About this book:
“Christmas
is coming, and Mary is excited that both of her children are bringing their
families to Ivy Bay for the holiday. Grace Church is putting on its first ever
living Nativity, and the congregation members are all pitching in, including
Mary and Betty. But only a week before Christmas, the costumes go missing. Then
the sheep escapes from its pen and the flyers around town have all been torn down.
Someone is sabotaging the living Nativity! As Mary investigates the strange
mishaps, she discovers that the truth is far more complicated than she
expected. Can she save the Nativity - and the church's "goodwill toward
men" - before Christmas?”
Series: Book #15 in the “Secrets of
Mary’s Bookshop” series. Please click on the number to be taken to that
review: Book
#1, #2,
#3,
#4,
#5,
#6,
#7,
#8,
#9,
#10,
#11,
#12,
#13,
#14,
and #16.
Spiritual Content- 1 Timothy 1:15 at the end in bonus content; Scriptures are
quoted, mentioned, read, discussed, & thought-over; Bible reading; Church
going & a sermon; Prayers & Thanking God; Set during the Christmas
season and a live nativity is the main focus of the plot; Talks about
God, Jesus’ birthday, & forgiving; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to
God; Many mentions of churches, church going, pastors, events; Many mentions of
those in the Bible, a live Nativity, & nativity sets; Mentions of
God & faiths; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of thanking
God & the phrase “thank heavens” is said a couple times; Mentions of
blessings & being blessed; Mentions of Christmas hymns; A mention of a
miracle;
*Note: Mentions of Santa Claus,
Mrs. Claus, & St. Nicholas.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a form of ‘dumb’, a ‘sucker’, two
‘wicked’s, and four ‘stupid’s; Some eye rolling; All about missing
costumes & an ewe (possibly stolen); Mentions of stealing, stolen items, vandalism,
& possible thieves and vandals; A couple mentions of lying; A mention
of the Revolutionary War; A mention of jail; A mention of rumors; A
mention of the possibility of an animal being hit by a car; A mention of animal
droppings;
*Note: Mentions of a high school group
(“Animals Aren’t Props”) boycotting the live nativity because of the
animals; Mentions of movies, books, authors (including Agatha
Christie), and an old skit (with George Burns and Gracie Allen); A few
mentions of a car brand; A mention of the New England Patriots; A mention
of a Boy Scouts troop.
Sexual Content- N/A.
-Mary Fisher
P.O.V.
of Mary
289 pages
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My
personal Rating- 
There is three mysteries packed
inside this Christmas mystery and a lot of different leads and red herrings. I
was able to figure out 1.5 of the mysteries, but it was still enjoyable. A bit
of a slow beginning, but it started picking up towards the middle and end as
different clues are revealed. This one wasn’t my favorite from the series, and
while I thought the reasons for the actions were a little weak, I did liked the
multiple mysteries within the story.
See y’all on Friday with a new
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.
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