ravensandlace 's review for:

The Red Button by Keith Eldred

4.0

emotional lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Title: The Red Button

Author: Keith Eldred

Genre: Historical Holiday

Format: ebook from the author

Star Rating: 4 stars

tw: parental death, prolonged illness, unsafe working conditions

I’m going to be completely honest. I have never read A Christmas Carol. I may have watched the movie, perhaps the Disney one, but it’s been years. I know the premise of the story, kind of. Luckily, with this book, you don’t have to necessarily know about A Christmas Carol. But it definitely helps.

This book was so adorable and whimsical. Even though it did deal with some heavy topics like parental death and dementia, it still managed to stay light and whimsical. It helped that the book was written in the way it used to be a long time ago. But it was also written in a way that was still understood. I didn’t struggle as I did with Pride and Prejudice. 

As for the characters, I preferred Scrooge over Belle. Scrooge seemed more fleshed out to me. He certainly had a ton of flaws but I liked him. I truly think he meant well; he just had a funny way of going about it. Deep down, he was just trying to do his best. Belle just seemed to be flat, even when there were whole chapters dedicated to her. I know the story wasn’t fully about her, but I felt her character could have been a little more developed. 

Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot. It distracted me from the uncomfortableness of being pregnant, as I was pregnant while I read this book. It was a fun whimsical book and I hope to see more from this author.