My Rating for The Christmas Room: 4.5 Stars
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For widow Maddie McLendon, life in Rustlers’ Gulch,
Montana is so very different than California, but she can’t help but fall in
love with the majestic scenery every time she opens her door. But when
construction delays force her, her son and grandchild to find an alternative
living arrangement, well things go bad to worse. For their new neighbor, Sam
Conacher doesn’t like his new neighbors, thinks they are white trash is
determined to run them out of town. Unfortunately for Sam, his daughter and
Maddie’s Son are falling for one another and it will take a tragedy to get
these two hard headed people to see eye to eye. As the holidays approach,
Maddie and Sam will have to figure out how to navigate their new normal even as
the biggest gift they can give to one another is an open heart.
THE
CHRISTMAS ROOM is a sweet and my god, entertaining story
about new adventures, romance and more all within the majestic land of Montana.
Ms. Anderson delivers a story that had me at times giggling like mad, sighing
as people fall in love and then flipping the pages to see what Sam and Maddie
would do next in their war of words. I really enjoyed the new book from one of
my favorite authors and you can see how much the author loves Montana in her
sweeping and lush scenery. Ms. Anderson is a talented storyteller and one that
you can’t help but fall in love with her characters even if you wanted to smack
them silly in the beginning. The story flows swiftly and I found the setting to
be equally important in this book as is the characters. The author does an
amazing job in capturing the vastness that is Montana and how scenic it is. The
characters fit within Rustlers’ Gulch and I loved meeting all of them. There is
potential for spin-off books set in this sleepy town and I am really hoping the
author delivers more stories set here.
It’s the characters that take center stage along side
Montana in THE CHRISTMAS ROOM. They
are diverse, strong yet vulnerable, intriguing and down right entertaining. I
loved how the author keeps her readers entertained with the diverse cast of
characters. You got cranky Sam and feisty Maddie butting heads at times for
most of the book. Add in Sam’s daughter Kirstin and Maddie’s son, Cam and
grandchild, Caleb, well let’s just say the fun goes up a notch and I couldn’t
put the book down. I loved the family dynamics and the interactions between Sam
and Maddie had me giggling even as I rooted for Maddie to give this crusty
rancher a piece of her mind. Those scenes plus the ones where Cam and Kirstin
were falling in love were the best parts of the book even though I have a soft
spot for Caleb as he navigates living in a small town and feeling like a fish
out of water. What I really enjoyed was the older people finding love even as
they deal with issues with aging among others. I really loved how the author
incorporated it within the story and made it a sub-story and tied it together
with Cam and Kirstin’s romance. I really enjoyed meeting the residents of the
small town and enjoyed finding out about them within the course of the book.
THE
CHRISTMAS ROOM doesn’t have to be read around the holidays.
Its perfect anytime to read-at the beach, rainy afternoon, etc. I love Ms.
Anderson’s storytelling and look forward for more from her in the future. But
really, can we get more books set in Rustlers’ Gulch in future books please?
This is an objective review and not an endorsement
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