Review: DOOM, GLOOM AND DEPRESSING but read till the end
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 23, 2013
I guess I will be the Grinch on this one.  I thought a cute Santa story would be fun and uplifting.  Story starts off with the heroine saying she killed her mother.  Well, that sounds bad.  It was and it just gets worse.First, the mother was dying of cancer and she wanted to die in her own home.  She did.  The daughter is now blaming herself for not forcing her mother through all the treatments out there to try and keep her around for a little longer.  I'm sure everyone has an opinion on this one but mine is that what a sel/fish act.  They are in pain and suffering, no quality of life and you want to keep them here longer like that??  NO.  Ok, so the story moves on.She is going to try to sell the house and move back to New York to her life there.  OH, forgot to tell you she is in Christmasville, everything has a Christmas theme, the dog she finds is wearing tags with the name "Klaus" on it, I LOVE Christmas and this was getting to be too much even for me.But it gets better, she is locked out of her house and has to call a locksmith, %50 down the tube for that. The dog she finds moves in and he seems to be the only positive thing in the story.  The realtor is going to be the hero here but it is hard to tell if he is "real" or not. On one hand he seems real and on the other he seems like a magical creature that has dropped down from somewhere to bring joy and help her find the meaning of life.The first people that look at the house talk about all they want to do to destroy the insides of the house, oh the dad's name is Moon.  I think it was the dad.  Hard to tell if Moon is a male or female.  The mother was just as weird and the kids were totally off the chart.  They damage an angel that belong to the owner, who does that?  So, the buyers from hell.  And in Christmasville.  Really?Then the sewer line breaks in her yard on the way to the street.  Just one thing right after another.  Now, I am on Chapter 10 and it just seems to be going downhill fast.  Just one depressing thing after another.  I am giving up.  Lord, who needs those feelings.  I like to feel good when I read a story.  They can have problems and work through them but one bad thing after another where the heroine can't seem to catch a break?  Who needs it.  Read this one for yourself.  Maybe you will be like the other reviews and love it.  Just wasn't for me.later.....well, for some reason I continued to read.  The book took a complete turn.  The chemistry between the H&h; was strongly felt.  You really like this guy.  The heroine is still a little confused but her spirit is lightening up.  From there it really gets interesting and what a concept of Christmas this author came up with.  It really became very interesting. I did finally really enjoy it after I finally got past all the "bad luck" she seemed to be having.  I would recommend the book but keep in mind you really need to get past Chapter 10 before you make any decisions about it.even later.............WOW! Loved it.