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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
To me this is a book with two stories. One is the ghost writer taking notes about an author for his autobiography and the other story is of the current relationships enjoying the holiday season in NYC.
This story follows a ghost writer that lives in NY and is put up at the Plaza hotel during the Christmas holiday weeks.
She listens to the author tell her of his life over the years and she translates it into his life story for him.
Sabrina has seen a man that attracts her and they play with one another: they have no idea who each of them really is.
He gives her jewelry and her boss gives her dress outfits to wear to the snowflake ball.
The descriptions are so exact and I want to visit the city during the holidays to see it for myself. Money is no object for the men but they are for Sabrina.
The men know they must tell her who they are....and after he confesses you can't believe how she takes it....
Love how the blast from the past makes everything magical.
Confusing at times as you don't realize the time frame the story is in...
Received this review copy from the publicist via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.
Sabrina Post is an aspiring writer. She enters the Plaza Hotel to be a ghost writer for Grayson Westcott who is a famous art dealer, but there is more to him than his current job description. While at the hotel, she runs into this guy who intrigues her, but the reader of the book knows the truth behind this guy that she is spending her time with. Ian is at the Plaza hotel with a college friend who has also become weirdly his employer as he works for a foundation that is in the name of his friend's last name as he is an European Lord.
I loved the setting (the Plaza hotel? HELLO!) and I actually really enjoyed the characters. The back and forth was an interesting concept, but so much of this book felt so repetitive. If I have to read "Sabrina, please come in" one more time than I did I might have hurled the book across the room.
Also the ending was a tad confusing...
BUT if you just wanna get into the Holiday spirit, it's cute.
I loved the atmosphere in this book! Setting the scene at The Plaza at Christmas time was a masterstroke
Wow. I disliked all of the characters. The entire plot of the book is based on gross miscommunications and full throttle leaping to conclusions. And then the main lady has the gall to blame the main dude for lying about who he was? Um, ma’am, you were lying, too. My god.
I was extremely irritated and started getting nit picky, too. And there were some inconsistencies or just things that aren’t true, like the female MC saying she put the charm she was given on her bracelet (not happening, sweetie! Charms have to be soldered on!) and the man being told that they wouldn’t wrap his gift from Tiffany since he didn’t spend $500 (LIES. Every purchase comes in their signature cloth bag and is placed in the blue box with white ribbon wrapped around it). Also, the Kay Thompson character just seemed really bitter but then all of a sudden became happy??? And not even in a character growth way. It was just like, oh hey, the book is wrapping up. EVERYONE BE HAPPY.
I’m extremely disappointed that I purchased this book, not to mention I feel like I read something completely different from everyone else. And I’m disappointed because I haven’t had much luck with holiday romances this year.
Oh, and the entirety of the book takes place in 7 days…the week AFTER Christmas. The week after Christmas isn’t Christmas anymore, people! Stop saying it’s Christmastime and stop saying that “Anything can happen at Christmas time at the Plaza!”