Comfort and Joy by India Knight, narrated by, Anne Flosnik
Hmm what to say about Comfort & Joy, first of all this
isn’t your normal sappy with a good moral Christmas story it is more Sex in the
City meets AbFab Christmas story. And that is exactly what I liked about this
book it was fun and had many laugh out loud moments, but not one you want to
listen to in public without earbuds in it does get a little racy in spots but
that is half the fun of this book.
I liked the characters in this book, Clara was trying to do
the best she could and I like that she included not only her exes but their
families too so her children would still have family there for Christmas, which
I found very refreshing. She is a bit of an A personality when it comes to
planning the big Christmas meal and was happy that on the third Christmas in
the book they went to Marrakesh and she let others do much of the work.
I related to Clara so much, trying to plan the perfect
Christmas for a bunch of people you’re not sure you even want to spend time
with let alone what’s supposed to be a happy holiday. But I loved how she
handled it, I myself would have drank much more! I loved Clara’s wit and sarcasm, I am a bit
sarcastic myself so I enjoyed this aspect of Clara’s personality immensely!
Anne Flosnik’s flawless narration helps this book along at
times and who knew she had such good comic timing, she embodies Clara and all
the other characters, as always Anne’s narration was spot on!
Just a warning if you are reading or listening to this in
public there are some laugh out loud moments and you may get sideways glances
from people around you, I would also recommend not eating or drinking anything
while reading especially the first half or you may ruin your book and/or your
clothes from spitting whatever you have eaten or attempted to drink!
If you like your Christmas stories on the bawdy, funny side
I highly recommend this book. Just don’t go into it thinking you are getting a
heartwarming sappy read because that’s not this book!
4 Stars
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