When
Christmas Comes by
Debbie Macomber (retitled Trading Christmas) is an adult holiday contemporary.
Emily from Leavenworth, Washington switches houses with Charles from Boston for
the holidays. She goes to be with her daughter for Christmas and he goes to
escape Christmas altogether. When Charles’s brother shows up at his house and
Emily’s friend Faith shows up at her house the fun (and romance?) ensues.
I gave this
book 4 out of 5 stars. It was a cute, funny, heartwarming story and I really
enjoyed it. This book has everything you want from a lighthearted and sweet
Christmas read, no surprise that it was made into a hallmark movie. The plot was
predictable, but loveable too.
The
characters were funny, cute and interesting. They had hinted depth, but that
was sort of glossed over to rush the romances and the expected changes. I would
have preferred it be a bit slower and take the time for them to realistically
work through their issues and be drawn together. Otherwise, they were pretty
well done and I did enjoy seeing what they went through and the changes that
did take place (the lessons learned and growth made).
The sexual
content is okay for the majority of the book (sticking to kissing, holding
hands, etc.). There was only one scene when things got a little steamier than I
am really comfortable with, but thankfully it was interrupted.
For some
reason I thought this was a Christian fiction going into the book and was kind
of disappointed to discover that it isn’t. I know that the let down took away
from my enjoyment of the book and I probably would have thought a bit more of
it had I known going in that it wasn’t Christian fiction.
Overall,
this was a very satisfying Christmas read and I look forward to trying out some
other books by her.
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