Adult Review – A Weary World Rejoices – Christmas Anthology
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Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for A Weary World Rejoices by Stacy Monson, Eleanor Bertin, Johnnie Alexander, Angela D. Meyer, and Sara Davison, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: A Weary World Rejoices
Series: A Mosaic Christmas Anthology VI
Authors: Stacy Monson, Eleanor Bertin, Johnnie Alexander, Angela D. Meyer, Sara Davison
Publisher: The Mosaic Collection, LLC
Release Date: October 16, 2024
Genre: Christian Christmas anthology
With nothing going as planned, will Christmas be a complete disaster this year?
The people in these stories are tired, weighed down by the struggles and cares of life. In the midst of their challenging situations, each receives an unexpected letter.
The Christmas Kiss – Stacy Monson
Unremarkable Sue – Eleanor Bertin
Love, Christmas – Johnnie Alexander
Gifting Christmas – Angela D. Meyer
The Back Door Christmas Tour Company – Sara Davison
Songs like “O Holy Night”are filling the airwaves and promising hope for a weary world, but what will it take for the men and women in these stories to experience true joy this Christmas?
A Weary World Rejoices is a collection of five stories about discovering joy in the midst of life’s challenges—at Christmas and every day of the year.
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My Adult Review
Mosaic Collection. A Weary World Rejoices: A Mosaic Christmas Anthology VI. 2024.
As usual, the Mosaic ladies have written some wonderful stories. In some, we visit characters we have met in previous books. In others we meet new characters.
The Christmas Kiss by Stacy Monson – In this story we revisit Piper Devine and her chocolate business and Finn the good looking property manager. She again encounters a challenging situation but through it she discovers she has people who care about her. She also learns to trust God. Monsoon has created relatable characters that readers want to know more about. I look forward to reading more about Piper and Finn.
Unremarkable Sue by Eleanor Bertin – Bertin gives us the backstory to one of the characters in a previous book, which I really enjoyed. Sue is a reliable faux member of the Hardy family – always there when they need a little help. She does things that support the family, sometimes without being asked. She lives the quiet Christian life that many of us should emulate. Unremarkable Sue gives the reader some things to think about. I look forward to reading more in the Burning Bright series.
Love, Christmas by Johnnie Alexander – Oh, this story was just wonderful and reminded me of a similar incident in my family’s history when we received an anonymous cash gift at a time when money was tight.. Alexander uses this delightful story to remind all of us of the meaning of Christmas and to anonymously bless others at Christmas. I’d love to see more stories about these characters.
Gifting Christmas by Angela D. Meyer – Gifting Christmas is another delightful story about giving of yourself at Christmas but also not judging others when you don’t know the whole story. Many of the characters in this story have a true change of heart which is very encouraging and changes the whole mood at this “accidental” Christmas gathering. I look forward to reading more in Meyer’s Applewood Hill series.
The Back Door Christmas Tour Company by Sara Davison – I think The Back Door Christmas Tour Company is the longest of the stories in this anthology. Davison focuses the story on one of the minor characters in the first book of her In the Shadows series. Rav runs away to his ancestral homeland when he is disappointed that his oldest brother won’t be coming home for Christmas. At first it seems there is a little mysticism in how all the characters end up together, but in the end readers discover that prayer was involved. Each of the characters in this story seem to be running from something or looking for something. The conversations between characters not only causes Rav to deepen his relationship with God, it will also challenge readers to examine their own hearts and minds. Two of the relationships that Rav develops over the course of this story could become permanent. I look forward to seeing how they develop in future books from Davison
A Weary World Rejoices is an anthology written for adults. However, there is nothing in any of the stories that would prevent it from being included in a K-12 Christian school library. It is appropriate for 8th grade and up.
I received a complimentary copy of A Weary World Rejoices. This is my honest review.
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About the Authors – Stacey Monson, Eleanor Bertin, Johnnie Alexander, Angela D. Meyer, Sara Davison
Stacy Monson is the award-winning author of stories that reveal an extraordinary God at work in ordinary life. Residing in the beautiful, peaceful countryside outside of the Twin Cities with an old dog and 17 chickens. She has two kids, two wonderful in-law kids, and adores being G’ma to 7 amazing grandchildren.
Connect with Stacy at stacymonson.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
From her home in central Alberta, Canada, Eleanor Bertin writes fiction that ponders the depths of God’s love and mercy to humanity. She is the author of The Ties That Bind series, Lifelines, Unbound, and Tethered, the Burning Bright series, Flame of Mercy and Flicker of Trust, as well as the memoir, Pall of Silence, about her late son, Paul. She lives with her husband of 40 years and their youngest son, in what will someday be a beautiful century home.
Connect with Eleanor at eleanorbertinauthor.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
Johnnie Alexander is a wannabe vagabond with a heart for making memories. As a bestselling, award-winning novelist, she has written more than thirty works of fiction in a variety of genres. She is both traditionally and indie-published, serves as board secretary for the Mosaic Collection, LLC (an indie-author group) and faculty chair for the Mid-South Christian Writers Conference; co-hosts Writers Chat, a weekly online show; and contributes to the Heroes, Heroines, and History blog. A fan of classic movies, stacks of books, and road trips, Johnnie shares a life of quiet adventure with Rugby, her raccoon-treeing papillon. Her grands call her “The Shadow” and dutifully follow this unbreakable rule ~ only she is allowed to open a new bag of Classic Lay’s potato chips.
Connect with Johnnie at johnnie-alexander.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
Angela D. Meyer writes fiction that showcases God’s ability to redeem and restore the brokenness in our lives. Angela currently lives in Nebraska, where she and her husband homeschooled and graduated both of their children. Angela is a part of the Mosaic Collection and writes stories that showcase God’s redemption and restoration in our brokenness. Angela enjoys sunrises and sunsets, the ocean when she gets a chance to visit, and hopes to ride in a hot air balloon someday.
Connect with Angela at angeladmeyer.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
Sara Davison is the author of The Night Guardians, The Rose Tattoo, two sparrows for a penny, and In the Shadows series, as well as the standalone, The Watcher. A finalist for more than a dozen national writing awards, including the Christy Award, Davison is a Holt Medallion, Cascade, and two-time Carol Award winner for romantic suspense. She lives in Ontario with her husband, Michael. Like every good Canadian, she loves coffee, hockey, poutine, and apologizing for no particular reason.
Connect with Sara at saradavison.org to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will win a paperback copy of A Weary World Rejoices as well as a metal wall hanging that says A Thrill of Hope, the Weary World Rejoices!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight October 14, 2024 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on October 21, 2024. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US/CAN only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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Thanks very much for your review, and sharing our anthology on your page. So glad you enjoyed it!
You are welcome. Happy to help!
Yes, thank you, Jane – we are so grateful for your support of The Mosaic Collection authors and our stories!
You ladies have become friends I haven’t yet met in person. I love being able to support you!
This book looks like a fantastic book to read and loved review, the title, book cover, excerpt and tour review make me want to read the book plus this book calls to me to read it and authors are new to me so really looking forward to reading in print format and do my own review
We’d love it if you have the chance to read our stories and review the anthology, Crystal. Thank you!
thanks so much for reviewing each story, Jane!
I love the work of all these ladies😊
I’m looking forward to reading this. Thanks for sharing and hosting this tour.
Thank you for the reviews of each story in this amazing collection. They sound perfect for holiday reading this year.