A review by erbs703
Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah

3.0

Kristin Hannah’s more recent books are known for long, well developed and researched stories about strong women facing challenges, set in a historical fiction backdrop. This book is not that. As this book is so different from her popular works, I figured this was one of her first books written, but it’s actually her 14th book, published in 2005. It’s a short magical realism book about a women who learns her husband has an affair with her sister, and last minute boards a plane to a small town called Hope in the Pacific Northwest over the Christmas holidays to help find herself. While here, she meets Bobby, a boy grieving the loss of his mother, and his father Daniel who is trying to help his son cope. They form and unexpected but deep bond.

It’s not a romance though, and the vibes are honestly a bit depressing. I read it for book club as our Christmas book and it’s NOT a cozy cute Christmas read

If you rate it for the story itself, and not what you’re expecting from a Kristin Hannah book, it was overall enjoyable and a very quick read for an evening. 2.5-3 out of 5