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ghumpherys's review
3.0
Another super short Christmas story! I liked how the main character came to realize what was most important, although I also felt that some parts of the story were left fairly unresolved at the end. Short and sweet!
charmaineclancy's review
5.0
Dipped my toe into the comedy romance genre with this one. Mistletoe in Manhattan was good quirky fun. Nice quick read, a good one for the holiday season. I'll definitely read more by Talli Roland.
leahmichelle_13's review
4.0
Mistletoe in Manhattan is a novella of 20,000 words, and also gives readers a sneak peek of Talli Roland’s latest novel The Pollyanna Plan, due out in late November.
I love Talli Roland’s novels. She’s an amazing writer and anyone who brings out two novels a year plus a novella makes me a happy reader. Her most recent novella is Mistletoe in Manhattan and is a nice little read in preparation for Talli’s next full-length novel, The Pollyanna Plan, which is out in a couple of weeks. (Can I get a woo-hoo?)
Holly West is Little Missington’s first Christmas baby in years, and her life is full to bursting with all things Christmassy, especially as her parents run a company specialising in bringing Christmas parties to the masses. So when Holly gets the chance to go to Manhattan to help Dean Layton, famous actor, throw a big celebrity Christmas bash, Holly jumps at the chance, but will being in Manhattan and being around celebrities really be all Holly’s ever wished for, and will she make it back home to Little Missington in time for Christmas?
I thought Mistletoe in Manhattan was a really quick, cute read. For 77p you really can’t go wrong, especially as I paid a whopping £1.99 for Paige Toon’s Christmas novella that was miles shorter than Mistletoe in Manhattan, proving that publishers really do sometimes jack up the prices of novellas. I loved that the novel was set in New York. I adore New York. I have a picture of New York above my desk on my wall and one day I will go there, and see all the sights and shops New York has to offer. You cannot beat a book set in New York. I thought Holly’s job as a party planner was really great and interesting reading. Party planning is (surprisingly) not something you come across a lot in Chick Lit and it’s such an interesting and enjoyable topic. Mostly, though, what I loved about the novella was Holly meeting Alex, the barman. I loved Alex, the barman. I wanted a full length novel of Alex, I’m not joking, I was totally hooked on him.
I thoroughly enjoyed Mistletoe in Manhattan. It’s a wonderfully quick read and it was actually the perfect read for me as, at the moment, work is so super busy that I just don’t have time to read something that’s 100,000 words long, so novella are a brilliant way to feel like you’re still reading books every day, and it’s just an excellent tool to keep you reading whilst busy because everyone has 10-20 minutes a day for a novella. I can’t wait for Roland’s next full length novel – and thankfully, I only have a matter of weeks to wait. She’s an author I always look forward to, and she’s one of the finest Chick Lit writers around and long may it continue.
I love Talli Roland’s novels. She’s an amazing writer and anyone who brings out two novels a year plus a novella makes me a happy reader. Her most recent novella is Mistletoe in Manhattan and is a nice little read in preparation for Talli’s next full-length novel, The Pollyanna Plan, which is out in a couple of weeks. (Can I get a woo-hoo?)
Holly West is Little Missington’s first Christmas baby in years, and her life is full to bursting with all things Christmassy, especially as her parents run a company specialising in bringing Christmas parties to the masses. So when Holly gets the chance to go to Manhattan to help Dean Layton, famous actor, throw a big celebrity Christmas bash, Holly jumps at the chance, but will being in Manhattan and being around celebrities really be all Holly’s ever wished for, and will she make it back home to Little Missington in time for Christmas?
I thought Mistletoe in Manhattan was a really quick, cute read. For 77p you really can’t go wrong, especially as I paid a whopping £1.99 for Paige Toon’s Christmas novella that was miles shorter than Mistletoe in Manhattan, proving that publishers really do sometimes jack up the prices of novellas. I loved that the novel was set in New York. I adore New York. I have a picture of New York above my desk on my wall and one day I will go there, and see all the sights and shops New York has to offer. You cannot beat a book set in New York. I thought Holly’s job as a party planner was really great and interesting reading. Party planning is (surprisingly) not something you come across a lot in Chick Lit and it’s such an interesting and enjoyable topic. Mostly, though, what I loved about the novella was Holly meeting Alex, the barman. I loved Alex, the barman. I wanted a full length novel of Alex, I’m not joking, I was totally hooked on him.
I thoroughly enjoyed Mistletoe in Manhattan. It’s a wonderfully quick read and it was actually the perfect read for me as, at the moment, work is so super busy that I just don’t have time to read something that’s 100,000 words long, so novella are a brilliant way to feel like you’re still reading books every day, and it’s just an excellent tool to keep you reading whilst busy because everyone has 10-20 minutes a day for a novella. I can’t wait for Roland’s next full length novel – and thankfully, I only have a matter of weeks to wait. She’s an author I always look forward to, and she’s one of the finest Chick Lit writers around and long may it continue.
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