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A review by alextweetsbooks
Christmas Homecoming by L.A. Witt
5.0
Another historical book in the Christmas Angel series, and the second one I have read, after Eli Easton’s Christmas Angel. First, I must say I actually really love the premise with the angel figurine. It was made in the first book, but it took until this book for me, to see the angel ‘in action’. I loved how it appeared to Roger, and helped him through the war and then to reconnect with Jack.
War stories always fill me with the deep sadness, but it is even worse when it comes to the fact that people have to hide their sexuality, their love, just because it was deemed wrong by some assholes in power who then managed to convince other people to think the same.
Another thing that threatened to break me, right from the beginning, was the talk of ‘being home for Christmas’. I know in this sense it was more about Jack coming home from college, but I kept remembering how the soldiers from the First World War were convinced that they will be home by Christmas.
The fact that Roger and Jack’s ways parted even before the war, and especially when the war started, was well done. It isn’t easy to keep contact with someone now when they move abroad, and with letters it must have been even harder. And war of course, breaks all plans. But I loved how they managed to bridge that gap later.
The epilogue itself also gave me warm fuzzies when they decided they will be bachelors living in the same place, and compared themselves to the couple of bachelors they knew. I found it interesting though, that that worked, considering how intent people were about sexuality and marriage.
I liked the book a lot, it tried to break my heart, but it also had happiness at the end, of course.
And the Angel went missing, obviously. I wonder who she’ll help next 🙂
War stories always fill me with the deep sadness, but it is even worse when it comes to the fact that people have to hide their sexuality, their love, just because it was deemed wrong by some assholes in power who then managed to convince other people to think the same.
Another thing that threatened to break me, right from the beginning, was the talk of ‘being home for Christmas’. I know in this sense it was more about Jack coming home from college, but I kept remembering how the soldiers from the First World War were convinced that they will be home by Christmas.
The fact that Roger and Jack’s ways parted even before the war, and especially when the war started, was well done. It isn’t easy to keep contact with someone now when they move abroad, and with letters it must have been even harder. And war of course, breaks all plans. But I loved how they managed to bridge that gap later.
The epilogue itself also gave me warm fuzzies when they decided they will be bachelors living in the same place, and compared themselves to the couple of bachelors they knew. I found it interesting though, that that worked, considering how intent people were about sexuality and marriage.
I liked the book a lot, it tried to break my heart, but it also had happiness at the end, of course.
And the Angel went missing, obviously. I wonder who she’ll help next 🙂