A Christmas in the Alps

 

A Christmas in the Alps 

By Melody Carlson

3 stars. Thanks to Revell, a division of Baker Publishing for sending me this book to read and review. 

First I think this sort of read is best read in the season. It would have been more enjoyable if I was curled up by the fire with a cup of cocoa. Instead I read this book in 24 hours, of which most of the time the temp was 90. Kind of hard to get in the Christmas mood when it’s so humid out. 

I liked the premise: Simone Sophia Beaumont, who’s named after her great grandmama, finds a letter after her namesake’s passing that had never been opened and is addressed to her. The letter sends her on a treasure hunt in Avre, France. (When I looked Avre, France up in Google it is a River that runs close to the Italy,Switzerland, and Germany border- the Alps- not an actual city). 

The trip is filled with meeting new family she wasn’t aware she had and also a young man who is traveling to learn about the old art of watch and clock making. You guessed right that young man is of interest to Simone Sophia in more than a platonic way. 

I liked the story, but felt there could have been much more depth and exploration of both plot and character development. It read very quick ( around 160 pages) and left me wanting more to this story.