Ugh... This was such a heavy-handed and self-righteous Christian propaganda book. I should have stopped when I realized what it was, but I kept hoping there would be something redeemable.

And you know, if the message was just "be a good person and help others less fortunate year round, not just at Christmas", then I could have gotten behind that. But that's not what the message was.

I even liked the characters, for the most part, but I can get past the heavy-handedness of the religious aspects.

This book tanked my holiday mood. Which sucks because it was the last holiday book on my list. Currently looking for another one. A better one.