The Gist:
When
Nicole and Sebastian fall in love and decide to get married, they realize that
they will have a few bumps along the way.
When Sebastian’s grown daughter, Kennedy, from his first marriage and
her family decide to come stay in Nantucket for the Christmas holiday, Nicole,
who has never had children, is thrilled at the idea of having a child to
celebrate with. Unfortunately
Kennedy has her mind set on hating Nicole, and finding a way to reunite her
parents.
A Nantucket
Christmas is a story of a boy in need of a dog, a dog in need of a boy, and a
blended family, coming together for the holidays.
What I thought:
First
of all, let me say I LOVE Christmas books (bet you couldn’t tell that by the
number of Christmas stories I’ve blogged about so far). I think that there is just something
about the holidays that makes people feel good, and most novels set at this
time of the year do the same. This
story is no exception. I loved
reading about Nicole decorating and going all out for Christmas to make it
special for Maddox (Kennedy’s son).
I loved reading about the traditions of Nantucket, and would not be
opposed to visiting! But mostly, I
loved how everything wrapped up, leaving me feeling at peace.
The problems that
I had with this story are very minimal, and wouldn’t stop me from revisiting
these characters, but I do need to mention them. The character of Kennedy was hard for me to stomach, as was
the intent. I just couldn’t wrap
my brain around how an adult could behave so horrendously and immaturely. Reading this novel, I was struck by the
thought that there might actually be people in the world like this, and that is
scary. The character of Maddox was
very likeable, and I did enjoy watching how Kennedy softened around her son,
but he did not talk like any three-year-old I have ever met (and I work with a
class of toddlers twice a week).
My last gripe is just a personal preference; I don’t care for writing
from an animal’s point of view in a novel. There was not a lot of it, but when I would get to a chapter
written from the dog’s perspective I was not thrilled.
Lately I have
found myself judging books on my eagerness to find chances to sneak in another
chapter. I really enjoyed this
book, and flew through the chapters, was it a favorite, no, but it was still
pretty good. I would recommend it
to anyone looking for a quick Christmas read.
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