"The Fruitcake Challenge" by Carrie Fancett Pagels {+ Giveaway!}

{Merry CHRISTmas everyone! Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday in honor of our Savior’s birth there’ll be a new Christmas book review! With a couple giveaways sprinkled in, it’s going to be so much fun! Let’s start!}

About this book:

  “When new lumberjack, Tom Jeffries, tells the camp cook, Jo Christy, that he’ll marry her if she can make a fruitcake, “as good as the one my mother makes,” she rises to the occasion. After all, he’s the handsomest, smartest, and strongest axman her camp-boss father has ever had in his camp—and the cockiest. And she intends to bring this lumberjack down a notch or three by refusing his proposal. The fruitcake wars are on!”


Series: It’s considered book #3 in the “Christmas Traditions” series, but they aren’t connected.

Spiritual Content- Many Prayers & mentions of Prayers; a Mention that Jo is angry with God over her Ma’s death; Mentions of Church going & paying attention to the Pastor; Talks about God’s Will, being called to do something & God’s Plans for our lives; ‘H’s are capital.

Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘heck’ and a ‘shoot’; Tobacco & Blood (barely-above-not-detailed).

Sexual Content- a semi-detailed kiss and a detailed kiss; Hands get kissed, almost kisses & Wanting to Kiss; Touches & a Waltz that cause warmth &/or shivers; a Mention of a women’s figure; Mentions of flirting;  Love, falling in love, and the emotions.

-Jo Christy

-Tom Jeffries
                                         P.O.V. switches between them (with Cordelia Jeffries at Chapter 11.)

                                              Set in 1890

                                                        121 pages

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New Teens- 

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Early High School Teens-

Older High School Teens-

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My personal Rating-

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In the Author’s Acknowledgements, she thanks quite a few author—but here’s the neat thing—in her writing accountability group members are: Julie Klassen, Melanie Dickerson and Sarah E. Ladd! Author’s we’ve reviewed recently or soon to be reviewing again! Pretty neat, huh?

“The Fruitcake Challenge” made me giggle at the plot and go “Ewww!” at the fruitcakes. (I’ve only had a British fruitcake and I was not a fan—Sorry Nana!) But it almost made me want to try fruitcake again. Almost. ;)

Now, since this is the last giveaway for this month--it’s open World Wide! Miss Carrie Fancett Pagels, the author, has generously offered a giveaway of a e-copy of this novella! :)

Open World Wide, Ends the 22^nd, Kindle e-Book.

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See y’all on Friday with a new CHRISTmas review!

*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.

*I received this book for free from the Author for this review.