Holiday Reads | A Shoe Addict's Christmas

A Shoe Addict's Christmas by Beth Harbison

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, October 2016

Genre: Fiction, Christmas

Pages: Hardcover, 160 pages

Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary (from chapters.indigo.ca):

Noelle is not a fan of the holidays and to make matters worse, she is at a crossroads in her life when it seems that love and adventure are no longer possible. When she stays late at her job in a department store on a snowy Christmas Eve she accidentally gets locked in after closing. She isn't too concerned about the prospect of spending the night in the store.until a woman appears out of nowhere and tells Noelle that she's her guardian angel. Soon Noelle finds herself camped out in the shoe department facing several "ghosts" of Christmases past, present, and future...Will visiting the holidays of yesterday and tomorrow help Noelle see the true spirit of Christmas? And will the love she has longed for all her life be the best surprise gift of all?

Review:

It would feel wrong if I didn't first point out that this book is SHORT, under 150 pages, and I went in thinking, 'how is this possible?'... 'there can't be a full story here.' but, it was a wonderful book!

A Shoe Addict's Christmas is a very modern retelling of the classic, A Christmas Carol, with a twist and I fell in love with it almost from the get go. I mean, who wouldn't want to be stuck in a high end department store on Christmas Eve, with the snow piling up outside? Okay, maybe not everyones dream, but for someone with little else to do, it seemed perfect for Noelle.

There are really only two characters in the book and I found myself really liking both of them and rooting for the outcome of the story, without really even knowing what was possible.

Overall, a quick read that will leave you with a smile on your face and the spirit of the season in your heart.