almostpaigeturner 's review for:

Comfort & Joy by Kristin Hannah
3.0

2.5 stars rounded up for the halo effect of Kristin Hannah. Completely implausible at its start and finish. I sought to avoid an overly maudlin Christmas novel so I went with this choice by KH. Alas, this may have more trauma than a Hallmark narrative, but the plot and the characters’ decisions require too much suspension of disbelief that holiday “magic” cannot overcome.