Jingle All The Way b Debbie Macomber


Genre - Christmas Romance

Format - Hardcover

Rating - 1 star out of 5


It makes me sick to look at this rating. Especially on a Debbie Macomber book, but it was just that bad. Not at all like her usual Christmas books.


This book is based mostly in the Amazon Rainforest. That should tell you something right there. There was absolutely no mention of snow throughout the whole book. Also talk about Christmas was at a minimum which is also unlike Debbie Macomber. 


The book seemed like it was a bit rushed. Like she was hurrying to make a deadline. I was so disappointed! I always look forward to her Christmas book every year and this was such a disappointment. 


The premise of the book was the main character being overworked and needing a break. So, her assistant out of revenge books her on an Amazon River “Cruise.” All the main character knows is that she is going on a cruise. She is in for a big surprise.


Along the way she starts to have fun. After being sick for most of the first part of the cruise and having the ship’s naturalist nurse her back to health she finally begins to enjoy herself. Still no mention of snow or Christmas.


It ends pretty predictably with a fight and then a make up. With an epilogue set 3 years in the future and not at all around Christmas time. Once again this book was a huge disappointment. 

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