Book Review: The Christmas House

Title: The Christmas House
Author: Beverly Lewis
Publisher: Bethany House
Date: September 2, 2025
Pages: 160
ISBN: 978-0764244681
Category: Fiction, Romance, Amish
Buy it: https://amzn.to/49uJlPo
Review by: Trisha Smith

Review:

I don’t have a lot of experience with books on the Amish, so don’t have a solid foundation to base this book upon. But from what I gather from reading it and a few others recently, this does a great job of bringing the culture and people to life. This short, sweet little novella was a quick and easy read. I loved the romance that developed between Liz and Matthew and thought it was just the right amount of romance – not too much, not too little. I was able to picture the setting for the story despite having never visited Amish country before, and thought author Beverly Lewis did a great job describing things. Having read a few other books by Lewis, I felt she kept to her same writing style, albeit a shorter story being a novella. Because of its length, I was able to read through the whole book in a few hours. I was almost disappointed when it concluded because I would have enjoyed a longer read, but thought it wrapped things up nicely and in a great manner. Overall, I thought it was a well written book and perfect for gift giving to the bookophiles in your life. A great read with an inspirational and touching storyline.