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katjexia's review against another edition
4.0
This is book six in the series, but it does mostly standalone. There's some stuff that will make a lot more sense if you read the previous books and have a better idea about Rakhii biology and culture, but I don't think it's strictly necessary.
Mostly because a lot of this story is about the feels and mostly manages to carry the entire book on the strength of said feels.
I loved Gwen, but I adored Mitteeku. Loved him from the moment he got sad over the shortness of a butterfly's lifespan. (yes, total save the cat moment. I know it and yet it still works. How can anyone resist a huge alien with literal knives for a tail who holds still and tries to pet a butterfly?) Can I have a Rakhii too? I also adored Austin and Chris - sometimes kids feel like plot devices (definitely a danger when the premise in question is an alien nanny...) but those two were adorable in their own ways. Chris has got that teen rebellion grumpy cute thing down and I about cramped my stomach laughing at Austin picking up growling from Mitteeku. There's a lot to laugh about, all in classic Amanda Milo ways.
I'm going to note here that you're just gonna have to roll with things a bit. Yep, Miteeku shows up and just sort of falls into their life, complete with stir-fry made with his knives-tail and spewed fire. I did have some questions about Gwen and if she had any friends and some logistic issues like - just how long does it take to get from Earth to the human preserve anyway? but none of it really detracts from the point of the book for me, but YMMV. And this does end abruptly - it hops from them being together and then suddenly Gwen's preggo and they're heading for the human preserve, but I could buy their HEA at that point, so I wanted it to be longer, but I didn't need it to be.
This is all about the right person coming into your life at the exact right time, making a life together with that person, and being happy. Even if it involves unteaching your toddler about growling and dealing with a mate who hoards your things.
For theme-book haters (I feel you, I do!), even though Christmas is in the title, it's not actually super prevalent in the book.
Disclaimer: I received a copy for review
Mostly because a lot of this story is about the feels and mostly manages to carry the entire book on the strength of said feels.
I loved Gwen, but I adored Mitteeku. Loved him from the moment he got sad over the shortness of a butterfly's lifespan. (yes, total save the cat moment. I know it and yet it still works. How can anyone resist a huge alien with literal knives for a tail who holds still and tries to pet a butterfly?) Can I have a Rakhii too? I also adored Austin and Chris - sometimes kids feel like plot devices (definitely a danger when the premise in question is an alien nanny...) but those two were adorable in their own ways. Chris has got that teen rebellion grumpy cute thing down and I about cramped my stomach laughing at Austin picking up growling from Mitteeku. There's a lot to laugh about, all in classic Amanda Milo ways.
I'm going to note here that you're just gonna have to roll with things a bit. Yep, Miteeku shows up and just sort of falls into their life, complete with stir-fry made with his knives-tail and spewed fire. I did have some questions about Gwen and if she had any friends and some logistic issues like - just how long does it take to get from Earth to the human preserve anyway? but none of it really detracts from the point of the book for me, but YMMV. And this does end abruptly - it hops from them being together and then suddenly Gwen's preggo and they're heading for the human preserve, but I could buy their HEA at that point, so I wanted it to be longer, but I didn't need it to be.
This is all about the right person coming into your life at the exact right time, making a life together with that person, and being happy. Even if it involves unteaching your toddler about growling and dealing with a mate who hoards your things.
For theme-book haters (I feel you, I do!), even though Christmas is in the title, it's not actually super prevalent in the book.
Disclaimer: I received a copy for review
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