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shewasmadeofdreams's review
4.0
“It’s the crumpled-up letter to Santa stuffed into the bin and splattered in bloody cherry juice that changes Moxie’s mind.”
kaloma's review
2.0
Glad I read The Boy Who Steals Houses first. I did not care for this one at all unfortunately.
rubyraereads's review
5.0
Wow I thought that I went through enough with The Boy Who Steals Houses. Guess I was wrong...
CAIT WHY?!!!
SO GOOD. I just adore the characters and the writing and the world. The DeLainey family is so beautiful. JUST EVERYTHING!!
I’ll go cry now bye
CAIT WHY?!!!
SO GOOD. I just adore the characters and the writing and the world. The DeLainey family is so beautiful. JUST EVERYTHING!!
I’ll go cry now bye
dharshanirymond's review
5.0
This is a Christmas story, that happens before Sam. Moxie tries to pull back her family after their mother's demise by pushing everybody to celebrate Christmas. And finally, finally she makes her wish (which is the best part, making this prequel worth so much more)
This is just a novella and is available for free at https://paperfury.com/the-boy-who-steals-houses-short-story/
This is just a novella and is available for free at https://paperfury.com/the-boy-who-steals-houses-short-story/
amiray's review
5.0
This was such a precious prequel that I completely related to! The De Lainey’s are grieving the loss of their mother at Christmas time and really don’t want to “do” Christmas. This is something so real to me. Every Christmas without my father (no matter how many years has passed) is very difficult. I’m so happy the De Lainey’s were able to find some Christmas Spirit during the hard season. ❤️
caszriel's review
4.0
Just the right mix of happy and sad, this is making me want to reread The Boy Who Steals Houses again ahh. I love the De Laineys.
tandewrites's review
4.0
When Moxie finds her little sisters screwed up letter to Santa in the bin, she decides to bully Christmas to life. I was not surprised by the beautiful chaos in this short story – it’s something that Drews seems to specialise in. She is a master of blending the dramatic, the humorous and the heart-warming.
The one issue I had with ‘The Boy Who Steals Houses’ was that Sam and Moxie’s relationship felt like a replica of Beck and August from Drews’ first book, and therefore Moxie felt like a copy of August, so I was interested to read this short story and understand Moxie’s character before she met Sam. The additional content and context that this story provided made her character so much more relatable, and I found myself falling in love with her personality and her determination.
The one issue I had with ‘The Boy Who Steals Houses’ was that Sam and Moxie’s relationship felt like a replica of Beck and August from Drews’ first book, and therefore Moxie felt like a copy of August, so I was interested to read this short story and understand Moxie’s character before she met Sam. The additional content and context that this story provided made her character so much more relatable, and I found myself falling in love with her personality and her determination.