whose bad luck is immediately relatable, and just enough tension to keep the pages turning fast. It reads like a well-crafted short story rather than a padded novella, which is harder to pull off than it sounds. If you've got an hour and want something that delivers a clean, satisfying emotional beat without demanding your whole weekend, this compact little story earns its place on your holiday reading list.
