I am thrilled Christy-award winning author Roseanna M. White (Roseanna can write any genre. Historical, contemporary, fantasy she does it all.) is delving a little more into the WWII era. Just in time for Christmas she's given us The Christmas Book Flood novella. Don't you just want to dive into this gorgeous cover?
Tatiana Eliasdottir works at a publishing house. Her first seasonal book catalog she put together for the company is a massive success and floods the publisher with book orders.
Anders Johannasson is an editor and illustrator at the same publishing house and has garnered a reputation for being one of the best in the industry. He shares Tatiana's love of story.
Anders and Tatiana's friends-to-more romance was heart-melting. I love how the author had both Ander's family and Tatiana's niece playing matchmaker between the two. It added an extra dose of humor and fun.
As much as I enjoyed the sweet romance between them, I think I liked Ander's storyline the best. For years he felt misunderstood and unseen by his family for his love of writing and drawing. He discovers how proud his family is of him. This brought tears to my eyes. Everyone wants to know they are loved. I also liked the way Roseanna wrote Tatiana's sweet relationship with her niece. It was adorable. Being an auntie eight times over it reminded me of my own precious nieces and nephews.
Unfortunately, for all you die-hard bookworms who love paperback (It's me, I'm the one who loves paperback) The Christmas Book Flood is only available in e-book and audiobook. If you love audiobooks, I highly recommend this one. The narrator did a marvelous job.
I'd rate The Christmas Book Flood a solid 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. My reason being I feel like the author perhaps stated Ander's sense of not feeling like his family understood him a few too many times. I'm not trying to be nit-picky; it's just something I noticed.
The Christmas Book Flood is the perfect read to get you excited about the delights and traditions of Christmas.
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