In Lori Copeland’s “The Christmas Lamp”, Jake and Roni clash over how Christmas should be celebrated, after Jake crashes into town to save Nativity from extinction.
My main problem with this book is that I’m not crazy about how the heroine thinks one thing and then does the complete opposite. For example, when Jake asks for permission to sit with Roni, she wants him to go away. Instead of making some excuse to escape the situation, she moves aside to make room for him. Okay…so she’s not rude. But then she gives him part of her roast beef sandwich, just because his tuna fish sandwich comes from a vending machine? The trouble with that is that Roni is upset about all the changes Jake has been making to her town’s Christmas celebration. So this friendly gesture doesn’t make sense.
Other than that, this novella is pretty good. I especially love how Jake resolves what will happen to Nativity, in a very Christmassy way.
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