Review: Enjoyed
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2013
posted on Romancing the Books blogreviewed by Crystalreveiw copy from the PublisherThe reason that I decided to read this book is because I heard so much about it. It was all over everyone's blogs and so I decided that I would give the book a go and read it. I was so glad that I did.This book is kinda sad, but it does have a great outcome. It deals with a lot of real life situations such as drug abuse, suicide, social workers and foster care. It is about overcoming bad situations in your life and making something of yourself.I loved Hannah and Jackson's story. Both had pretty bad childhoods and just really wanted to do something different. Hannah wanted to make a change and help children out that were in the system. She finds out that she has to go through a lot of red tape and there is only so much she can do. So when one of the women that she is assigned to dies and leaves her to find a family member for her daughter, she breaks the rules to do it.Jackson decided to change his name and forget the things that had happened in the past. He wants nothing to do with his family and doesn't like the system because they never helped him. He also doesn't want anything to do with Christmas.It had to be fate that these two are brought together. There is a lot of healing and trusting that has to go on and it really melted my heart. I enjoyed the story and it made me wish that things like that really happened and that there is always hope. Everyone makes their own destinies and it's up to them to decide to make something of themselves or to keep the cycle going.This book gave me that warm fuzzy feeling inside and made me believe in miracles. It was an added bonus that it happened at Christmas time. The author did an amazing job with her characters. She showed both strengths and weaknesses.I recommend this book to anyone who loves a great Christmas read and still believes in miracles.