Okay so this book is about a family that takes a lil family trip up into the mountains where they have no choice but to interact with each other and spend good ole quality time together. No cell reception, no tv, no internet, etc. Sounds like torture to me, but whatever floats your boat! See they are growing distant (at least Beth and Adam are) and this time spent in nature might just do them good? Their daughters Abby and Chloe also need a healthy dose of sisterly bonding too. They have a lovely cabin with plenty of rustic amenities, a barn full of cutesy animals that they have to attend to while they are there (I'd love that!) and plenty of nature to frolic in. Oh yeah, and it's December so Christmas is just around the corner. Maybe this will help the family get closer than ever? I know one thing that will do the trick! How about a crazy person leaving fun lil secret santa type of "gifts' in a mystery stocking hung up on the barn door that appears every morning? Oh? Sounds creepy you say? Well it just might be...
Okay so the nitty gritty of this review is that I liked it. It's not without its flaws and not without it's eye roll moments but it's at least a fun read. It's quick, it's a simple concept and done relatively well. I had a good time with it.
You are also supposed to read it like an advent calendar, you know 1 chapter per day until Christmas, but I am too impatient for that so I just plowed through it. Now for the negatives:
It wasn't creepy (at least to me). It was described as a story that would chill you to the bone and it just wasn't. Also, I didn't really get the Christmas-y vibes from it. I know it's not exactly a Christmas book, but I mean..look at the cover! Characters were under developed in my opinion. I didn't really feel like I knew the characters well enough to always care what was going on, I think this would have been remedied by a few more pages.
So have you read the book? What did you think of it?
I give it a solid 3.5 out of 5 starts.
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