The Doll Maker's Daughter at Christmas By I.D. Johnson
ID Johnson wears many hats mother wife editor tutu maker and writer to name a few Some of her favorite people are the two little girls who often implore that she watch me in the middle of forming finely crafted sentences that guy who dozes off well before she closes her laptop and those furry critters at the foot of the bed at night If she could do anything in the world she would live in Cinderellas castle and write love stories all day while sipping Dr Pepper and eating calorie less Hersheys kisses For now shell stick to her Dallas area home and spending her days with the characters shes grown to love ID Johnson wears many hats mother wife editor tutu maker and writer to name a few Some of her favorite people are the two little girls who often implore that she watch me in the middle of forming finely crafted sentences that guy who dozes off well before she closes her laptop and those furry critters at the foot of the bed at night If she could do anything in the world she would live in Cinderella s castle and write love stories all day while sipping Dr Pepper and eating calorie less Hershey s kisses For now she ll stick to her Dallas area home and spending her days with the characters she s grown to love site_link 
Serendipity Fizzlestitch is a young woman who lives all alone in a small cottage in England in the late 1800s She toils away day and night making dolls while searching for absolution Several years ago her father died at sea leaving her with thousands of dolls she has promised to complete on his behalf When her mother and sisters die in a tragic accident Serendipity blames herself she hides from the world ashamed of a dark secret that led to her family s demise One morning a magical letter appears in her fireplace promising her the opportunity for a new life a new beginning in a magical kingdom making her dolls for the head toymaker himself St Nicholas However Serendipity doesn t feel she is worthy of such a calling It is only when a mysterious stranger appears at her door and one of her best friends subsequently disappears that Serendipity is willing to take a chance on herself and discover that she truly is worthy of another try a new beginning the opportunity to love and be loved Come along with Serendipity as she travels to the North Pole in search of her heart s calling and discover there is no obstacle one can t overcome if we truly believe The Doll Maker s Daughter at Christmas is a delightful tale sure to be enjoyed by readers of all ages Ondo T I laughed at Serendipity s antics and cried at her despair You won t want to put this one down Cassidy V The Doll Maker s Daughter at Christmas is full of whimsy and charm I ll read it again and again Emma I The Doll Maker s Daughter at ChristmasI received this kindle e book in exchange for a fair review A charming short story 170 Mixed feelings about this story. It starts with Serendipity a young woman who s spent the last 8 years atoning for the death of her family She blames herself and has vowed to construct every last doll her father bought before his death somewhere around seven or eight thousand of them But she gets a letter from Corey one of Santa s helpers a man elf who is perhaps as unhappy as he is good at his job of recruiting toy makers He s instantly put off by her unkempt appearance but persists determined to keep his perfect record intact even if it means using magic to ensure she s never able to return home. First I got this book ages ago and meant to read it but the cover the girl is beautiful but the cover is just so washed out and title kind of put me off Why the Doll Maker s daughter She is a doll maker And why at Christmas Because the only Christmas is up in the North Pole so it s not really at Christmas But it had been sitting in my TBR pile for a while so I finally delved in The story had it s ups and downs but overall was well written and enjoyable I found Serendipity to be downright annoying at first despite her somewhat Cinderella like character her resistance to leaving despite not wanting the constant reminder of her past mistakes and the possible help she could receive in completing her self imposed doll making task was frustrating. Then they get to the North Pole and magically she blossoms into this beautiful caring smart wonderful girl and it s a bit too much too quickly Within three days of arriving everything resolves Corey s transformation is a little better paced but considering the amount of time it takes to transform everyone it s still a bit of a stretch I wasn t terribly impressed with the motivations presented for the final hurtle before the resolution But it had a happy ending which satisfied on some level Would have been charming if those little nits had been ironed out but it was sweet and Christmas y so it gets four stars 170
| The Doll Maker's Daughter at Christmas By I.D. Johnson |
| English |
| 170 |
| Kindle Edition |