Set in Victorian London, this mild mystery is a sweet story about the meaning of Christmas spirit and never giving up. It's incredibly short and easy to read. Perfect for even the busiest readers this holiday season.
Tag: Fiction Review
One Day in December by Josie Silver
One Day in December was a surprise. It has the happy ending you want in a winter/Christmas novel, but it was complicated the way life and feelings and friendship are. Josie Silver didn’t simplify it. It's the must read book of holiday season. Picked by Book of the Month and by Reese Witherspoon for her book club.
Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber
Alaskan Holiday is a really good example of what I don’t like in a book. Sappy romance, a pretend strong female character, bad grammar, terrible plot, and over all not put together well. Upside: there is a dog.
The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
A tail of ruin and riches, love and heartbreak, joy and sorrow. History and fantasy entwine in Imogen Hermes Gowar’s debut novel The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock to completely captivate the reader.
The Garden Party by Grace Dane Mazur
It had all the makings of an incredible little novel. Unfortunately, it completely fell short. It's probably the most forgettable book I have ever read. So much so, I was forgetting it as I was reading it.
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Through the Victorian language of flowers, a newly emancipated foster girl finds acceptance and forgiveness.