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Comfort & Joy

Kristin Hannah

3.25 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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pagesofthevalley's review

3.0
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
emotional hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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jwkingsley's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

This was actually a DNF for me. It’s our book club book and I just hated it. Just so much…no.
emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I kept wanting the place to pick up in the first 2/3 of the book. I was finally pulled in to the story during the last 1/3. This story was a little too predictable for me.
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read_with_giselle's review

3.0

Joy Faith Candellaro is desperate for a change of scenery after she is betrayed by her husband and sister. Alone for the holidays, she realizes that she is not the adventurous type she used to be and takes the first flight out. Without meaning to she experiences the adventure of a life time, changing her life forever in the best way.

It was imperative that I begin this month with a feel-good Christmas story... and that I did. This was a cute contemporary story with a smidgen of magical realism. It was well-written and fast paced, which is exactly what I was looking for.

Favorite Quote:
"All my 'what ifs' were really 'if onlys'.
emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes