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someenchantederin's review against another edition
Was this supposed to be a Christian book? I would not have picked it up, had I realized. When the praying became constant and turning themselves over into the hands of God… just no. Please stop.
passionatereader78's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rich2023's review against another edition
3.0
Cute story. I like how Starr and Waylon prayed and sought God’s guidance when they made decisions.
emileereadsbooks's review against another edition
4.25
Thanks to Netgalley and Bethany House for the gifted book. All opinions are my own.
Starr is headed home for the holidays, but it's not all candy canes and twinkle lights for her. She was laid off from her big NYC job and now as the youngest of 5 kids she's keeping that a secret to try and maintain the status quo. Especially since this holiday season includes her sister marrying her ex-boyfriend.
Waylon shows up to his best friend's family Thanksgiving and is immediately enamored with his baby sister. Starr has grown up and he feels a magnetic tug towards her. That tug only gets stronger as she gets involved in trying to save his late mother's Christmas store with him.
Waylon and Starr have to navigate their feelings for one another as they also figure out what are the next steps in their careers. Will they walk those next steps together or apart?
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What a fast and fun novella. I always appreciate rom coms where the leads feel like they are having conversations that someone in a real life relationship would have and you can find that here. And Starr and Waylon navigate their relationship and three next steps in their careers they deal with big feelings, but they don't act like petulant children about them.
I also appreciated that the faith elements in this one were front of mind while feeling organic. A fine line to walk in Christian fiction.
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This is a closed door, kisses only romance.
Starr is headed home for the holidays, but it's not all candy canes and twinkle lights for her. She was laid off from her big NYC job and now as the youngest of 5 kids she's keeping that a secret to try and maintain the status quo. Especially since this holiday season includes her sister marrying her ex-boyfriend.
Waylon shows up to his best friend's family Thanksgiving and is immediately enamored with his baby sister. Starr has grown up and he feels a magnetic tug towards her. That tug only gets stronger as she gets involved in trying to save his late mother's Christmas store with him.
Waylon and Starr have to navigate their feelings for one another as they also figure out what are the next steps in their careers. Will they walk those next steps together or apart?
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What a fast and fun novella. I always appreciate rom coms where the leads feel like they are having conversations that someone in a real life relationship would have and you can find that here. And Starr and Waylon navigate their relationship and three next steps in their careers they deal with big feelings, but they don't act like petulant children about them.
I also appreciated that the faith elements in this one were front of mind while feeling organic. A fine line to walk in Christian fiction.
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This is a closed door, kisses only romance.
a_ab's review against another edition
2.5
2.5*. The story itself is nice and simply told. But the Christian preaching was thrown in completely randomly and out of place. Some Christian fiction makes that integration natural and context appropriate, in this book is was neither, so all it accomplished was throwing me out of the narrative. The worst part was that the faith elements in this book seemed more performance than genuine. But maybe I 'm just not the target audience here.
bookishmiss's review
I picked up this novella by Toni Shiloh with fairly high hopes, based on reviews I had read. Unfortunately, for reasons I'm still trying to pinpoint, I could not seem to connect with the characters in this story, and felt disengaged throughout.
As this is the only work I have read by this author, I can't compare my thoughts on this story against any of her other works. I have read three other novels recently, by three different authors, and enjoyed and appreciated a variety of aspects from each of those stories. That leads me to suspect this author's writing style might be one I can't engage with, though I won't be able to say that with certainty until such time as I have tried reading some of her other works.
As this is the only work I have read by this author, I can't compare my thoughts on this story against any of her other works. I have read three other novels recently, by three different authors, and enjoyed and appreciated a variety of aspects from each of those stories. That leads me to suspect this author's writing style might be one I can't engage with, though I won't be able to say that with certainty until such time as I have tried reading some of her other works.
ashleychaney's review against another edition
1.0
DNF @34%
Waaaaaay too many prayers, made it very disjointed. Every other sentence threw one in
Waaaaaay too many prayers, made it very disjointed. Every other sentence threw one in