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cctblog's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my goodness. I'd forgotten just how delightful the books in the Royal Wedding series are! They're like fairy tales grounded in reality. A Royal Christmas Wedding, which tells the story of Avery Truitt (sister of Susanna from Once Upon a Prince and A March Bride) and Prince Colin of Brighton, captivated me from the very first page.
This is a tale of love lost and found, and I enjoyed watching Colin and Avery work their way back to one another. The two have a palpable chemistry, and all of their interactions practically crackle with electricity.
Hauck likes to incorporate a touch of the supernatural into her books, and A Royal Christmas Wedding is no exception. In this case, God very clearly makes something happen that is a catalyst for everything else in the book. I love that touch—that acknowledgement that God is clearly behind Avery and Colin's relationship.
While I loved Avery and Colin's love story, my absolute favorite part of this novella is the epilogue, which so beautifully wraps up the stories from this series. It made me sigh happily and tear up a little! While I'd welcome another Royal Wedding story, if this is truly the end of Hauck's series, I'm satisfied ... and I'm ready to go back and read the whole series again!
Note: While this book is part of a series, each of the Royal Wedding novels can stand alone. So don't let the fact that this is book four in the series keep you from reading it!
This is a tale of love lost and found, and I enjoyed watching Colin and Avery work their way back to one another. The two have a palpable chemistry, and all of their interactions practically crackle with electricity.
Hauck likes to incorporate a touch of the supernatural into her books, and A Royal Christmas Wedding is no exception. In this case, God very clearly makes something happen that is a catalyst for everything else in the book. I love that touch—that acknowledgement that God is clearly behind Avery and Colin's relationship.
While I loved Avery and Colin's love story, my absolute favorite part of this novella is the epilogue, which so beautifully wraps up the stories from this series. It made me sigh happily and tear up a little! While I'd welcome another Royal Wedding story, if this is truly the end of Hauck's series, I'm satisfied ... and I'm ready to go back and read the whole series again!
Note: While this book is part of a series, each of the Royal Wedding novels can stand alone. So don't let the fact that this is book four in the series keep you from reading it!
lauren_chapin's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
janaya's review against another edition
3.0
Note to self: Stop before the epilogue. It’s what brought this review down to 3 stars with its weirdly detailed future of all the characters that left no room for the imagination yet satisfied none of my curiosity about what happened. Frankly, I don’t know how it did it. Other than that though, this was a fine book.
cinnamon454's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a lot of fun to read. Avery Truitt's story was a blast to read and revisiting the old characters from the past books was fun. I definitely enjoyed this book along with the rest in the series, and because of this I can't wait to see what else Rachel Hauck has to offer.
kathrynf94's review against another edition
5.0
4.5/5 stars, but I'm feeling generous.
I honestly didn't expect to like this as much as I did, but it was such a pleasant surprise! This story was told so well, and Hauck really had you feeling for both Colin and Avery. My stone-cold heart was melting by the end! Her descriptions of Cathedral City at Christmas are just to. die. for., and left me feeling nostalgic for the 2018 Christmas period that we've just left behind.
I honestly didn't expect to like this as much as I did, but it was such a pleasant surprise! This story was told so well, and Hauck really had you feeling for both Colin and Avery. My stone-cold heart was melting by the end! Her descriptions of Cathedral City at Christmas are just to. die. for., and left me feeling nostalgic for the 2018 Christmas period that we've just left behind.
thereadingchemist's review against another edition
3.0
I think the romance aspect of the story is wonderful. I just thought the religion aspect was too much for my taste.
lindz's review against another edition
4.0
Book Review: A Royal Christmas Wedding by Rachel Hauch Book Title: A Royal Christmas Wedding Author: Rachel HauchGenres: Christmas, Romance,Series: Royal WeddingPublisher: ZondervanPublish Date: 2016-10-18 (240 Pages, Paperback)
Avery Truitt is someone who was going to college to be a professional volleyball player. 5 years before she meet Prince Colin when she was with her sister Susanna went to Cathedral City. What ever happen to Avery and Colin?
Susanna has invited both her sister and mother to Brington Kingdom for the Christmas season. Will their mother get over their father’s death? There appear someone brings Avery and Colin together at every turn. Will Colin father help or harm Colin? The old bell rings and who has pulled it and rung it?
People do not believe that god had pulled the 600 pound bell that started ringing and bring all people to the where the accident of Prince Michael died. I love that fact that there is a meaning and some true relationship trouble and Hauck shows that in each story in The Royal Wedding Series? She let the characters work it out their own problems. She does not rush them. Rachel Hauck does well with the plot and her writing is wonderful as well.
Avery Truitt is someone who was going to college to be a professional volleyball player. 5 years before she meet Prince Colin when she was with her sister Susanna went to Cathedral City. What ever happen to Avery and Colin?
Susanna has invited both her sister and mother to Brington Kingdom for the Christmas season. Will their mother get over their father’s death? There appear someone brings Avery and Colin together at every turn. Will Colin father help or harm Colin? The old bell rings and who has pulled it and rung it?
People do not believe that god had pulled the 600 pound bell that started ringing and bring all people to the where the accident of Prince Michael died. I love that fact that there is a meaning and some true relationship trouble and Hauck shows that in each story in The Royal Wedding Series? She let the characters work it out their own problems. She does not rush them. Rachel Hauck does well with the plot and her writing is wonderful as well.
mustlovemustypages's review against another edition
4.0
This year I haven't had much time to binge watch Hallmark Christmas movies with how busy work has been. With Dec. 25th coming up quickly I decided audiobooks would be the next best thing. This one was pretty short (around 5 hours) and the narrator did a good job.
The story itself was exactly like one you'd see on the Hallmark channel although with a bit stronger of a Christianity thread than usual. My only complaint was that some of the dialogue seemed awkward and the writing was a little rushed at the end.
Overall though, it was exactly what I was looking for and I think it would be great source material for a tv movie adaptation!
The story itself was exactly like one you'd see on the Hallmark channel although with a bit stronger of a Christianity thread than usual. My only complaint was that some of the dialogue seemed awkward and the writing was a little rushed at the end.
Overall though, it was exactly what I was looking for and I think it would be great source material for a tv movie adaptation!
bookworm_mommy's review against another edition
2.0
This review is also published at http://mommyreadsbooks.blogspot.com/2016/10/a-royal-christmas-wedding-rachel-hauck.html
I have read the previous three books in Rachel Hauck’s Royal Wedding Series. I’ll admit, I’m fairly obsessed with royalty and the idea of fairy tale perfect matches. So when I learned she had a new book in the series, I requested an ARC from NetGalley.
Unfortunately, I didn’t fall in love with this book. It was, probably, my least favorite of the series – a couple of which I enjoyed. I gave it 2 stars (“It was okay.”) on Goodreads but is more of a 1.5 in my evaluation.
Avery and Colin have a past. In a whirlwind courtship when Avery was 17, they fell deeply and madly in love. Then Colin cancelled on attending her prom and ceased all communication…for five years. Then the holiday season suddenly throws them back together in daily contact via their respective families. The whole premise is if they rekindle their love. Which, of course they do. It’s a Christian romance book. So it’s more a question of how they do.
I enjoyed revisiting with Susanna from a previous book. A few other characters make mentions or brief appearances. But this book definitely has Avery and Colin as the focus – which is how it should be in this genre. And they drove me crazy. How adamant Avery was that she was over him when speaking to others but kept talking to herself about how much she was still in love with him. How they (Colin mostly) continued to get into the same situations to cause doubt and angst.
My angst with the book was how quickly all of it happened. Granted, Colin and Avery had a relationship five years previous. However, five years have passed. Haven’t they both changed? Don’t they want to at least sort of get to know who they each are now – especially since everything that goes wrong Avery assumes Colin is just the same as he’d been. I would have liked a slower pace for the romance (re)development.
I did struggle some, too, with knowing who was talking. Many times, I didn’t know who had which lines of dialogue. That was frustrating. Perhaps it is an issue just with the ebook copy I had. There were also some discrepancies in the text. Minor things, but there nonetheless.
All that being said, this book is still a good read for those in a mood for ooey gooey emotional romance free of sex. While it didn’t keep me up at night turning pages, it was still a sweet story most enjoyed by those who like some fluff in their reading. So probably just perfect for a Christmas book.
I have read the previous three books in Rachel Hauck’s Royal Wedding Series. I’ll admit, I’m fairly obsessed with royalty and the idea of fairy tale perfect matches. So when I learned she had a new book in the series, I requested an ARC from NetGalley.
Unfortunately, I didn’t fall in love with this book. It was, probably, my least favorite of the series – a couple of which I enjoyed. I gave it 2 stars (“It was okay.”) on Goodreads but is more of a 1.5 in my evaluation.
Avery and Colin have a past. In a whirlwind courtship when Avery was 17, they fell deeply and madly in love. Then Colin cancelled on attending her prom and ceased all communication…for five years. Then the holiday season suddenly throws them back together in daily contact via their respective families. The whole premise is if they rekindle their love. Which, of course they do. It’s a Christian romance book. So it’s more a question of how they do.
I enjoyed revisiting with Susanna from a previous book. A few other characters make mentions or brief appearances. But this book definitely has Avery and Colin as the focus – which is how it should be in this genre. And they drove me crazy. How adamant Avery was that she was over him when speaking to others but kept talking to herself about how much she was still in love with him. How they (Colin mostly) continued to get into the same situations to cause doubt and angst.
My angst with the book was how quickly all of it happened. Granted, Colin and Avery had a relationship five years previous. However, five years have passed. Haven’t they both changed? Don’t they want to at least sort of get to know who they each are now – especially since everything that goes wrong Avery assumes Colin is just the same as he’d been. I would have liked a slower pace for the romance (re)development.
I did struggle some, too, with knowing who was talking. Many times, I didn’t know who had which lines of dialogue. That was frustrating. Perhaps it is an issue just with the ebook copy I had. There were also some discrepancies in the text. Minor things, but there nonetheless.
All that being said, this book is still a good read for those in a mood for ooey gooey emotional romance free of sex. While it didn’t keep me up at night turning pages, it was still a sweet story most enjoyed by those who like some fluff in their reading. So probably just perfect for a Christmas book.