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Believe
Believe is a gentle story about what happens when we stop seeing each other.
It follows Santa Claus at a moment when the world no longer doubts quietly—but dissects loudly. Screens replace wonder. Proof replaces presence. And kindness is drowned out by commentary. Faced with a world that demands validation instead of compassion, Santa begins to question not whether he’s real—but whether what he does still matters.
What follows isn’t a fight against technology or a lecture about belief. It’s a series of small, human a grieving son, an exhausted parent, a lonely brother, a child who understands more than the adults around him. One by one, these lives are touched not by spectacle, but by attention—by someone noticing, remembering, and showing up.
This book isn’t about saving the world.
It’s about being present in it.
Believe is for anyone who has felt unseen, unheard, or worn down by noise. It’s a reminder that cruelty grows when we hide behind distance, and that gentleness still has power when we choose to be in the room with each other.
It doesn’t ask the reader to believe in magic.
It asks them to believe in showing up.
And sometimes, that’s enough.
Henry
It follows Santa Claus at a moment when the world no longer doubts quietly—but dissects loudly. Screens replace wonder. Proof replaces presence. And kindness is drowned out by commentary. Faced with a world that demands validation instead of compassion, Santa begins to question not whether he’s real—but whether what he does still matters.
What follows isn’t a fight against technology or a lecture about belief. It’s a series of small, human a grieving son, an exhausted parent, a lonely brother, a child who understands more than the adults around him. One by one, these lives are touched not by spectacle, but by attention—by someone noticing, remembering, and showing up.
This book isn’t about saving the world.
It’s about being present in it.
Believe is for anyone who has felt unseen, unheard, or worn down by noise. It’s a reminder that cruelty grows when we hide behind distance, and that gentleness still has power when we choose to be in the room with each other.
It doesn’t ask the reader to believe in magic.
It asks them to believe in showing up.
And sometimes, that’s enough.
Henry
218 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 20, 2025
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December 30, 2025
Pros:
- Absolutely nothing.
Cons:
- AI generated.
- Historically inaccurate, even considering this is AI garbage fiction.
- All of it.
Comments:
Maybe it's just me, but I find something deeply, deeply disturbing and disgusting with dragging Anne Frank into this waste of precious resources. Let's get into the sentence that really got my goat:
Had placed a journal on the nightstand of a girl named Anne Frank in 1942, along with a note that said simply: "Your words matter. Keep writing."
EDIT: The author seems to have changed it to be "Anne Broadstreet" since this review. Here is a screenshot of the original text:
Anne Frank got her diary in June of 1942 as a birthday gift from her parents. She went into hiding in July. If as this story goes, she was given the very diary (from Santa) that went on to be published, or even any others, this means she would've received it Christmas of 1942, after already being in hiding for five months. Except by this point, she had also finished writing in the diary in early December, and started writing in notebooks. Even if we want to pretend that Santa showed up in her hiding place, that'd make him a god damned asshole leaving a god damn binding of paper instead of helping her and her family escape the Netherlands, or offering them anything of any comfort and consolation.
I won't even get into all the AI-isms and how this thing won't shut up about Santa gifting Marie Curie, Walt Disney, and Anne Frank his worthless gifts, or how the blurb hits every classic AI-ism, including about being seen, heard, and remembered. The sentence that's got me incensed teaches us several valuable lessons:
1) Never trust generative AI for factual information.
2) If using generative AI to make up stories, keep real people out of said drivel.
3) If claiming to have actually written it, it's admitting to dragging a Holocaust victim into a garbage book, and doing no research or fact checking readily available information about a REAL person who suffered horrible atrocities in your "uplifting" "novel" about "Christmas magic".
4) If wanting to claim Christmas of 1942 works because this is some alt. timeline or whatever, that's claiming to have no qualms about playing games with, again, a victim of one of the most horrific events to happen in history.
- Absolutely nothing.
Cons:
- AI generated.
- Historically inaccurate, even considering this is AI garbage fiction.
- All of it.
Comments:
Maybe it's just me, but I find something deeply, deeply disturbing and disgusting with dragging Anne Frank into this waste of precious resources. Let's get into the sentence that really got my goat:
Had placed a journal on the nightstand of a girl named Anne Frank in 1942, along with a note that said simply: "Your words matter. Keep writing."
EDIT: The author seems to have changed it to be "Anne Broadstreet" since this review. Here is a screenshot of the original text:
Anne Frank got her diary in June of 1942 as a birthday gift from her parents. She went into hiding in July. If as this story goes, she was given the very diary (from Santa) that went on to be published, or even any others, this means she would've received it Christmas of 1942, after already being in hiding for five months. Except by this point, she had also finished writing in the diary in early December, and started writing in notebooks. Even if we want to pretend that Santa showed up in her hiding place, that'd make him a god damned asshole leaving a god damn binding of paper instead of helping her and her family escape the Netherlands, or offering them anything of any comfort and consolation.
I won't even get into all the AI-isms and how this thing won't shut up about Santa gifting Marie Curie, Walt Disney, and Anne Frank his worthless gifts, or how the blurb hits every classic AI-ism, including about being seen, heard, and remembered. The sentence that's got me incensed teaches us several valuable lessons:
1) Never trust generative AI for factual information.
2) If using generative AI to make up stories, keep real people out of said drivel.
3) If claiming to have actually written it, it's admitting to dragging a Holocaust victim into a garbage book, and doing no research or fact checking readily available information about a REAL person who suffered horrible atrocities in your "uplifting" "novel" about "Christmas magic".
4) If wanting to claim Christmas of 1942 works because this is some alt. timeline or whatever, that's claiming to have no qualms about playing games with, again, a victim of one of the most horrific events to happen in history.
December 26, 2025
I could literally tell by the synopsis alone that this book was gonna be AI generated. The freaking synopsis is written by AI, for God sake! But still, I gave it ago… And wouldn’t you know it?! Complete and utter AI garbage. Please stop rolling out this AI bs and calling yourselves writers! It’s offensive. AI‘s writing is atrocious. You’re not a freaking writer and people really need to stop giving these AI slop frauds their money. It’s disgusting and I’m sick of it.
December 26, 2025
There might be some spoilers in this region, so be aware.
This book came to me through the author. I read one of the other books and they asked if I would read some of those and give some honest reviews. I’m always up for a challenge. This particular book was on my list to be read, and I had entered to try and win a copy anyway so getting it beforehand was nice.
The story itself was the perfect read for this holiday season. If you celebrate Christmas, have believed or still believe in Santa Claus, then you want to read this book. It’s a wonderful little story about a modern Christmas and Santa struggling with almost losing his way. Mrs. Claus is the perfect counterpart for him. She spends her time making cookies and keeping him grounded. He’s been doing this for 1700 years and experienced change in many ways, but today’s technology almost takes a toll on him. The story is told through half a dozen different visions and one of them can be relatable to you or someone you know. The idea of Santa Claus having an Instagram account is almost comical, but it is told so well. Thankfully, Santa has a really good family and Rudolph, while having the feel of the reindeer we know also comes across in a more real way. Rudolph is fully grown and seasoned. He has experienced people in the cruelty that they can show without always meaning to. He’s toughened and is a really good grounding point for Santa to get through the ordeal. Santa posts online and struggles with the hardship of trolls, but in the end a lesson is learned and everyone is stronger for the ordeal.
Belief is something that people either have or they don’t and it cannot be forced on them. The magic of Christmas tends to be lost on adults for children still hold onto it on some level.
Santa will continue whether people believe or not. Being there and doing what he does is more important than everyone believing.
This book came to me through the author. I read one of the other books and they asked if I would read some of those and give some honest reviews. I’m always up for a challenge. This particular book was on my list to be read, and I had entered to try and win a copy anyway so getting it beforehand was nice.
The story itself was the perfect read for this holiday season. If you celebrate Christmas, have believed or still believe in Santa Claus, then you want to read this book. It’s a wonderful little story about a modern Christmas and Santa struggling with almost losing his way. Mrs. Claus is the perfect counterpart for him. She spends her time making cookies and keeping him grounded. He’s been doing this for 1700 years and experienced change in many ways, but today’s technology almost takes a toll on him. The story is told through half a dozen different visions and one of them can be relatable to you or someone you know. The idea of Santa Claus having an Instagram account is almost comical, but it is told so well. Thankfully, Santa has a really good family and Rudolph, while having the feel of the reindeer we know also comes across in a more real way. Rudolph is fully grown and seasoned. He has experienced people in the cruelty that they can show without always meaning to. He’s toughened and is a really good grounding point for Santa to get through the ordeal. Santa posts online and struggles with the hardship of trolls, but in the end a lesson is learned and everyone is stronger for the ordeal.
Belief is something that people either have or they don’t and it cannot be forced on them. The magic of Christmas tends to be lost on adults for children still hold onto it on some level.
Santa will continue whether people believe or not. Being there and doing what he does is more important than everyone believing.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 31, 2025
Unbelievable.
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