Review: Not your usual Christmas fare - maybe better!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2012
This is a relatively short tale of a family traveling in a blizzard and getting into trouble. Or did they? Mixing paranormal, spiritual, seasonal and just plain heartwarming, The Christmas Visitors is, to me, a unique story well told. My main criteria for rating what I read is first, do I remember the story the next day or the next week? If I can't recall the plot 24 hours after I read it, then it isn't worth 5 stars. I read this one several days ago and am still thinking about it. Second, I look at the writing itself. The author makes shifts that at once startle me and make me smile, because they verify what I vaguely suspected was happening as I was reading. Sudden shifts in viewpoint, scene or character can kill a story if mishandled. In my opinion, this was definitely not the case with The Christmas Visitors. Give it a read. You may find it as memorable as I do.