Miracle Creek Christmas by Krista Jensen, 368 pages. Shadow Mountain, 2020. $16.
Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
After being burned and going through rehab, Mark avoids going out and subjecting himself to the stares and comments that follow him. Riley moved to Miracle Creek to escape the nosey gossipers of Hollywood and live her life without others’ judgement. As they get to know each other, Mark and Riley can either choose to ignore the rumors around them or let small-town gossip tear them apart.
Mark and Riley both have scars from their past experiences, and they learn to heal together. I love the juxtaposition of seen and unseen hurts that we all have and need to learn how to move forward with, even when they are still painful. Jensen crafted a story that both made me understand the pain her characters were going through and had me laughing out loud, but I felt a disconnect in the end when it seemed like the characters I had gotten to know acted contrary to who they were. The mature content rating is for innuendo.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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