One Imperfect Christmas by Myra Johnson

One Imperfect Christmas by Myra Johnson


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Myra Johnson's debut book is nothing but fantastic!! One Imperfect Christmas is a love story of sorts about individuals and family. Natalie is one hard-driven work horse trying to make her way into the graphic design world. Daniel is an ambitious basketball coach with a strong desire for the top teams. Lissa is a young, beautiful teenage girl facing all the pulls of teenage life. Natalie's parents, Bram and Belinda, are the picture of a perfect marriage. After a traumatizing event, will anything ever be the same? Can love survive anything? Will Christmas ever be the same again?

One small warning...have a box of kleenex handy when reading this book! I just loved this story...and it's what I needed to hear right now. There are many different situations weaved in this book but they all tie in and are central to the power this story carries. My only disagreement with this book is that I do not believe (and the Bible does not support) that Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Christ. We are actually not commanded to celebrate his birth, but rather his death. Beside that point, this is one book that could bring many to a different understanding of how important family is...at anytime of the year. No one is perfect and forgiveness is so essential. Many times its the hardest step of healing a relationship.

I would highly recommend this book! It was a great read during the holidays! This is the first book I read during the holiday season involving a holiday theme.

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Christmas Reading Challenge

The Christmas Reading Challenge is being hosted by The True Book Addict:

• will run from Thanksgiving Day, November 26 through New Year's Eve, December 31, 2009
• you can choose 1 - 3 books...I know it seems a small amount, but it's a busy time of year and the challenge is only a little over a month.
• These must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore or a book of Christmas short stories (sorry, no children's books, but YA novel is okay).
• Be sure to check back here in a couple of days, where 'True' will have a list of new Christmas books coming out and some old favorites to recommend.
• Be sure to come back and link your post here on Mr. Linky.
  

My Books are...

1. The Christmas Cookie Club by Ann Perlman (I think...I've had some comments making me think I could find a better book)
2. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (I bought this one to read to my kids each night)
3. I'm open to suggestions on this one!! Suggest away!! :)

Are you joining in on the fun? Sign up on True Book Addict's blog and leave me a comment here and tell me what you plan on reading. I might be able to pick up a couple of extra titles to throw in.

Also, do you think I could count a book that mentions Christmas but is not entirely about it? (The book I'm asking about is Frostbite by Richelle Mead)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ONE AND ALL!