Funny and Heartfelt Christmas novel

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Iiiireader

Merry and Bright: A Novel

By: Debbie Macomber

Rating: 5 of 5

I so enjoy reading a Debbie Macomber novel and her Christmas oriented ones are some of the best. “Merry and Bright” warmed my heart and gave me some chuckles and laughs along the way.

Merry Knight is a young woman who has set most of her dreams aside while she struggles to help out at home. She has a wonderful mother and a younger (though adult) brother with Down’s Syndrome to help support.

At work, she has a semi-tyrant of a boss (thank goodness the job is a temporary one that is coming to a close following Christmas.) What she doesn’t have is a social life. Her mother and brother decide, much to her initial dismay, to give her an early gift by signing her up for a dating site.

She approaches the site with some trepidation but is soon conversing with an individual who seems to be everything she could want. When reality catches up with the more unrealistic online world, Merry is in for some disappointments.

The story has cross-purposes going on and humorous situations. I really started rooting for Merry and her family and wanted a happy ending for them. I enjoyed the book tremendously and will be waiting for the next holiday story for 2018.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.

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