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lost_in_novels's review
3.0
3.5 stars
All I want for Christmas is a holiday romcom in which you have two competitors in a singing program that doesn’t like much each other, but have to do a duet together. They performed so well that the producers of the show ask them to pretend to be a couple in order to get more views for the show.
Ok… I’m getting to the point that I might have read a lot of romcoms and I think a lot of them start to seem the same thing. However, there were a few nice things that happened here that I didn’t see in other novels.
First, the guy, to de-stress, likes to crochet. I thought it was so adorable to include something that is viewed by the society as a feminine hobby to be his hobby! And listen guys, he wears still super hot and desirable!!
The big issue for me is the miscommunication trope that was used not once, not twice but at least3 times in this book. For a moment I thought they had the star crossed trope, but no.. it was just them jumping to conclusions, missing opportunities to open up and plain bad pride issues.
I did like to see some “me too” movement included in this book and how that was dealt.
I know the time to read this book has “passed” since we are in January, but IO think it’s a nice light recommendation for the holidays!
All I want for Christmas is a holiday romcom in which you have two competitors in a singing program that doesn’t like much each other, but have to do a duet together. They performed so well that the producers of the show ask them to pretend to be a couple in order to get more views for the show.
Ok… I’m getting to the point that I might have read a lot of romcoms and I think a lot of them start to seem the same thing. However, there were a few nice things that happened here that I didn’t see in other novels.
First, the guy, to de-stress, likes to crochet. I thought it was so adorable to include something that is viewed by the society as a feminine hobby to be his hobby! And listen guys, he wears still super hot and desirable!!
The big issue for me is the miscommunication trope that was used not once, not twice but at least3 times in this book. For a moment I thought they had the star crossed trope, but no.. it was just them jumping to conclusions, missing opportunities to open up and plain bad pride issues.
I did like to see some “me too” movement included in this book and how that was dealt.
I know the time to read this book has “passed” since we are in January, but IO think it’s a nice light recommendation for the holidays!
livs_lovely_library's review
fast-paced
3.0
The Voice (Country Version). The plot really carried because the mmc was making some choices. Also loved all the Taylor Swift Easter eggs
haeleyh's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
migimon2002's review
3.0
Average story and left me a bit underwhelmed, personally. I didn’t like this as much as the first book by Maggie Knox. I loved the overall premise of the plot but the back & forth/on & off relationship between “Saxie” got a bit tiresome for me. I also found myself really disgruntled by the backwoods, inaccurate representation of Banff (I know this is a fictional story, but I’d have preferred a fictional locale in the Canadian Rockies as opposed to a real place misrepresented). It was an okay, fluffy read for the holidays but wasn’t the best I’ve read.
michely66's review
5.0
This was a perfect romantic holiday read. I loved the chemistry between the two characters and the plot was written well. This book was very enjoyable and perfect for the holiday season.
kb1290's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0