Reviewed by --
Jacqueline Driggers
Book Review of --
An Outback Christmas
by Louise Reynolds
Overall star rating
--- 3
About the book:
It's just a few days
before Christmas but you wouldn't know it at Carrie Holt's remote outback home.
Not only has Carrie turned down all invitations to spend the festive season
with friends, she's cancelled Christmas entirely. For Carrie, Christmas holds
nothing but sad memories.
Meanwhile, handsome
architect Adam Davidson has planned a special Christmas camping trip with his
son, Tyler. But a huge storm sends Adam and Tyler straight to Carrie's door,
desperate for help.
With the property cut
off from the only road out, Carrie is forced to play host to these strangers –
the last thing she wants at this time of year. As Christmas draws near, Adam
and Carrie grow closer. But with so much tragedy in her past, will Carrie be
able open her heart again and rediscover the magic of Christmas?
Book creation ratings:
* Max. total of 30
possible *
Overall total, out of
30 -- 19
-- Story &
characters -- 4
-- Cover & title
-- 7
-- Editing &
formatting -- 8
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
The book never really
does come together. At first, he's a neglectful dad, then mom is the one who is
neglectful and he's all the kid has. The characters aren't very well defined,
and the book isn't Christmassy at all. Plus, there is a sad note throughout the
book. The ending of the book leaves tons to be desired. It is a very short
book, and would have been better if the author had made it longer and told the
whole story.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- contemporary
romance
Age recommendations --
18 plus
Sex content rating --
mild
Violence rating --
none
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