Why I don't do a rating in my review

After looking at some other review blogs one thing I consistently see is ratings. A scale of 1-5 or 1-10, but I'm not comfortable rating books. This is because I know I don't get out of a book exactly what someone else will, and that I'm not a true judge of what is a good story. Since I think Lord of The Rings, is ridiculously hard to get through, but I love children's books. There are also so many types of books, to rate a fantasy compared to a historical fiction is weird to me.

So I'll never rate books, I'll tell you what I like and don't like about them. Because if I give you a number will you really want to read it more or less?

Christmas stories!

Every year once we take out the decorations, put up all of mom's Santas, and decorate the tree. We also bring out all of the Christmas books. Stories that we've had as long as I can remember and some that we've gotten more recently.
Some of my favorites that I remember are Snowbeary's search for Santa Claus, and The Polar Express. I loved reading them with my parents and now I love reading them to Austin, when he stops squirming long enough to read to. And someday I'll read them to my children.
What are some of your favorite Christmas stories? Are they childrens books or new adult favorites?

Introducing me

Hi world of the internet! My name is Sara and I've decided to start a blog to give reviewing and critiquing books a shot. The books I'll review will be kind of eclectic but I hope you'll enjoy them and if you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them.