What an interesting take on the Santa Claus origin story, and I have to say I loved every minute of it!. This isn't your cute little animated story Santa. Nope. And I'm so glad it isn't!

The story starts in the early 1800s when the Santa family, Nicholas Santa, his wife and his son, decide to trek to the North Pole, to be the first people to do this. What they find there is beyond their wildest imaginations. We meet the elves and the Abominable, we learn how reindeer fly, and we meet Jack, who is one angry, angry guy! We learn how Santa can fly around the world in one night, how he can fit down chimneys, and so much more. When I said this wasn't a cute little Santa origin story, I meant it. There is some grit here, but that just keeps you even more interested and unable to put the book down.

I'm trying to be careful to give nothing away, because I think a lot of the fun of this book is going "Oh, that's where that story came from!" Suffice it to say, nothing is the way you learned it, and that's fine with me!

In summary, I highly recommend this book and give it an enthusiastic 5/5 stars.

I received a copy of this book free of charge in exchange for my honest opinion.