3 out of 5 stars
E-book. Published December 12th 2019 by Macy Blake
Blurb:
What happens when a group of shifter children misunderstand exactly who Santa Claus is? Santa Trouble, that’s what. When Jack overhears a conversation about Christmas, he thinks Santa is out to challenge his siblings right to be an alpha’s kids. Not to fear, though. The Jerrick pack kids are nothing if not resourceful and they come up with an epic plan to stop him in his tracks.
Likes:
- How much the kids were determined to stay with their dads.
- The ways the kids interpreted the Christmas songs.
- Told from the kid’s point of view.
- Free and easy to get.
Dislikes:
- Didn’t add anything to the overall story of the Jerrick family.
- Made me sad for the kids all over again.
- Didn’t get to see the kids actually celebrate Christmas.
This is the second short story following the novel Sweet Nothings. It’s free and can be downloaded or read in-browser from book funnel, but I’ve also included the link. Getting the book also offers you a chance to sign up for Macy Blake’s email list.
This story was told completely from the point of view of the kids, which is a first for everyone but Ollie. None of the kids know about Christmas, and since the adults don’t explain anything, the kids end up with a twisted idea of what’s going to happen. It would be cute, if it didn’t make my heart go out to them all.
Despite how wonderfully everything is going with the new family, the kids are still expecting something bad to mess everything up. They end up convinced that they need to defeat Santa in order to stay with the alpha. I don’t know if the story is supposed to be sad, but that’s my take on it. The kids still don’t trust that they can be happy and safe without someone trying to take it away.
The one silver lining is that all six of the kids are determined to defeat Santa and stay with their dads. The ways they interpreted the snatches of Christmas songs they heard was funny. It just goes to show how many different meanings words can have.
The story also shows how everyone is settling in. It was nice to get to know a little more about each of them in their POV section.
This story is definitely not a necessary read. In fact, I don’t think it added much of anything to the overall story of the Jerrick family. We didn’t even get to see the kids celebrating on Christmas morning.
Be sure to check out the reviews for Sweet Nothings (The Chosen One #0.5), The Trouble with Love (The Chosen One #0.75), All or Nothing (The Chosen One #1)
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