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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
I think the first one is unbeatable but this is still amazing. They are so dark and beautiful. Dicken's quoting himself in this one so you win again Haig.
"The Girl Who Saved Christmas" is the equally amazing sequel to Matt Haig's "A Boy Called Christmas".
After Father Christmas' successful first flight around the wold to gift children the previous year, all of Elfhelm is in the middle of the last preparations to do it all over again this year. But just then trolls attack their village and make it impossible for Christmas to happen.
At the same time in London, Amelia (who was the first child Father Christmas visited) is taken to a workhouse and slowly loses all hope. But hope is essential because magic cannot happen without it...
I already enjoyed "A Boy Called Christmas" and was looking forward to reading its sequel, which I am happy to say, I like very much, too. Since "The Girl Who Saved Christmas" follows roughly three storylines instead of just one like the previous book, it's a little bit different to read, but still very enjoyable. The parts I loved the most are the ones set in the "human world", just because Amelia and Father Christmas meet people like Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria, which is amazing.
I recommend this book wholeheartedly to children aged 8 and up and am curious to see if Father Christmas' story is going to be continued in a new book next year - fingers crossed.
After Father Christmas' successful first flight around the wold to gift children the previous year, all of Elfhelm is in the middle of the last preparations to do it all over again this year. But just then trolls attack their village and make it impossible for Christmas to happen.
At the same time in London, Amelia (who was the first child Father Christmas visited) is taken to a workhouse and slowly loses all hope. But hope is essential because magic cannot happen without it...
I already enjoyed "A Boy Called Christmas" and was looking forward to reading its sequel, which I am happy to say, I like very much, too. Since "The Girl Who Saved Christmas" follows roughly three storylines instead of just one like the previous book, it's a little bit different to read, but still very enjoyable. The parts I loved the most are the ones set in the "human world", just because Amelia and Father Christmas meet people like Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria, which is amazing.
I recommend this book wholeheartedly to children aged 8 and up and am curious to see if Father Christmas' story is going to be continued in a new book next year - fingers crossed.
While this story contains more sadness than the first, it’s also is filled with hope, adventure, and good humor. By the time we finished, my 11 year old said that she now feels like she understands a lot more of what a workhouse was and what it must’ve meant to live in one. Learning about hard times in history can be disheartening for a child, but when they are introduced to these periods within a story woven with helpful characters and heroic acts it brings a much appreciated softness to the hard truth. Overall, an excellent follow up to A Boy Called Christmas!
adventurous
slow-paced
The 2nd book in the Father Christmas trilogy and my 7 yo daughter and I both loved this one too. Full of elves, pixies, trolls and magic as well as a cameo by Charles Dickens. Great read for Christmas and a new tradition for us!
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really enjoyed it, just wishes the different plots were given a bit more time and space. You feel a build-up for something but in the end it's not as wowza as anticipated.
Nevertheless a cute Christmas read.
Nevertheless a cute Christmas read.
