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The Christmas Swap

Talia Samuels

3.36 AVERAGE

funny hopeful medium-paced
funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I don’t like stories with too much drama and it was pretty relaxing.
funny relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i shouldn’t have expected much out of a cheesy christmas rom com but damn that it was not great.

predictable in every way and the romance was lacking…..
funny 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: Complicated

I’m so glad I didn’t let negative reviews keep me from reading this book. Pretty classic contemporary sapphic rom com, but did some interesting things with the genre, including managing to feel more grown up and thoughtful about the main characters’ internal worlds and actions. Not steamy, but so sweet! Oh, and vegetarian/vegan characters! Yay!
funny lighthearted reflective medium-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

wanted a cozy feel good sapphic romance and while it was that at parts, the characters felt very underdeveloped and the plot contrite with unsuccessful attempts to add depth. Also, I feel like I should never read a queer book and walk away having spent the majority of it liking the cishet white guy more than everyone else. That is frankly, depressing.
funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

If you like posh English and audiobooks, this is the book for you. It felt like listening to an episode of The Crown. It’s lighthearted and funny at times. It’s a cute romance story set in a picturesque Christmas scene. The plot isn’t too complicated and the characters aren’t too deep but overall enjoyable for something fun.