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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book started out so bleak and depressing for the first 100 pages and was never able to recover from that. It just had no or very little Christmas joy in it. I hope the third book in the series isn’t as dark as this one.
A nice little Christmas tale. Not quite as magic as 'A Boy...' but still delightful.
I loved this story!
This story was a lot more complex than the first story, since all of the characters were introduced before. There were three separate plots in this story. First there was Amelia, who was sent to a workhouse and no longer believes in magic. Then there was Father Christmas who helps fix the Elfhelm after it was destroyed in a troll attack. Finally, Noosh and Little Mim went to investigate the trolls.
Amelia’s story reminded me of Charles Dickens stories. She was sent to a workhouse when her mother died to work for an evil old man named Mr. Creeper. He was like Scrooge from A Christmas Story. My thoughts were confirmed when Amelia met Charles Dickens! That was a great cameo appearance that I was so excited to see.
Since this story was more complex, I recommend reading The Boy Named Christmas first, though you don’t have to. Either way, this is another great Christmas story!
This story was a lot more complex than the first story, since all of the characters were introduced before. There were three separate plots in this story. First there was Amelia, who was sent to a workhouse and no longer believes in magic. Then there was Father Christmas who helps fix the Elfhelm after it was destroyed in a troll attack. Finally, Noosh and Little Mim went to investigate the trolls.
Amelia’s story reminded me of Charles Dickens stories. She was sent to a workhouse when her mother died to work for an evil old man named Mr. Creeper. He was like Scrooge from A Christmas Story. My thoughts were confirmed when Amelia met Charles Dickens! That was a great cameo appearance that I was so excited to see.
Since this story was more complex, I recommend reading The Boy Named Christmas first, though you don’t have to. Either way, this is another great Christmas story!
It has turned into a family tradition to share Matt Haig's Christmas books at this time of year. I will be sad this time next year when we will complete this trilogy.
The Girl Who Saved Christmas has some predictability for an adult reader but children will and did love it.
The Girl Who Saved Christmas has some predictability for an adult reader but children will and did love it.
That was a cute, charming Christmas story. I really liked the first one when I read it last year, and this one was great too. There was a lot of humor, and I loved the cameos from Charles Dickens and Queen Victoria. I also liked that the word “impossible” was a swear word to the elves. Highly recommend this series.
Depois da história de como Nicolau passou de criança pobre e mal tratada a Pai Natal, vem a história de Amélia, a menina que fez com que existisse Natal.
Sim, porque o Pai Natal já existia, já havia elfos e brinquedos, mas para que as renas e o trenó possam voar, ou para que o tempo pare de forma a conseguir distribuir todas as prendas numa só noite, é preciso haver magia. E de onde vem a magia? De todas as pessoas que acreditam, de toda a esperança condensada. Mas o que acontece quando não há esperança? Bem...o Pai Natal fica impedido de distribuir as prendas. Portanto, é preciso devolver a esperança à primeira menina que acreditou que o futuro podia ser risonho e que um dia talvez alguém conseguisse dar um miminho a todas as crianças do mundo, mesmo sendo algo que nunca tinha acontecido até aí!
Gostei muito mais deste segundo volume! Se no primeiro temos algumas semelhanças com as histórias de Roald Dahl, este volume lembra Charles Dickens, o que é curioso, já que Matt Haig faz dele uma personagem do livro ;)
Estou muito curiosa com o terceiro livro sobre o Natal, mas esse ficará para 2021!
Sim, porque o Pai Natal já existia, já havia elfos e brinquedos, mas para que as renas e o trenó possam voar, ou para que o tempo pare de forma a conseguir distribuir todas as prendas numa só noite, é preciso haver magia. E de onde vem a magia? De todas as pessoas que acreditam, de toda a esperança condensada. Mas o que acontece quando não há esperança? Bem...o Pai Natal fica impedido de distribuir as prendas. Portanto, é preciso devolver a esperança à primeira menina que acreditou que o futuro podia ser risonho e que um dia talvez alguém conseguisse dar um miminho a todas as crianças do mundo, mesmo sendo algo que nunca tinha acontecido até aí!
Gostei muito mais deste segundo volume! Se no primeiro temos algumas semelhanças com as histórias de Roald Dahl, este volume lembra Charles Dickens, o que é curioso, já que Matt Haig faz dele uma personagem do livro ;)
Estou muito curiosa com o terceiro livro sobre o Natal, mas esse ficará para 2021!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No