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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
A fun (if predictable) Christmassy read. If you’re a fan of Hallmark Christmas movies, then this one might be for you. I would have enjoyed this book more if I hadn't been able to anticipate where the story was going.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Audio review. This book was all over the place, unless I just didnt pay enough attention.
A nice, fluffy, Hallmark movie-type book perfect for the first weekend of winter break.
A Christmas Hilderbrand book was an entertaining summer holiday read
This is more like a 3.5 star read for me, I enjoyed it and it left on a cliffhanger. I will definitely be reading the next book in the series.
Family drama to the max in this Nantucket family at Winter Street Inn. Takes place around Christmas time but isn’t your typical Hallmark Christmas read. Curious to see how the rest of the series goes because I personally thought the book could end.
Except for a partial cliff-hanger ending (some things are looking like a happy ending, other story lines are open ended, which I don’t appreciate), I enjoyed this novel about a man whose second marriage is failing and the challenges faced by his four adult children. I liked it because no one is perfect but no one is unlikable.
Kelley, the patriarch of the Quinn family, walks in on his wife literally kissing the man who has played Santa Claus at their inn every year for twelve years. His other children from his first wife are facing career or relationship challenges, and his youngest son is fighting in Afghanistan. His second wife has chosen the day before Christmas Eve to tell him she’s moving out. His first wife swoops in to help with the holidays because as a CBS news anchor, she knows things that are happening overseas before civilians do, even the civilian parents of their son who is serving.
Relationships are complex, and lots of families have complicated relationships because of second marriages and children from other relationships, and these complexities have a way of seeming even bigger around the holidays, so I appreciated that all these characters are introduced to us with pasts that have shaped them for better or worse. I’m not sure I loved this enough to read the next few books in this series, however.
Kelley, the patriarch of the Quinn family, walks in on his wife literally kissing the man who has played Santa Claus at their inn every year for twelve years. His other children from his first wife are facing career or relationship challenges, and his youngest son is fighting in Afghanistan. His second wife has chosen the day before Christmas Eve to tell him she’s moving out. His first wife swoops in to help with the holidays because as a CBS news anchor, she knows things that are happening overseas before civilians do, even the civilian parents of their son who is serving.
Relationships are complex, and lots of families have complicated relationships because of second marriages and children from other relationships, and these complexities have a way of seeming even bigger around the holidays, so I appreciated that all these characters are introduced to us with pasts that have shaped them for better or worse. I’m not sure I loved this enough to read the next few books in this series, however.
It was what it was. A lighthearted attempt at a comedic telling of a family's Christmas. If you go in with low expectations it will be a fine book to pass the time. Wouldn't read if you're looking for an engaging story. Was not a fan of how the book was written or the lack of an ending.
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes