A Crossbow Christmas by Ann Swann – Review by Sarah King

A Crossbow Christmas by Ann Swann
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Deeply affected by the Covid pandemic, both by loss and a near death experience of her own, Carina is questioning her life. She joins an online grief support group to help her work through her losses of the last year. She is also contemplating who she is. Is she only the caregiver she has been for years? Her children are all adults with families of their own. Is she a good wife? She feels that her and her husband are taking each other for granted. Who is she if not the caregiver, wife, mother? Has she burying herself so deep that she has lost who she is without it? Throughout this though process Carina decided she would like a large Christmas with all her children and grandchildren. Unfortunately everyone including her husband are unable to commit. The young man she has grown close to through grief therapy makes her an offer she just can not refuse – the use of his family’s cabin in Colorado. Carina could at least have her white Christmas. Will she find the courage to go the trip alone? If she does, will she find answers to those things she has been contemplating Will she find peace, allowing her to move forward in her life not stay stuck on her loss?

Though this was the first story of Swann’s that I have read, I greatly enjoyed it. The characters are easy to relate to. I enjoyed the self growth as well as the relationships between the characters. The setting sounds gorgeous. I would recommend this book to others.

View all my reviews