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The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard – Review by Lisa Helmick

The Crazy YatesThe Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Crazy Yates
by Kimberly Packard
Rated 4 stars

This is a peek into the Yates living room window a few days before Christmas. Im not so sure the family is crazy just trying to live through difficult times. That makes them different from others. This is a short story but that doesn’t mean the author skimped out the developing the characters. I understood where Callie was coming from. Always down on their luck the monster always lurking around the next corner. Her family who hasn’t been there for her before. Will they come through on Christmas or will they just keep thinking about themselves?

This is not a first time author for me. I enjoy how she creates a small glimpse of someone’s world and invites us in the be spectators.

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The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard – Review by Liz Vrchota

The Crazy YatesThe Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was completely consumed with The Crazy Yates from Kimberly Packard. I have really grown to love Packard this year with her Phoenix series and so when I found out that she had a Christmas novella it seemed like a perfect way to round out my years TBR list. I have to say I am so glad that I did. This was so sweet and as much as I loved the heartwarming and quirky moments there were a few where I felt the hint of a tear slide down my cheeks as well. Like I said this is a novella, so pretty short, but don’t let that fool you. A lot is going on but you don’t feel rushed or too overwhelmed either. I was actually really surprised to find out that Packard wrote this in just a matter of days! This book really must have just flowed from her heart! I won’t divulge too much, other than you really must for yourself join Callie Yates and her family for a short while this holiday season.

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The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard – Review by Angela Hayes

The Crazy YatesThe Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

 

The Crazy Yates is a delightful Christmas story by Kimberly Packard. This is a novella length book, which makes it a very quick and easy read. I really enjoyed meeting Laila and her quirky and somewhat dysfunctional family. This story was really well written and captures some of the wonder and magic of Christmas, while also giving us a glimpse at what being a ‘family’ really means. There was quite a lot going on in a very small space, but the story never felt rushed or like it may have been lacking in anyway. Ms. Packard choreographed all the elements beautifully and had me smiling quite a lot through the story, and there were places where the story was quite emotive too, which made my heart ache for them.
Laila is a really great character, who took on an enormous amount of responsibility at a very young age. Now at 22, her burden has become even harder to carry when she discovers the business she works for will be closing down, and come the new year, she will no longer have a job. Living in a small town, there are not many jobs available- so all the stress and fear of wondering what to do, is taking a toll on her. What will she do? What will her family do when they discover that she’s lost her job? Will luck be on her side, finally??
This is a lovely, sweet, small town Christmas story! It’s well worth the read!

Thank you, Ms. Packard!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard – Review by Debi Kircher

The Crazy YatesThe Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard

5 Stars

This was a quick, easy to read, amazingly awesome story. I have grown to love this author so so much and this short but jam packed full of awesomeness just strengthened that so much more.

I felt every emotion in this story that was meant to be felt. I’ve read a lot of Christmas Stories but this one hit the mark. It was probably as real as it gets and on one hand so so sad, yet on the other so emotionally inspiring. I loved Callie and I felt for her as she was so strong and forced to take on the world’s problems for her family at such a young age.

I hated for this story to end, I loved reading about this family and wish there was more about Callie and her future. I loved loved loved and adored the end of this amazing story!

Many many thanks to this author for writing a brilliant Christmas story and I can not find the words to stress how much I recommend reading this!

Review by @debikircher

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The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard – Review by Jenni Bishop

The Crazy YatesThe Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard is a very short, sweet and refreshing Christmas story about love and family and the things we do for them. I loved the characters and their situation will have your emotions all over the place .

Callie had to grow up fast, but she is one amazing selfless and hardworking woman and when it comes to family she will do anything to see them happy.

This is a Christmas story that everyone should read and be reminded of the magic of Christmas.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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The Crazy Yates By Kimberly Packard – Review by Laura Furuta

The Crazy YatesThe Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Crazy Yates
By: Kimberly Packard
5 out of 5 stars

The story The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard is a wonderful holiday book that I enjoyed reading. It is both heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. I enjoyed reading about the characters, especially Callie. Callie is a young woman that has had to grow up too soon. She loves her family and faces a situation that has her both worried and feeling helpless. I could empathize with Callie as she tries to find the best way of dealing with her current situation. The story is inspirational and had my emotions going up and down while reading. The holidays are a special time of the year. What kind of holiday will Callie and her family have? Read this book to find out. It is a story that will stay with you even after you are done reading. Highly recommended.

Reviewed by @dory7205

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The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard – Review by Madison Degraffenreid

The Crazy YatesThe Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard

5-stars

This short sweet Christmas novel focuses on family and love. Callie gave up her childhood early when her mom left to help take care of her family. With it being Christmas time she struggles to keep the fact that she is soon to be unemployed from tainting the holiday. With her father not able to leave the home because of an illness it remains up to her to figure out how to take care of the family. She is an amazing and strong girl and knows the importance of family. They are her priority and I love how she focuses on providing the best for them. She is selfless and hardworking. I love the little bit of Christmas magic that occurs in this book. It was an extremely refreshing read that I sincerely enjoyed.

Reviewed by @mratclif

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The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard – Review by Bobbi Wagner

The Crazy YatesThe Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a short heartwarming Christmas story that I read in one sitting. This story is about Callie and her family. When Callie’s mother leaves them, she is left to keeping her family together. But what she needs is a Christmas miracle, will they get one? This story is about family and will remind you what you are thankful for. I loved the characters and I even shed a couple of tears for them. This is a must read Christmas story!

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The Crazy Yates by Kimberly Packard

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Genre – Holiday Fiction, Short Stories, Women’s Fiction, Family Saga
Page count – 40 pages
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Publishing Company – Y&R Publishing
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Callie Yates grew up the day her mother left. It was never easy caring for her agoraphobic father and trying to give her three teenage siblings the childhood she never had.

But when she learns the store where she works is closing after the holidays, Callie is forced to make a decision.

Will she be honest with her family, or give them one final Merry Christmas?

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Kimberly Packard is an award-winning author of edgy women’s fiction. She began visiting her spot on the shelves at libraries and bookstores at a young age, gazing between the Os and the Qs.

When she isn’t writing, she can be found running, doing a poor imitation of yoga or curled up with a book.  She resides in Texas with her husband Colby, a clever cat named Oliver and a yellow lab named Charlie.

Her debut novel, Phoenix, was awarded as Best General Fiction of 2013 by the Texas Association of Authors. She is also the author of a Christmas novella, The Crazy Yates, and the sequels to Phoenix, Pardon Falls and Prospera Pass. Her latest novel, Vortex, will be released in early 2019.

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Prospera Pass (The Phoenix Series Book 3) by Kimberly Packard – Review by Jenni Bishop

Prospera Pass (Phoenix Series Book 3)Prospera Pass by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Prospera Pass (The Phoenix Series Book 3) by Kimberly Packard is the final book in the  thrilling Phoenix trilogy. The story is fast paced and is told in multiple POV’s between  the different characters. It’s hard to put the book down as the need to know what’s  going to happen drives you forward thinking just one more page, just one more page.  There is plenty of action and danger, murder and suspense that has you on the edge of  your seat and wondering what comes next. Emotions run extremely high in this story.  Feelings of guilt and hope, revenge and hatred, grief and self loathing, justice and need.  The story is a well written and intriguing and completely engrossing that you find  yourself fully immersed and invested and you definitely feel for the characters as you  take this journey with them.
This is one page turner that you don’t want to miss out on.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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Prospera Pass ( Phoenix Series Book #3) by Kimberly Packard – Review by Angela Hayes

5 Stars

 

Prospera Pass is the third and final book in the Phoenix Series by Kimberly Packard. This series has been quite an exhilarating ride from beginning to end. The three books contain a continuing storyline, so it is necessary to read all the books in sequence, to fully appreciate the story and characters.  This book/series is full of suspense, action, adventure, drama, danger, mystery, tension, twists, surprising developments, a Drug Lord, Cartels, revenge, murder, violence, romance, and sooo much more. I became addicted to the series back in book one, and through the three books Ms. Packard has kept me completely engrossed in what was happening- had me reading along trying to imagine where the storyline was going and what would happen next. I was kept guessing by the unpredictable tale, and was held in complete anticipation- right on the edge of my seat, the whole way through.

I admit that I had a lot of expectation for this book, I had so many questions that needed answers, and knowing this would be the finale I was anxious to find out what happens. I am happy to say that this book is every bit as good as the other two- Ms. Packard certainly delivered everything I was hoping for, and more. I zipped through the book in one sitting and loved it!!! I got to the end and didn’t want it to end, I wanted there to be more story- more about the next phase of the characters’ lives (see what I did there ?  no spoilers from me, you will just have to read the book to find out who makes it through to the end). I hope that the blossoming romance between two of the secondary characters at the end of this book means that they may get their own story/book. Fingers crossed!!!

This is such a well thought out, intricately woven story full of inter-connected details that showcase just how brilliant a storyteller (and writer) Ms. Packard really is! The story is complex and multi-layered, which the author orchestrated masterfully. It had a great pace and a smooth flow. The story is told from several POV’s which added a lot of interest and gave the story more depth, drama, and intrigue.

I am sad that this series is now concluded, but my mind is whirling with the possibilities of what Ms. Packard will produce next. I really can’t wait to get my hands on her next book!

A fantastic read!!!!

 

Thank you, Ms. Packard!

Pardon Falls (Phoenix Series Book #2) by Kimberly Packard – Review by Angela Hayes

Pardon Falls (Phoenix Book 2)Pardon Falls by Kimberly Packard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

 

Phoenix is the second book in the Phoenix series by Kimberly Packard. This is a brilliant suspense/mystery- which kept me guessing the whole way through. As it is a continuation of the story, it really should be read AFTER reading book one first. There is a lot of backstory, character information and other important facts laid out in the first book which I think are crucial to getting the most out of this read. This book picks up pretty much where Phoenix finished off, and we get to follow as Amanda heads off on the next stop/s of her adventure.
Aa we discovered in the first book, Amanda Martin had a life that most would have envied. That is until a phone call has her world spinning out of control and the life she’d worked so hard to create came crumbling down around her. She had been played, by her boyfriend and implicated in the misappropriation of millions of dollars. She ends up on the run before stopping to assess her situation in a small country town called Phoenix. She decides the town would make a great pit-stop in her journey. She soon finds a place to stay and a job at the local newspaper. Her job introduces her to the local police officer, David, and even though Amanda tries to keep her distance, their attraction wins out in the end. But danger isn’t far away, and Amanda finds herself in a few precarious situations while investigating a cold case for an article in the paper. Then there is the fact that the authorities are hot on her trail. As book one finishes, Amanda has had no choice but to flee once more- leaving David behind with the knowledge of who she really is and what she’d done.
In this book, Amanda is back on her mission to track down her ex-boyfriend, Josh, for his part in masterminding the whole fraud and for playing her as well. She hadn’t expected for it to take quite so long to locate him. She’s focused her search to Mexico and will have to be quite ingenious in the way she approaches her search, sneaking over the border and back, without being detected. But what happens when she runs into David who’s now working on Border Patrol? Will she be able to find Josh? What has Josh been doing all this time?
This story has so much going on, it really is a ride you won’t want to miss. Again there is danger and threats from various sources which will have you on the edge of your seat, reading along to discover what happens.
This is such a well thought out, intricately woven story full of inter-connected details that had me scrambling to figure it all out and find out what was going to happen next. The story is multi-layered with duel stories running simultaneously. The author orchestrated the whole thing brilliantly and I was completely engrossed by what I was reading. The story is told from several POV’s which gives the story so much more depth, drama, and interest.
I really can’t wait to dive into book 3- I am really hoping the author doesn’t make me wait too long before it’s released, and I can get my hands on it!
A fantastic addition to the series!

Thank you, Ms. Packard!

 

Reviewed by @angelahayes

 

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