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: Recent Purchase
Synopsis: "Each Christmas we are given a promise from heaven. And each year on earth we make promises to each other.
This is a story about how a promise from one person to another shows us the true meaning of faith, remembrance, and love.Seven years ago Gloria endured a family tragedy that almost shook her faith entirely. Each Christmas she places a card in an envelope on her tree, restating a promise she made to her husband before he died. Now, having moved from her small town and all the painful memories it held, she is building a life by caring for people in need. Whether it's a young mother who can't pay her electric bill or a family who needs some extra food, Gloria always finds a way. Miriam is a thorn in Gloria's side. Miriam is a constantly critical, disapproving neighbor who looks with suspicion at all the good things Gloria does. When a twist of fate makes them roommates instead of neighbors, it's the ultimate test of patience and faith.
Chaz has a good job as head of security at Wilson's Department Store, but each night he returns home to an empty apartment. He longs for a wife and family of his own but realizes that the life choices he's made have alienated him. He befriends a young boy whose mother has fallen on hard times, giving him a chance to have a life he thought impossible.In The Christmas Promise, the lives of these characters collide and we learn that even as we move ahead, the past is never far behind. And when we are forgiven much, we love much.
In this warmly humorous and deeply poignant story, we are reminded that the Christmas Promise is the promise of second chances."
My Review: Now this was definitely more of a companion story rather than a continuation of the series. It is set in the same town as the previous books and a couple of the characters made a very brief appearance but other than that there really wasn't the same connection as the previous three books in the series had. It does however have the same common theme of small kindnesses being passed down the line and Christmas miracles happening to those people who really deserve it. Instead of reading this one I listened to it on audio and I don't know if that affected my experiences or not, but I didn't have the same connection to this story as I had with the other books. I actually didn't even tear up where as the other three had me sobbing. It was still a great book with a great message and I did love how the characters came to support one another. It is a good story to read during the holidays.
This is a story about how a promise from one person to another shows us the true meaning of faith, remembrance, and love.Seven years ago Gloria endured a family tragedy that almost shook her faith entirely. Each Christmas she places a card in an envelope on her tree, restating a promise she made to her husband before he died. Now, having moved from her small town and all the painful memories it held, she is building a life by caring for people in need. Whether it's a young mother who can't pay her electric bill or a family who needs some extra food, Gloria always finds a way. Miriam is a thorn in Gloria's side. Miriam is a constantly critical, disapproving neighbor who looks with suspicion at all the good things Gloria does. When a twist of fate makes them roommates instead of neighbors, it's the ultimate test of patience and faith.
Chaz has a good job as head of security at Wilson's Department Store, but each night he returns home to an empty apartment. He longs for a wife and family of his own but realizes that the life choices he's made have alienated him. He befriends a young boy whose mother has fallen on hard times, giving him a chance to have a life he thought impossible.In The Christmas Promise, the lives of these characters collide and we learn that even as we move ahead, the past is never far behind. And when we are forgiven much, we love much.
In this warmly humorous and deeply poignant story, we are reminded that the Christmas Promise is the promise of second chances."
My Review: Now this was definitely more of a companion story rather than a continuation of the series. It is set in the same town as the previous books and a couple of the characters made a very brief appearance but other than that there really wasn't the same connection as the previous three books in the series had. It does however have the same common theme of small kindnesses being passed down the line and Christmas miracles happening to those people who really deserve it. Instead of reading this one I listened to it on audio and I don't know if that affected my experiences or not, but I didn't have the same connection to this story as I had with the other books. I actually didn't even tear up where as the other three had me sobbing. It was still a great book with a great message and I did love how the characters came to support one another. It is a good story to read during the holidays.
My Rating: This one didn't disappoint but it also wasn't quite on the level of the other three books for me personally. Maybe I have reached my peak consumption of emotional books for the season, so will save the rest of the series for next year. I do still give this one a rating of Three Paws.
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