Review: Christmas, with a dash of paranormal!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 29, 2012
This is an entertaining story with likeable characters. Considering the short length (6 chapters), I was actually able to connect with the characters quite well. The paranormal elements are kept pretty light, it doesn't delve much into facts and mythology, so there is a charming air of mystery regarding the origins and capabilities of the "wizards".It's not your typical "warm and fuzzy" Christmas story; there's a few murder crime scenes shown (not gruesome, though), and a strange other-worldly monster is hunting the main characters. However, there are some lighter times, and the ending is nice, leaving you with a hopeful feeling for the characters. Overall, I liked the story well enough that I wish it had been a full length novel.From what I understand, "A Wizard for Christmas" is part of the "Protectors" series, however it worked fine as a stand-alone story for me. I won't be reading the rest of the series as I can tell from the reviews the other books get steamier than I prefer.... however "A Wizard for Christmas" was thankfully quite clean. The language was kept fairly mild (h*ll, d*mn, b*tch, etc, and 3 uses of s***), and there were no bedroom scenes.