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beastreader's review against another edition
2.0
I have read several books by this author. The one thing that I can associate with this author's books are the steamy sex scenes. Yet, in this story while there were many sex scenes, I did not find them leaving me panting for more. In fact, the scenes were short and not a lot of detail was given. I would say this story was more on the mild side for the author then the books I have read. Although, I did like Holly and Kalen. Kalen was so sweet with him trying to cheer up Holly and make their situation a better one. However, I do agree with other readers that the number of sex scenes was a bit much, especially for such a short story. It grew old after a while when this was pretty much the substance of this story. I did laugh several times.
romancejunkie1025's review against another edition
3.0
fun simple and sexy. Full review coming soon to the blog
bibliocat08's review against another edition
3.0
Holly was a bit of a whiner to me but then so was Kalen so maybe the author was right on the mark having them get together. The sexy was pretty hot, the insecurities less so but over all it was fine.
the_sassy_bookworm's review against another edition
1.0
This author is hit and miss with me, and this one was a HUGE miss unfortunately. I struggled to finish it. The writing was clunky. The POV changes were awkward. The dialogue was cheesier than my Grandma's lasagna. The sex scenes were cringe worthy...sigh.
When he wrapped his 12 inch billiard ball size headed member in a Christmas stocking and ribbon, I knew nothing was going to save this one for me...
smbmar's review against another edition
4.0
Cute Christmas based story. In typical Carew fashion, completely on the naughty side. Which makes for an extremely fun read. I would have liked to read more though. Note, I did receive an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
jasmyn9's review against another edition
4.0
This was just downright sexy and hilarious, in all the most perfect ways. It starts with a bang - with a "big package" that is dropped off by the ex-boyfriend. This package is just the best thing ever - in all the wrong ways. I was cracking up every time it was brought back into the story.
Full of great opportunities for our characters to re-connect, a snowstorm and a cabin are the perfect place to get it (and I mean all of it) done. There's some fun toys and lots of great one-liners. But in the end, it's still a really great romance. Just enough comflict to make it a worthwhile read, but lots of hot smexiness to make it all better.
*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*
Full of great opportunities for our characters to re-connect, a snowstorm and a cabin are the perfect place to get it (and I mean all of it) done. There's some fun toys and lots of great one-liners. But in the end, it's still a really great romance. Just enough comflict to make it a worthwhile read, but lots of hot smexiness to make it all better.
*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*
ms3333's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
thesassybookworm's review against another edition
1.0
This author is hit and miss with me, and this one was a HUGE miss unfortunately. I struggled to finish it. The writing was clunky. The POV changes were awkward. The dialogue was cheesier than my Grandma's lasagna. The sex scenes were cringe worthy...sigh.
When he wrapped his 12 inch billiard ball size headed member in a Christmas stocking and ribbon, I knew nothing was going to save this one for me...
lenoreo's review against another edition
3.0
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3 stars -- I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
OK, I will admit that I picked this book to read as my first HoHoHo Read-A-Thon book b/c the reviews were kind of lukewarm, and having finished a book hangover type book, I knew the next book wasn't going to live up to expectations. Honestly, this is probably more of a 2.5 star read, but I bumped it up a half star b/c it partially takes place in Ottawa, and it brought back some good memories from when I lived there a decade and a half ago... Especially when they mentioned Bayshore Mall! I lived across from that mall! So high fives for the great reminiscing.
Otherwise this was a pretty shallow book...it was a bit corny, a bit cheesy, the characters were pretty surface, and there were a lot of cliches. It was pretty standard Harlequin type fare. I would classify it as erotica, since there was an awful lot of sex. And the plot had the usual stupid, AVOIDABLE misunderstandings that were resolved by just talking. Not a huge fan of those, so hence why without the Ottawa stuff, it would have been a 2.5 star or lower.
I was amused that Ms. Carew dealt with some interesting sexual...insecurities? Like a guy having to deal with a "big package", and how that's not always a blessing. And female ejaculation. Props to Ms. Carew, she did not a bad job with that either.
All in all very meh. Didn't keep my attention super well, but in some ways was less annoying than I had been expecting. On to my next Christmas read!
3 stars -- I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
OK, I will admit that I picked this book to read as my first HoHoHo Read-A-Thon book b/c the reviews were kind of lukewarm, and having finished a book hangover type book, I knew the next book wasn't going to live up to expectations. Honestly, this is probably more of a 2.5 star read, but I bumped it up a half star b/c it partially takes place in Ottawa, and it brought back some good memories from when I lived there a decade and a half ago... Especially when they mentioned Bayshore Mall! I lived across from that mall! So high fives for the great reminiscing.
Otherwise this was a pretty shallow book...it was a bit corny, a bit cheesy, the characters were pretty surface, and there were a lot of cliches. It was pretty standard Harlequin type fare. I would classify it as erotica, since there was an awful lot of sex. And the plot had the usual stupid, AVOIDABLE misunderstandings that were resolved by just talking. Not a huge fan of those, so hence why without the Ottawa stuff, it would have been a 2.5 star or lower.
I was amused that Ms. Carew dealt with some interesting sexual...insecurities? Like a guy having to deal with a "big package", and how that's not always a blessing. And female ejaculation. Props to Ms. Carew, she did not a bad job with that either.
All in all very meh. Didn't keep my attention super well, but in some ways was less annoying than I had been expecting. On to my next Christmas read!
cka1026's review
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
3.75