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jbarrett5 book reviews, etc
jbarrett5 book reviews, etc rated it 7 years ago
The Christmas promise by Donna VanLiereLove how each chapter starts out with words of wisdom from other famous people-touching!Starts out with the past when she lost her son and husband within a few short weeks of one another.Grace will prevail. Story then goes back a year and we find Gloria and she...
jbarrett5 book reviews, etc
jbarrett5 book reviews, etc rated it 7 years ago
The Christmas town by Donna VanLiereThis holiday read is about Lauren, she's lived a hard life with her mother in jail and then later in foster homes.Now she's in her 20's and lives with another girl.Story also follows Ben who's mentally challenged and he puts notes in grocery bags at the store. Ver...
Just Olga and her books
Just Olga and her books rated it 8 years ago
My review is based on a free advance copy from St Martin’s Press via NetGalley. This does not affect my opinion or the review content. OK, I’m not a big fan of Christmas. There, I’ve said it. The fuss, the mad rush to buy presents, the obligation to be happy… But there are certain things about Chris...
The Magical Land of Books
The Magical Land of Books rated it 8 years ago
"My life is the same." Always the same...Synthesizing this one is the existential condition in which the main protagonist of the latest Christmas novel by Donna VanLiere is living in.The Christmas Town will be released published by St.Martin's Press on Oct 18th.Lauren Gabriel, the protagonist (who k...
debjonesdiem
debjonesdiem rated it 9 years ago
The Christmas Note by Donna VanLiere is an emotional holiday read. Ms VanLiere has gifted us with a well written book that will make you sad but at the same time hopeful. Two women, one raised in a loving family, the other by a single unfit mother, discover friendship neither was looking for. Whe...
Momster Bookworm
Momster Bookworm rated it 9 years ago
A promise is very much like a beacon of light left on: for direction, for accountability, and for hope. In lieu of something more tangible, sometimes, a promise is all that we have to hang our hat on. Nonetheless, its strength can be likened to that of a spider's web -- fine and delicate, seemingly ...
Momster Bookworm
Momster Bookworm rated it 9 years ago
This wraps up the trilogy which began with 'The Christmas Shoes' and followed by 'The Christmas Blessing'.
Momster Bookworm
Momster Bookworm rated it 9 years ago
A continuation of 'The Christmas Shoes'.
Adriana Reads
Adriana Reads rated it 9 years ago
A thoroughly satisfying feel-good book, which the author somehow managed to deliver despite the chilling presence of some of the worst child abuse imaginable.
YA Fanatic
YA Fanatic rated it 10 years ago
What a misleading title. I expected to find a book focused on Christmas and the holiday spirit. Or at least a sappy romance taking place during the time period. Don't let the cover mislead you like it did myself. Christy is a single mother of two children trying to make a living while working extr...
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