Adventure Between the Pages: The Christmas Candle
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Journey back to
a simpler time, to a small English village where nothing out of the ordinary
ever happens. Except at Christmastime. When a mysterious angel suddenly appears
in a lowly candlemaker's shop, the holy and the human collide in a way that
only God could imagine. Glowing bright with a timeless message, The Christmas
Candle will warm your heart with a surprising reminder of God's bountiful love.
I have been hearing and seeing a lot
about the movie that just came out based off this book. I am very eager to see
it and reading this little story made me want to see it even more.
Max Lucado has been one of my favorite
authors for a long time. I have read a lot of his non-fiction and a couple of
his books for children. This was the first Christmas story by him that I have
read.
This story was short and sweet. I know
there are a lot of people that hate short books but I am not one of them. I
often need a break from the books that are 500+ pages. This was perfect. There
was plenty of time to tell the story, without getting bogged down. Yes, there
wasn’t enough time to go super deep into characters, but it didn’t matter. This
story wasn’t about amazing people, it was about the message of an amazing God.
There wasn’t really any romance in the
story, unless you count the time when one of the ladies of the town tries to
push her daughter on the preacher. Romance isn’t a factor in the book which was
a nice change.
Some may find the supernatural visit from an angel who touches a candle farfetched and irritating, but I do not. I loved
this story and highly recommend this book to anyone who likes sweet Christmas
stories, books you can read in a couple of hours, and those who are not afraid
to believe.
I received this book from Thomas Nelson through BookSneeze
in exchange for my honest review. I was under no obligation to write a
positive review. The opinions in this review are entirely my own.
2 comments
Nice review! You haven't seen the movie yet, have you? I'm thinking there may be some slight differences, but still awesome. Can't wait to read the book myself!
ReplyDeleteNope, I haven't seen the movie yet, but I really want to. I am sure there will be some differences and it will be interesting to see them.
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