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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
This. This is a Christmas story. Not just in subject – a Christmas pageant and all its surrounds – but in the honest warmth and the quiet hum of those emotions that ought to be associated with Christmas: hope and joy. Sweet, funny, scary, droll, tense, witty, heartbreaking, hilarious – all the adjectives I have come to associate with Jodi Taylor, and another gorgeous narrator to add to my wishlist in Lucy Price-Lewis. No one can best Zara Ramm in narrating Ms. Taylor's work – but Ms. Price-Lewis matched her.
Dammit, Jodi Taylor, you made me cry at work. Again. You too, Lucy Price-Lewis. Oh, don't give me that "it's your own fault for listening at work" look – I listen to lots of things at work and very few make me cry. It's all on you two. Don't think I'll forget about this.
Quote that made me laugh and cry simultaneously: "I named her after you."
I can't wait till payday, when I can get my hands on Nothing Girl. I should have listened to that first – this was pure spoiler for that – but I'm fine with it.
Dammit, Jodi Taylor, you made me cry at work. Again. You too, Lucy Price-Lewis. Oh, don't give me that "it's your own fault for listening at work" look – I listen to lots of things at work and very few make me cry. It's all on you two. Don't think I'll forget about this.
Quote that made me laugh and cry simultaneously: "I named her after you."
I can't wait till payday, when I can get my hands on Nothing Girl. I should have listened to that first – this was pure spoiler for that – but I'm fine with it.
I didn't know this story was part of a series, it is apparently a spoiler if you wanted to read The Nothing Girl. It would probably be better to read that one first, but I think it was ok as a standalone.
Little donkey is a sweet Christmas story full of quirky characters.
Russell and Jenny own a little pet donkey, Marilyn, and the Vicar has just asked them to borrow her for the local nativity play.
The night turns out full of surprises: messy chases, unexpected births, friend reunions and even a blizzard.
I think it was both a funny and heart warming story, I think I would have enjoyed it much more during Christmas time, by the tree, with a cup of hot of chocolate. But it was ok, even in October.
Might revisit it later on.
Little donkey is a sweet Christmas story full of quirky characters.
Russell and Jenny own a little pet donkey, Marilyn, and the Vicar has just asked them to borrow her for the local nativity play.
The night turns out full of surprises: messy chases, unexpected births, friend reunions and even a blizzard.
I think it was both a funny and heart warming story, I think I would have enjoyed it much more during Christmas time, by the tree, with a cup of hot of chocolate. But it was ok, even in October.
Might revisit it later on.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A short free Christmas story from Jodi Taylor. You will need to have read the first book in the series to know the characters and animals, otherwise it could spoil the first book if you read that after this one.
As with all her short stories, this was funny, with some serious progress of the main characters.
As with all her short stories, this was funny, with some serious progress of the main characters.
lighthearted
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
slow-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:
Yes
Jodi Taylor has this unusual little series that takes advantage of her unique talents with plotting, characters and humor. This little Christmas short story has Jenny Checkland nearing her due date with her first child. She has a miniature donkey named Marilyn that the local vicar thinks is just the thing for his children’s Christmas pageant. Marilyn needs a bath and she has a thing about eating plastic so Jenny has fears for the survival of the Baby Jesus. The two pre-teen girls playing the Virgin Mary and the Angel Gabriel each want to play the other part and are near to splitting the cast. A very pregnant sheep is part of the manager scene. And Jenny’s husband Russell is lost on the more in a blizzard. I think this little story may make it to be part of my usual Christmas re-reads. The bath scene alone is worth the $0.99 cents on Kindle.
Another 34 page short story from Jodi Taylor.
Great fun but read The Nothing Girl first.
Great fun but read The Nothing Girl first.
So sweet and endearing. I knew the donkey would have an interesting and different dimension and it was adorable.