Welcome to Advent Reads!
This is an event I have had on my blog for several years running now. Each evening I feature a different holiday themed book. Think of it as your Book Advent Calendar! I post a variety of holiday books including romance, children's, middle-grade, mystery, paranormal, and I try to find some that are other holiday celebrations than Christmas too. I hope you will stop by each evening to see what new book I have for you!
Read for: Audio Book Challenge
Synopsis: "Todd McCray, hero of A Dog Named Christmas, is now twenty-four years old and working at a local animal shelter, where he meets and quickly becomes best friends with Laura, a young volunteer. Laura, like Todd, has disabilities of her own, but her struggles are more physical than developmental. Their friendship is sealed when Todd -- with the help of his trusted companion, the tenacious Labrador retriever named Christmas -- trains a beautiful dog named Gracie to help Laura with the day-to-day life tasks that are difficult for her.
Life seems good for Todd, but all is not well in his hometown. Struggling families unable to make ends meet are abandoning more and more dogs, and the shelter is swelling to capacity. The local government is struggling to meet its obligations too, and in early December, on the cusp of another holiday season, Todd’s boss delivers the bad news. Due to funding problems, the shelter will close its doors before the end of the year. But what will happen to all the animals?
As the Christmas holiday approaches, Todd has limited time to find homes for all the dogs. Not to mention that he needs to secure a new job and figure out what to do when his friendship with Laura takes an unexpected romantic turn. All this seems overwhelming unless you’ve got a loving family, dedicated friends, and a couple of very special dogs behind you. In which case, nothing is impossible."
My Review: I read A Dog Named Christmas a year or two ago, so it was a little difficult to remember some of the details and side characters of the previous book and novella. With that said the audio book is fantastic at distinguishing the characters. I really love the way that Todd grew as a character throughout the story, the portrayal of his disabilities was one of the best I have read in a book. I must say though that I didn't get as emotionally invested in this story as I recall getting in the previous book, but I did really enjoy it.
Life seems good for Todd, but all is not well in his hometown. Struggling families unable to make ends meet are abandoning more and more dogs, and the shelter is swelling to capacity. The local government is struggling to meet its obligations too, and in early December, on the cusp of another holiday season, Todd’s boss delivers the bad news. Due to funding problems, the shelter will close its doors before the end of the year. But what will happen to all the animals?
As the Christmas holiday approaches, Todd has limited time to find homes for all the dogs. Not to mention that he needs to secure a new job and figure out what to do when his friendship with Laura takes an unexpected romantic turn. All this seems overwhelming unless you’ve got a loving family, dedicated friends, and a couple of very special dogs behind you. In which case, nothing is impossible."
My Review: I read A Dog Named Christmas a year or two ago, so it was a little difficult to remember some of the details and side characters of the previous book and novella. With that said the audio book is fantastic at distinguishing the characters. I really love the way that Todd grew as a character throughout the story, the portrayal of his disabilities was one of the best I have read in a book. I must say though that I didn't get as emotionally invested in this story as I recall getting in the previous book, but I did really enjoy it.
My Rating: For some reason I didn't latch on to this book quite like I did the first book in the series, maybe because I listened to it on Audio or maybe because it wasn't as focused on the dog's story as it was on Todd's story this time. It was still a beautiful story and a great portrayal of both mental handicap and physical handicap. I give it a rating of Three Paws.
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