andreads's review

2.0
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

plannersandbooksohmy's review

3.75

Cute, fun holiday read with a nice little twist at the end. 

shadyjones's review

1.0
lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wish I had nice things to say about this book but I just don't. It lacked depth. The repetitive use of rhetorical questions was awful. The writing lacked detail and the character development was seriously lacking. I enjoyed it at first but then it just became redundant. Nothing happening but the 2 love interests constantly asking themselves, "Can this work?" This book needed more showing versus telling. Have some faith in the reader. Not everything needs to be explained. 
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: No

noramia's review

3.75
emotional lighthearted fast-paced

krtn's review

2.0
hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was fine! It was kind of cute and I enjoyed the christmassy atmosphere of New York City and the plaza hotel. I didn’t really connect with any of the characters tho and found the character development to be lacking at times. There were also a lot of scenes that felt unrealistic (like Ian giving her the royal family ring?? Or the scene where she met him two hours late for that fancy dinner and neither of them really questioned the other about it?) 

Read time: 2hr 40min
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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brebeingwell's review

3.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Yes

A Magical New York Christmas follows Sabrina, a ghostwriter, and Ian, a charity coordinator as they both stay at the Plaza hotel in New York. At a chance encounter they meet and continue to bump into each other until their plans become more intentional.

Overall, I really enjoyed this story. It was a fun, fluffy read that really managed to capture the magic that is NYC at Christmas time. The romance was sweet and the yearning was real. The main conflict was misunderstanding and I felt like the misunderstanding went a little too far to be considered realistic or to be forgiven. I am happy Sabrina was a more forgiving woman than I would be, because I definitely would have bounced.

alexac22's review

4.0
funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes