Review: You had me at "tail"
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 12, 2013
Anyone who knows me, knows that I love animals more than people. LOL  Plus, as a fan of Ben Hopkin's work, I couldn't pass up a chance to read "A Christmas Tail".  This is a feel-good short story that let's the reader take a break from the cares of the world and get lost for a bit.  It is light hearted reading, and nothing mind blowing, but sometimes you just need to veg out with a book.Set back at the turn of the century, it follows an upper class family as they learn about love, family, and privilege. I found myself whisked away on the old streets of NYC rooting for a scruffy little Benji-like dog in his quest to bring the family together.  Ben has a way of creating such vivid imagery that you feel like you are right there with each member of the family..seeing what they see, smelling what they smell and feeling the pain, sadness, love and joy that that they do.If you're looking for a story you can share with your whole family on your Kindle, this is a perfect one.  I can't wait to read more of Ben's Christmas short stories and I highly recommend grabbing some of his other more "mature" reading if your a crime/murder mystery buff.***I received an advanced copy of this book, but it did not influence my review in any way***