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Christmas Sisters

Christmas Sisters

byTess Thompson
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Karen
5.0 out of 5 starsThe best is yet to come for the Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountin Lodge! Loved it!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020
Christmas Sisters is a prequel to a new series, Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge. This novella is written by five different authors, each author focusing on a different main character, but all of the short stories blend seamlessly together. What a unique and wonderful way to introduce the reader to the new series written by Tammy L. Grace, Tess Thompson, Judith Keim, Ev Bishop and Violet Howe.

In this current season, as we all navigate the journey and trauma that has resulted from such a tumultuous time, the Christmas Sisters is a welcomed novella about the power and strength of love and compassion. The protagonist, Maddie, rather than allowing loss and despair consume her, chooses to transfer her love to four unsuspecting girls - all who have experienced their own sense of trauma throughout their lives - and allow it to transform their circumstances for the better. The use of multiple authors help create a uniqueness to each character that allows for the voices of each character to shine.

Normally I would write a much longer review, but in this instance, I feel that giving away too much will spoil the story. This is a story that will truly tug at your heartstrings, and you will want to see each character finally have the life they were previously denied. Christmas Sisters perfectly lays the groundwork for the remaining books in the series. I was completely hooked from the very first page until the very last...and I am patiently counting down until I can read the rest of the Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge series.

I would like to thank Judith Keim for allowing me the opportunity to read an review an ARC of Christmas Sisters. My views are my own, and are in no way influenced by anyone else.

Book 1 Christmas Sisters
Book 2 Christmas Kisses
Book 3 Christmas Wishes
Book 4 Christmas Hope
Book 5 Christmas Dreams
Book 6 Christmas Rings
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K. B.
3.0 out of 5 starsA good introduction to a series written in multiple sections
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2021
Christmas Sisters:
3 stars when read in its entirety.
It makes a fast paced Christmas read with its feel good plot and a good introduction to a series. I liked that it provided glimpses into each person's character and expressed some of their thoughts but overall it felt a little superficial in that large time frames where skipped over and each "scene" was brief.

I purchased a copy of the clean five part novel Christmas Sisters: Soul Sisters at Cedar Mountain Lodge: Book 1 which is set in Granite Ridge and written by authors Ev Bishop, Tess Thompson, Tammy Grace, Violet Howe and Judith Keim and this review was given freely.
Maddie Kirby by Violet Howe is the introduction to grieving thirty four year old middle school guidance counselors Madeline's Christmas journey to find a purpose to her life and an outlet for her desire to love and nurture that were lost with the sudden deaths of her husband and her daughter in a car accident and her father to a heart attack. This short work recreates the process of how Maddie will end up with four foster daughters for Christmas but, ends before the girls actually arrive.
Jo O’Malley by Tammy L. Grace covers the arrival of the four girls, fifteen year old Jo, thirteen year old Stevie, ten year old Alissa, and eight year old Hailey. You receive an insight to each girl’s character while they prepare for Christmas, open presents, prepare to meet Maddie's mother Claire, and dream of becoming a permanent family.
Stevie Fox by Ev Bishop also starts with Stevie's arrival at Maddie's home and provides a glimpse into Stevie's hope for permanence and stability but also her worries she is hurting her mother's feelings. Ends with a happy yet poignant scene between Stevie and Maddie.
Alissa Mann by Tess Thompson quickly covers the time frame from Alissa waking up as an orphan in the hospital, to her expression of grief over the loss of everything familiar before jumping to a touching scene with Maddie and quickly ending with a bedtime scene the night before Christmas.
Hailey Kirby by Judith Keim begins at the time of writing to Santa and ends with the gift opening Christmas morning.
The epilogue is really a cliffhanger. Fifteen years later, Maddie begins preparations for the girls to come home for Alissa's Christmas Eve wedding at nearby Cedar Mountain Lodge only to have an upset Alissa call.
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2.0 out of 5 stars No ending
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021
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I enjoyed the book from all the different points of view but it was more of a short story and left me wondering where the end was.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Confusing
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2020
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I love Christmas stories and was excited for this book but it left me confused . Maybe it’s the format . It’s 6 different chapters from 6 different books I think . The writing was good but I couldn’t keep all the different stories straight as there was only one chapter from several authors .
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not for me
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2020
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Not my sort of book. I think it needed an editor.
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