Title: The Wish Book Christmas (If I Were You #2)
Author: Lynn Austin
Pages: 304
Release Date: September 7, 2021
Genre: Christmas Story
Publisher: Tyndale House
Format: Hardcover (also available in eBook)
About the book:
A holiday story that reminds us that sometimes the most meaningful gifts are the ones we least expect and don’t deserve.
Best friends Audrey Barrett and Eve Dawson are looking forward to celebrating Christmas in postwar America, thrilled at the prospect of starting new traditions with their five-year-old sons. But when the 1951 Sears Christmas Wish Book arrives and the boys start obsessing over every toy in it, Audrey and Eve realize they must first teach them the true significance of the holiday. They begin by helping Bobby and Harry plan gifts of encouragement and service for those in their community, starting by walking an elderly neighbor’s yellow Lab-since a dog topped the boys’ wish list for Santa. In the charming tale that follows, Audrey and Eve are surprised to find their own hearts healing from the tragedies of war and opening to the possibility of forgiveness and new love.
My review:
This is an absolutely delightful Christmas story!
I love the entire cast of characters. I really felt a connection with Eve and Audrey and their desire to teach their sons that Christmas isn’t all about getting the gifts you want. It is a hard lesson to learn but a very important one for everyone to remember.
The story was very sweet and heartwarming. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how not only the two boys developed but also how their mothers learned their own lessons that helped them to mature.
I didn’t realize that this was the second book in a series. I enjoyed it so much that I will be buying the first one and reading it as soon as I can. I’m giving this wonderful story a rating of 5 stars. I highly recommend it.
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