Review: Loved It!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 15, 2013
It has been one year since Niki lost her fiancé Nate and her best friend, Iris in a car accident at Sapphire Ridge.  So, it is again Christmas Eve and Nikki has returned to say goodbye.  To try to understand what happened and finally put it behind her.  Little did she realize the impact this trip would truly have on her.  In the middle of the night a horrible avalanche hits the ski resort.  The building she is staying in is safe but so many others weren’t.  Many people have lost their lives and many more are missing.A stranger approaches Niki the following day claiming he needs her help.  That someone is buried alive and he needs her to help him save him.  During their long trek to the site where the victim is located, she learns the stranger’s name is Bryce.  And he tells her he knows her secret.  A secret of a gift she possesses and has spent her entire life keeping hidden.This is a short story that packs a pretty good punch.  In the short amount of pages, I felt like I really did get to know Niki and understand her.  The author did a great job of painting a vivid picture of the avalanche and of the tough journey Niki and Bryce had to take to get to the victim.  I could practically feel the icy air in my throat and the snow beneath my feet.  I think the story was not so much about Christmas but about overcoming grief and trusting in your own strength and gifts, no matter what they might be.  I actually wouldn’t mind reading more about Niki and Bryce if the author decides to write another book about them in the future.