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Comfort & Joy
by Kristin Hannah
This is not Kristen Hannah's best work. I picked this up from a Friends of the Library sale because it's by Kristen Hannah and I've liked other things she's written, and it's the season for comfortable Christmas reads. Thankfully it was only $1, because I would have been pretty upset if I had paid more than that.
Hallmark Christmas-type books have their place (just like movies do); they're comfortable, consistent, and you're guaranteed a HEA. This is kind of like one of those. However, I think this goes well beyond believable. I should probably note that some of the suspension of disbelief you'll need to lend to the book in the first half is a lot, but in the end (slight spoiler), you find out it's not entirely what it seemed... but it's still much too much for me (both in the first and the second halves).
Comfort & Joy touches on all the themes you'd expect from a Hallmark Christmas: insta-love in a small town with a recent single dad and a child reeling over the unexpected loss of his mother; family conflict that comes to a nice, neat resolution at the end (which turned me off honestly, because how can a sister sleeping with your husband and then inviting you to their wedding while she's pregnant be forgiven just because you miss her?); and a run-down bed and breakfast that needs to be saved.
If you're looking for an evening holiday read (seriously, I read it in a sitting) that is cute, beyond belief, full of clichés, and doesn't have much substance, this is your book.
Hallmark Christmas-type books have their place (just like movies do); they're comfortable, consistent, and you're guaranteed a HEA. This is kind of like one of those. However, I think this goes well beyond believable. I should probably note that some of the suspension of disbelief you'll need to lend to the book in the first half is a lot, but in the end (slight spoiler), you find out it's not entirely what it seemed... but it's still much too much for me (both in the first and the second halves).
Comfort & Joy touches on all the themes you'd expect from a Hallmark Christmas: insta-love in a small town with a recent single dad and a child reeling over the unexpected loss of his mother; family conflict that comes to a nice, neat resolution at the end (which turned me off honestly, because how can a sister sleeping with your husband and then inviting you to their wedding while she's pregnant be forgiven just because you miss her?); and a run-down bed and breakfast that needs to be saved.
If you're looking for an evening holiday read (seriously, I read it in a sitting) that is cute, beyond belief, full of clichés, and doesn't have much substance, this is your book.