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litwithleigh's review against another edition
4.0
Short review for short stories: Loved it. Again read the premise before you pick it up and ask yourself if you can accept it at face value even though it's impossible
reeyabeegale's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
As far as Christmas novellas go, this was pretty enjoyable. It was cute and sexy. I loved the humor and the [email] banters between Penny and Wes.
This is quite insta-love since there's not a lot of scenes where they spend time to get to know each other, but they have been engaged for a year -- a long-distance engagement.
I wish there were a lot more scenes that showed their chemistry and show how they live together while being engaged.
Nonetheless, it's a good holiday novella. If you're looking for a quick and light read, definitely pick this up.
As far as Christmas novellas go, this was pretty enjoyable. It was cute and sexy. I loved the humor and the [email] banters between Penny and Wes.
This is quite insta-love since there's not a lot of scenes where they spend time to get to know each other, but they have been engaged for a year -- a long-distance engagement.
I wish there were a lot more scenes that showed their chemistry and show how they live together while being engaged.
Nonetheless, it's a good holiday novella. If you're looking for a quick and light read, definitely pick this up.
kzimm2024's review
4.0
Nice light funny story to pass the time after some heavy reads, it made me lol at Bad Penny. After smelling Wes' coat and thinking she might have just ovulated.
And the whole fertile/futile conversation- hysterical.
There were some plot holes, like what woman waits until the very last day to figure out her wedding??
But overall a nice fun read with well written steamy scenes. I like Penny and Wes.
And the whole fertile/futile conversation- hysterical.
There were some plot holes, like what woman waits until the very last day to figure out her wedding??
But overall a nice fun read with well written steamy scenes. I like Penny and Wes.
aleromo's review
2.0
The story didn’t make sense at all. But I’m in a Christmas mood and it was very short.
lifeinthebooklane's review
4.0
When the book started I really thought this was going to be the first Julie Kriss book that I didn't enjoy. Whilst I loved the email communication aspect, the entire set up felt a little cheesy and full of every cringeworthy cliche going. However the moment we got to actually "meet" Penny and Wesley I was totally hooked.
My Fake Christmas Fiancé is a fun, slow-burn but still incredibly steamy, heart warming romance. I adored both main characters and watching them fall in love was, quite simply, utterly joyful. This is yet again another winning book, I adore the author's writing and hugely recommend this book, both to get you in the christmas spirit and because it is just so darn good!
My Fake Christmas Fiancé is a fun, slow-burn but still incredibly steamy, heart warming romance. I adored both main characters and watching them fall in love was, quite simply, utterly joyful. This is yet again another winning book, I adore the author's writing and hugely recommend this book, both to get you in the christmas spirit and because it is just so darn good!
bookish_kristina's review
2.0
I had trouble getting past the stupid premise of this book. There is no such thing as a legally binding contract that can force two people into an engagement. This would essentially be a contract forcing two people to agree to sign another contract - that being a marriage - it’s stupid. I could have gotten behind this book if it was a promise made on a death bed or an image issue that needed to resolve by a marriage, but the second the author starts spouting questionable legalities that are easily disputed with the smallest amount of intelligence, they’ve lost me.
Secondly, to further insult my intelligence, they are agreeing to get married to push forward the merger of two family businesses. Family owned…. Accountable to only the owners, which would be them. No shareholders. This isn’t a company on the NYSE. So maybe their fathers who were CEOs of each company might be able to hold them accountable….except, both fathers leave the company and the engaged couple then become CEOs. At this point we are to believe that they still cannot dissolve the ‘contract’ requiring them to get married.
Ok so maybe they can’t, let pretend that for a moment. So if they don’t go through with the marriage and the merger falls through - not likely but let’s pretend - would they, as joint CEOs, not then be able to renegotiate a new merger as soon as the next day? Since they both run AND own these companies?
You see we never see any overseers to this merger, we never see any momentum towards this merger, we barely know what the heck these companies even do.
It’s an author’s job to create a scenario with enough information and realism to build trust with the reader. At which point they can then give scenarios that require the reader to suspend their disbelief. But when the author has done fuck all to build that trust and then throws garbage at the reader, the reader cannot be expected to eat said garbage. I’m sorry, this was stupid. No effort was made into making it not stupid.
Beyond that the rest of the plot pretty much went back and forth in the MCs minds without them ever having a conversation with each other. But I guess they were in love at the end? I’m not really sure when or where that happened.
Overall this was a bad attempt at a Christmas book, a bad attempt at a story, and frankly just bad.
Secondly, to further insult my intelligence, they are agreeing to get married to push forward the merger of two family businesses. Family owned…. Accountable to only the owners, which would be them. No shareholders. This isn’t a company on the NYSE. So maybe their fathers who were CEOs of each company might be able to hold them accountable….except, both fathers leave the company and the engaged couple then become CEOs. At this point we are to believe that they still cannot dissolve the ‘contract’ requiring them to get married.
Ok so maybe they can’t, let pretend that for a moment. So if they don’t go through with the marriage and the merger falls through - not likely but let’s pretend - would they, as joint CEOs, not then be able to renegotiate a new merger as soon as the next day? Since they both run AND own these companies?
You see we never see any overseers to this merger, we never see any momentum towards this merger, we barely know what the heck these companies even do.
It’s an author’s job to create a scenario with enough information and realism to build trust with the reader. At which point they can then give scenarios that require the reader to suspend their disbelief. But when the author has done fuck all to build that trust and then throws garbage at the reader, the reader cannot be expected to eat said garbage. I’m sorry, this was stupid. No effort was made into making it not stupid.
Beyond that the rest of the plot pretty much went back and forth in the MCs minds without them ever having a conversation with each other. But I guess they were in love at the end? I’m not really sure when or where that happened.
Overall this was a bad attempt at a Christmas book, a bad attempt at a story, and frankly just bad.
laura_devouring_books_crumpets's review against another edition
4.0
I do like these books.... But as Christmas is over its lost all the feels.... so 4 tar for the fun romance
c4nd1e's review
3.0
Cute Christmas novella about an arranged engagement during the merger of two Christmas ornament companies.