4.5 stars!
Wow, I’ve never read anything by Reeder before—but, if The Sixth Christmas is any sign as to her level of skill as an author, then I am more than eager to gobble up more of her work! This story charming little holiday book thoroughly blew me away! It has probably become a top-5 indie story for me.
I’ve encountered my fair share of Christmas Carol retellings in my life, and until now I have never been too impressed. They usually struggle to either put a unique spin on the tale or capture the story’s classic, uplifting tone. I am pleased to announce that Reeder made neither of these blunders! She crafted a quaint, feel-good Holiday piece that felt like something I had truly never encountered before!
One of my favorite aspects of The Sixth Christmas would be the main character, Jack. He is not a caricature like Ebeneezer Scrooge or The Grinch or any such cantankerous character that we usually see redeemed in Holiday tales. And, while I certainly love both Scrooge and The Grinch, it was nice to see a more complex and humanized character get redeemed—someone I could more easily relate to. Perhaps Jack might not have been the most vivid or the most fleshed-out protagonist that I have ever encountered—but there was a striking subtleness to his relatable character that thoroughly won me over by the end.
Another thing that I loved about The Sixth Christmas was the way that Jack had the ability to actually interact with the people in his visions of Christmases Past, Present, and Future. When visiting his past, for instance, Jack is able to chat with past versions of himself and even find ways to subtly affect his future. I just felt that this put such a refreshingly unique spin on the tale!
Any issues that I had with The Sixth Christmas were all a bit nitpicky. For one, I found Jack’s narrative voice to be a bit plain—which actually made sense, considering his straightforward personality—but I wonder if the story might have been better told in third person? I also felt that the narrative might have flowed better if the author had chopped some of the poetic musings on life and redemption that occur toward the end of the novel.
All things considered, these critiques didn’t even remotely take away from my enjoyment of this wonderful novelette! The Sixth Christmas has become a new favorite Holiday favorite of mine—and I wouldn’t be surprised if reading it became a new Christmas tradition for me!
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2018