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a_reader_obsessed's review against another edition
3.0
3 Hearts - Blog holiday reads with Ann!
Bonus points for favorite trope of falling for your best friend's brother!!
As per the blurb, Kyle has been in love with James for as long as he can remember, but he knows that he would never survive being a fleeting hookup. When a night of dancing makes Kyle realize he needs to distance himself from James and the potential messy situation, James too, has his own revelation.
What ensues is a bit of sappy wooing but it was enjoyable sappy wooing. Beware again the out of nowhere random BDSM element dropped in the bedroom (perhaps along with the homemaking theme, a little bondage was also a possible option for advent authors this year) but I digress.
Again, this features a beloved trope, warm family vibes, and an inevitable cuddly HEA!
Thanks to the author/publisher for a copy in exchange for a honest review
Check out BMBR for more advent reviews!
Bonus points for favorite trope of falling for your best friend's brother!!
As per the blurb, Kyle has been in love with James for as long as he can remember, but he knows that he would never survive being a fleeting hookup. When a night of dancing makes Kyle realize he needs to distance himself from James and the potential messy situation, James too, has his own revelation.
What ensues is a bit of sappy wooing but it was enjoyable sappy wooing. Beware again the out of nowhere random BDSM element dropped in the bedroom (perhaps along with the homemaking theme, a little bondage was also a possible option for advent authors this year) but I digress.
Again, this features a beloved trope, warm family vibes, and an inevitable cuddly HEA!
Thanks to the author/publisher for a copy in exchange for a honest review
Check out BMBR for more advent reviews!
ctsquirrel's review
4.0
3.5/5
Yup, so many Christmas shorts I'm still reading them in February. Good for a short story, but needed more of a back story and the HEA was a little too easy.
Tags: Location: in and around Cape May Point, NJ; Holiday: Saint Nicholas Day (December 6th)
Quotes:
"And wasn’t that a revelation that had punched him in the gut. Right there in that nightclub six months ago, he realized what he wanted more than anything in his life was the man who had always been there." -James' a-ha moment.
Yup, so many Christmas shorts I'm still reading them in February. Good for a short story, but needed more of a back story and the HEA was a little too easy.
Tags: Location: in and around Cape May Point, NJ; Holiday: Saint Nicholas Day (December 6th)
Quotes:
"And wasn’t that a revelation that had punched him in the gut. Right there in that nightclub six months ago, he realized what he wanted more than anything in his life was the man who had always been there." -James' a-ha moment.
suze_1624's review
3.0
Fit the homemade bill, would have loved a picture of a sea glass rainbow!
James and Kyle a little bit too sweetly sugarly for my cup of tea, but decent short story, coffee break material!
James and Kyle a little bit too sweetly sugarly for my cup of tea, but decent short story, coffee break material!
karentje's review
2.0
*2.5 stars*
Nice enough story based on a promising trope with the MC finally getting a shot at his best friend’s brother, whom he’s been pining after for years.
However, it remained too formulaic and predictably corny, and even taking into account that it’s a novella, the story seemed a bit too rushed, with one particularly brusque jump between chapters that really bugged me. Both emotionally and physically the connection between the MC’s could have been developed better, now it all felt like a little too much too fast.
Nice enough story based on a promising trope with the MC finally getting a shot at his best friend’s brother, whom he’s been pining after for years.
However, it remained too formulaic and predictably corny, and even taking into account that it’s a novella, the story seemed a bit too rushed, with one particularly brusque jump between chapters that really bugged me. Both emotionally and physically the connection between the MC’s could have been developed better, now it all felt like a little too much too fast.
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