Book Review of
Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy is the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah’s holiday book. It is a modern fairy tale of a woman who gets a miraculous chance at happiness.
Joy Candellaro once loved Christmas, but now, as the holiday approaches, she is recently divorced and alone. She just can’t be enthusiastic for celebrating Christmas.
Without telling anyone, she buys a ticket and boards a plane bound for the beautiful Pacific Northwest. An unexpected detour takes her deep into the woods, and Joy makes a bold decision to just walk away and leave her life behind.
In the small town of Rain Valley, Bobby O’Shea, a six-year-old, is facing his first Christmas without a mother. Bobby has closed himself off from the world and only talks to his invisible friend. His father, Daniel, doesn’t know what to do. But when the little boy meets Joy, they form a deep and powerful bond. In helping Bobby and his dad, Joy finds herself again.
Lynn's Review
A lot of people love Kristen Hannah’s books, so I picked up the ebook, Comfort and Joy, when it was on sale for the holidays. I think it was the first Kristin Hannah book that I read.
I can see why people enjoy this book, but this book was a little too unrealistic for me. In fact, it is my least favorite Kristin Hannah book.
Kristin Hannah’s newer historical fiction books read like real life, and I like my fiction to feel real. However, Comfort and Joy didn’t read like real life.
The writing and attention to detail, especially about the Pacific Northwest, were great, but the story was not for me. If you like Kristen Hanna, you will probably enjoy this one.
If you like Kristin Hannah, be sure to check out my list of books by Kristin Hannah.
About Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah is the internationally best-selling author of over twenty books. She is a former lawyer who lives in the Pacific Northwest.