This was so cute. I liked it more than the first book (Mrs. Miracle). I loved all the characters, especially Mrs. Miracle. And I liked all the sayings at the beginning of the chapters.

Sweet and sappy and I liked it.

More like 3.5 stars. I enjoyed this one more than the original Mrs. Miracle.

Holly Larson terpaksa mengasuh keponakannya, Gabe, ketika ayah anak itu (yang adalah kakak dari Holly) ditugaskan ke Afganishtan. Holly yang pernah diputuskan oleh kekasihnya karena dianggap tidak mempunyai jiwa keibuan, kali ini harus menjadi "ibu" bagi Gabe. Namun, Holly berusaha sebaik mungkin agar Gabe nyaman tinggal bersamanya, demi kakaknya yang dikasihinya. Salah satu upaya Holly adalah membuat hari natal yang bahagia untuk Gabe, termasuk ketika Gabe menginginkan sebuah mainan robot Telly yang seharga 250 dollar. Padahal dia tahu kondisi keuangannya pas-pasan untuk hidup sehari-hari. Holly butuh keajaiban.

Jake Finley menghadapi tantangan ketika dia diminta menjadi manajer di bagian permainan dari pusat perbelanjaan Finley. Insting Jake untuk membeli 500 unit mainan robot Telly ditentang oleh ayahnya, pemilik pusat perbelanjaan Finley sekaligus direktur utama. Bagaimana mungkin menjual mainan yang mahal itu sebagai hadiah natal? Walaupun mainan itu disukai oleh anak-anak, tapi tidak semua orang tua sanggup membeli mainan itu untuk menjadi hadiah natal bagi anak mereka. Jake jelas butuh keajaiban untuk menjual mainan tersebut. Di satu sisi, Jake dan ayahnya tidak percaya lagi dengan keajaiban natal sejak ibu dan saudarinya meninggal karena kecelakaan tepat di malam natal.

Keajaiban untuk Holly dan Jake hadir lewat Emily Merkle (a.k.a Mrs. Miracle). Wanita paruh baya yang menjadi sales sementara di pusat perbelanjaan Finley, selalu optimis Gabe akan mendapatkan robot Telly, Jake mampu menjual semua robot mahal itu, dan bonusnya adalah ada cinta antara Holly dan Jake. Dengan caranya sendiri (yang penuh misteri) Mrs. Miracle menciptakan keajaiban untuk semua orang. Selain menciptakan keajaiban, Mrs. Miracle juga adalah satu-satunya orang yang berani beradu argumen dengan Mr. Finley, ayah Jake yang hampir saja memecatnya.

Saya menyukai kisah yang manis tentang keajaiban natal ini. Ada begitu banyak harapan yang selalu hadir di saat natal. Keajaiban akan terjadi hanya jika kau mempercayainya. Membaca kisah ini membawa kehangatan tersendiri dalam hati saya. Apalagi kisah ini dilengkapi dengan quote-quote lucu tapi "nendang" ala Mrs. Miracle di awal setiap bab-nya

Needs a newlife? God take trade-ins

Exercise daily - walk with The Lord

Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous

Aspire to inspire before you expire

Belum lagi ada resep-resep menarik seputar sajian tradisional natal dalam buku ini.. Hmmm.. slurp!

Empat bintang untuk Mrs. Miracle

I just realized that I've read this and never reviewed it here. I thought this was a sweet and comforting story. I even cried a little. I definitely recommend this book if you need a pick me up.

Really enjoyed this. Loved the romance of Holly & Jake, and who wouldn't LOVE Mrs. Miracle. A sweet holiday story!

I am one of those people who read Winter stories in Summer. I like to read about snow when I am probably facing a heat stroke.

The stories were simple and sweet to read. No too many complications or confusions. Though I like to have a villain in the story, I do enjoy reading the ones without.

Once again, Debbie Macomber delivers in this delightful Christmas tale that takes us back to what it was like as a child and the deep longing for that really special Christmas gift.

Gabe’s mom had passed away years ago. His dad, Mickey, was doing his best raising him with some help from his parents. However, after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, his parents decided that their retirement would be best spent volunteering over there. Then unexpectedly, Mickey’s national guard unit was called back to Afghanistan. Mickey had no one else, so he asked his sister, Holly, to watch over Gabe while he was gone.

Holly knew next to nothing when it came to children. Her ex-boyfriend Bill’s words kept echoing through her head about how she was not mother material. This made her panic.

Jake Finley has never been able to live up to his father’s expectations of him. His father had hardened his heart after his mom and sister died on Christmas Eve, 21 years ago. So when Jake went against the store’s buyer and ordered 500 of the Intellytron Robots, he already expected his dad’s fury.

With stress and hurt at an all time high, Mrs. Miracle steps in as a holiday employee at Finley’s department store.

From there a tale of wonder is spun and needs to be read to truly be cherished.

I heard that they made this one into a movie for the Hallmark Channel. I wanted to make sure that I read it before watching it. Now I can’t wait to see the movie. I am sure that its going to be as great as the book.

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