Freida Friday Book Review | "The Gift" by Freida McFadden

Happy Freida Friday, blog readers! I'm excited to bring you this quick weekend pick, "The Gift" by Frieda McFadden. This Christmas novelette has a total of 50 pages, making it a super quick read. Let's take a peek at the synopsis below.

It’s Christmas Eve and Stella Hansen is broke.

She is so broke that despite working two jobs, she can’t even afford a present for her husband on their first Christmas as man and wife. But then a mysterious storekeeper at a pawn shop offers Stella an intriguing trade.

Stella wants more than anything to buy her husband the Christmas gift of his dreams. But will it come at a terrible price?

The Gift is a gripping Christmas-themed thriller inspired by the classic O. Henry tale, The Gift of the Magi.

𝘙𝘌𝘈𝘋 𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘚 𝘐𝘍 𝘠𝘖𝘜 𝘓𝘐𝘒𝘌...

- psychological thrillers

- short stories

- "Needful Things" by Stephen King

𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘔𝘌𝘚 𝘈𝘛 𝘗𝘓𝘈𝘠...

- creepy and mysterious old women

- low income newly weds

- open ending

Overall, I really enjoyed this quick read. Personally, I've never read "The Gift of Magi," which "The Gift" was inspired by, but I have read "Needful Things" by Stephen King, and that's the first novel that comes to mind after reading this quick weekend pick.

The ending requires the reader to use one's imagination because McFadden leaves the story open for interpretation at the end. Even then, it didn't leave me frustrated or with a ton of unanswered questions.

Overall, I would recommend this Christmas thriller novelette. It is such a sweet, small size that you could stuff it into your friends' and family's Christmas stockings.

You can purchase The Gift by Freida McFadden right here on Amazon.  

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