Mr Miracle by Debbie Macomber
Published: 20th November 2014
Publisher: Cornerstone
Pages: 272
Available in paperback and on Kindle
Blurb
Harry Mills is a guardian angel on a mission: help Addie Folsom to get her life back on track - and help her find love.
Creating a happy ending for Addie and her neighbour Erich doesn’t seem like much of a challenge. But soon after arriving in the town of Tacoma, Harry realises he might need some guidance. Addie and Erich can't stand each other; growing up he was popular and outgoing, while she was rebellious and headstrong. Addie would now rather avoid Erich entirely, especially at Christmas.
Harry is going to need all the help he can get, and a bit of divine inspiration, to help Addie and Erich find their Christmas miracle.
Creating a happy ending for Addie and her neighbour Erich doesn’t seem like much of a challenge. But soon after arriving in the town of Tacoma, Harry realises he might need some guidance. Addie and Erich can't stand each other; growing up he was popular and outgoing, while she was rebellious and headstrong. Addie would now rather avoid Erich entirely, especially at Christmas.
Harry is going to need all the help he can get, and a bit of divine inspiration, to help Addie and Erich find their Christmas miracle.
Review
I was sent a copy of this to review via NetGalley and after
reading Mrs Miracle by Debbie Macomber I was expecting this book to have that
same warm and cosy Christmas magic. Sadly this book didn’t live up to my expectations
and left me wanting more from the story.
Mr Miracle is Harry Mills, an angel-in-training sent to
earth to help Addie Folsom and her classmates to overcome difficulties in their
lives. Having not experienced human emotions before Harry initially believes
this will be a breeze. He is told he must help Addie form a relationship with
her childhood next door neighbour Erich Simmons, piece of cake thinks Harry
until he realises Addie and Erich have hated each other for years. Addie had a
secret crush on Erich back when he was best friends with her brother Jeremy but
sadly Erich just teased Addie, causing her to hate him. After Erich has a car
accident Addie is left to care for him as their windowed mothers have left to
go on a cruise over Christmas. With Harry’s help can Addie and Erich ever find
a way to get along?
I loved this sound of this book and was expecting a magical
sort of romance occurring between Addie and Erich with a little help from “Mr
Miracle” however I felt the changes in their relationship happened just too
quickly, one minute the hate each other and the next day they are declaring
love for each other, hardly realistic! The whole book felt like it was really
rushed even though the plotline is very thin. This book is only 272 pages and I
feel if it were slightly longer and included more on the minor characters it
might have been better.
Harry for me came across as a little smug, thinking his
mission was easy and wasn’t nearly as lovely as his counterpart Mrs Miracle. He
was very easily led by French teacher Michelle and he was often getting into
trouble with the campus principal for not complying with college regulations.
I was intrigued by the minor characters in this book and
wish that there had been more about them. Especially Elaina the canteen worker, Brady
the Janitor, Danny and Andrew and his guardian angel dog. Maybe other stories
will focus on these characters?
This is a book which does have a little Christmas spirit in
it, like the Christmas tree lights scene and I also liked the details about the
“pot luck” party which Harry hosted for his class. Because of this I’m glad I
read this book even though the characters were a little flat and the plotline
rushed. Hopefully the next Debbie Macomber book I read will have more of her
usual magic.
Rating 3/5
