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dedraps's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
andimontgomery's review against another edition
2.0
I didn’t love this one. The characterizations were sometimes over the top, and many of the situations were overly contrived.
kristy1992's review against another edition
4.0
A Lowcountry Christmas is the ideal holiday read. It's a sweet story about family, sacrifice, and healing. This book will warm your heart and entertain you. Highly recommended! Note: I read this book without reading any of the prior Lowcountry Summer books.
colleenlovestoread's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rebar351's review against another edition
5.0
I love this series so much!! I really liked getting to see the beginning of Taylor and Thor! Highly recommend this series!!
modknight's review against another edition
5.0
Very moving story about a Marine veteran with PTSD. As a fan of this series it was nice to learn more about Taylor's backstory and how he received his service dog, Thor.
mishale1's review against another edition
3.0
This is the fifth in a series, of all the books it is the most likely to work as a stand alone. That being said, the other books are great too so I'd recommend them all.
In the Lowcountry series, Taylor is the love interest for one of the Muir sisters. He was a great character who we didn't know that well. We did know he has PTSD and a service dog named Thor. This story finds Taylor reminiscing about a very important Christmas 5 years earlier.
In the flashback, Taylor is freshly home with an honorable discharge from service. He has PTSD and is trying to learn to adjust to regular life again.
This story alternates chapters between Taylor, his brother Miller, and their mom Jenny. Jenny just wants everything to be ok for her boys. But she can't make Taylor's sadness and nightmares go away and she can't give Miller the puppy he wants.
Taylor gets his service dog Thor and the family starts to heal.
Ofcourse everything takes place at Christmastime and this adds a bit of magic.
In the Lowcountry series, Taylor is the love interest for one of the Muir sisters. He was a great character who we didn't know that well. We did know he has PTSD and a service dog named Thor. This story finds Taylor reminiscing about a very important Christmas 5 years earlier.
In the flashback, Taylor is freshly home with an honorable discharge from service. He has PTSD and is trying to learn to adjust to regular life again.
This story alternates chapters between Taylor, his brother Miller, and their mom Jenny. Jenny just wants everything to be ok for her boys. But she can't make Taylor's sadness and nightmares go away and she can't give Miller the puppy he wants.
Taylor gets his service dog Thor and the family starts to heal.
Ofcourse everything takes place at Christmastime and this adds a bit of magic.
bookishmama13's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it! I didn't realize until halfway through that it was #5 in a series (not that it affects the story, AT ALL!) I'm just glad to know I can visit Mary Alice Monroe's Lowcountry again and again.