The Christmas Blessing

Written by Melody Carlson

Narrated by Cecily White

Jobless and broke, recently widowed Amelia Richards must turn to her baby's paternal grandparents for help in this holiday story of love, hardship, and reconciliation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Vision Audiobooks, LLC
• Release date: Aug 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9781666622461

Melody Carlson

Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books for teens, women, and children. Before publishing, Melody traveled around the world, volunteered in teen ministry, taught preschool, raised two sons, and worked briefly in interior design and later in international adoption. "I think real-life experiences inspire the best fiction," she says. Her wide variety of books seems to prove this theory.

Reviews for The Christmas Blessing

[Jill Ann · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Cute story that boosts the holiday spirit. I always love a romance with a happy ending.

[TAMMY OBERLIN · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

3 stars - I listened to a borrowed audiobook from Everand. It was narrated by Cecily White. This is difficult for me to review. The narrator was definitely not suited for this book. Her voice for the female main character sounded like a very young girl with an overly airy/breathy/ditzy voice. The narrator would be much better for children’s books or maybe fantasy. It was quite cringey. (Sorry…)

REVIEW: I’ve enjoyed many other books by this author. This book was okay but could have been better IMHO. The female main character is very naive and makes several decisions that are baffling. While I understand this is a different time from current day, I shook my head repeatedly. She makes a particularly big decision without a lot of emotion or time — twice. Then in the end, it skips past the obvious questions and resolution needed. No apologies or anything. It is like nothing happened. There are significant loose ends for the reader and I find that frustrating.

There are some really nice moments in the book but the story is not believable for me. The narrator doesn’t do this book any favours but I tried to rate it just for the story itself.