B Reviews / Book Reviewscats / children's fiction / childrens-books / holiday setting / Jewish-faith / Passover / picture booksComments Off on REVIEW: Welcoming Elijah by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal
Celebrated author Lesléa Newman unites a young boy and a stray kitten in a warm, lyrical story about Passover, family, and friendship. Inside, a boy and his family sit around the dinner table to embrace the many traditions of their Passover Seder around the dinner table. Outside, a cat wonders, ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscabin romance / forbidden-love / holiday setting / love story / m/m / virgin hero / World War II5 Comments
Dear Amy Lane: Readers have been expressing their dissatisfaction with the lack of depictions of religion or faith in romance, outside of inspirationals. The Bells of Time Square isn’t at all preachy, but religion is very much a part of the main character’s life. By strict definition, this is a ... more >
B ReviewsChristmas / holiday setting / short-story / St.-Martins-Press / Urban-Fantasy8 Comments
THE HOLIDAYS ARE HELL Churchwitch Chess Putnam has seen, and banished, her share of ghosts, but not of the Christmas Past variety–the holiday has been illegal since the Church of Real Truth defeated the undead and took control of the world in 1997. Yet when she and her boyfriend, Terrible, ... more >
A Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary romance / holiday setting / HQN / Series / Small Town Romance21 Comments
Dear Sarah Morgan: It’s no secret around here that I am a big fan of your work, and if there’s any complaint I’ve had with your categories it’s that sometimes they feel too short for the storylines you choose. So when I heard that you were writing a single-title, I ... more >
B Reviews / B- ReviewsChristmas Stories / class-difference / country house party / holiday setting / joint review / London / Regency England20 Comments
Janine: We’ve all read Christmas stories which feature cynics whose hardened hearts soften during the holiday season. From Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to the Grinch in Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, such figures are not uncommon in holiday stories in or out of the romance ... more >
Film Reviewsanimation / Christmas Stories / Friday Film Review / holiday setting4 Comments
Ziggy’s Gift (1982) Genre: Holiday Animation Grade: B “Love is the answer.” Ziggy’s Gift is a 1982 TV special about Tom Wilson’s cartoon character Ziggy and his dog Fuzz trying to do the right thing. Ziggy wakes up one morning and while getting ready for the day, first hears a ... more >