Christine's Reviews > The Christmas Hope

4.5 rounded to 4 stars

The Christmas Hope is book 3 of a wonderful 10-book Christmas series by Donna VanLiere. I have really enjoyed all 4 books I have read so far. These novels are all about people facing huge challenges in their lives and how they evolve in inspiring and heartwarming ways to be able to move on with their lives. This book is no exception. Not surprisingly, 3 of the first four books have been made into popular Hallmark movies.

There are several things I love about “The Christmas” series. Each story starts out with a prologue set one year after the main story begins. Every chapter is opened by a lovely inspiring quote from another author or well-known person. There is almost always an epilogue—I love epilogues. Epilogues take the sting out of saying goodbye to characters I love as does the author’s custom of having major cast members popping up in more minor roles in subsequent novels.

The Christmas Hope focuses on social worker Patricia whose life is slowly crumbling and the fate of two sweet little girls in need of families to care for them. Can Patricia find a way to get each of these little ones a loving family? Can she then somehow shed her own albatrosses and save herself? The journey to find out the answers to these questions kept me glued to the book.

I am pleased to have discovered this author and plan to eventually complete the entire Christmas series. For those of you who love warm, heartfelt stories over the holiday season, this series is definitely for you! Highly recommended.