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Bespoke: a Tiny Christmas Tale by Amanda Dykes

heidirgorecki's review

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5.0

I love Amanda’s stories that weave together threads of regret and loss with hope and forgiveness, taking stories of brokenness to wholeness.

gretchenlouise's review

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4.0

A touching yet heartbreaking tale. A novelette in length, but there is much depth to this tale.

clonazine's review against another edition

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3.0

Friends to lovers, second chance, muy emotivo, historia de superación.

erinphillipsauthor's review

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4.0

A very sweet and heartwarming short story, perfect for summoning some holiday cheer and to kick off my cozy Christmas reading

book_reader_lover's review against another edition

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inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Little quick novella. Little romance, little mystery, little bit of Christian. What better to read at this time of year.

darylreads's review

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hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

heatherwoodauthor's review against another edition

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5.0

This was short, perfectly sweet, and spectacularly written. The perfect Christmas read, highly recommend.

dcgw's review against another edition

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4.0

like the theme of the book. the pathos, the loss, the love, the gifting, and the turn of phrase were all engaging.

bookishlynady's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review

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4.0

I think this counts as a Christian romance, but I'm not entirely sure as God and religion aren't really mentioned.

It's actually quite a sweet little story about facing up to the past, acknowledging what happened, and still living. The characters were good, the story made sense, and if the plot was a little predictable, there was a charm to it. I enjoyed the idea of instruments needing to be used/played, no matter the way.