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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book. Like all of Emily Stone's books, it has depth and heart.
The book itself takes place over a year, so it is not necessarily a Christmas book. The story centers on Lexi, who lost her distant father and learns he left half of his travel company to her and half to another employee at the company Theo. Lexi and Theo must work together across their differences and find more along the way.
Lexi's complex relationship with her father is the main focus of the book. The story also touches on finding your passion and your found family.
The pacing was a little slower than I had hoped, which is my only real complaint. The trips they took throughout the book were probably my favorite aspects.
If you are looking for a book with complex characters, lovely travel descriptions, and finding yourself as well as your person, then this is the book for you!.
The book itself takes place over a year, so it is not necessarily a Christmas book. The story centers on Lexi, who lost her distant father and learns he left half of his travel company to her and half to another employee at the company Theo. Lexi and Theo must work together across their differences and find more along the way.
Lexi's complex relationship with her father is the main focus of the book. The story also touches on finding your passion and your found family.
The pacing was a little slower than I had hoped, which is my only real complaint. The trips they took throughout the book were probably my favorite aspects.
If you are looking for a book with complex characters, lovely travel descriptions, and finding yourself as well as your person, then this is the book for you!.
reflective
slow-paced
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
This was a sweet enemies to lovers with forced proximity romance. Lexie has been estranged from her father for years after he walked away from her mom & her when she was a child. After he passes away, Lexie learns that her father has left half his holiday travel business to Lexie. . . . He left the other half to his right hand man, Theo. Theo is grumpy, misunderstood and a rule follower.
However, as Lexie and Theo accompany the trips to ensure each is a success they are pushed together and begin to form a friendship that turns into more.
Thank you Dell for the ARC
However, as Lexie and Theo accompany the trips to ensure each is a success they are pushed together and begin to form a friendship that turns into more.
Thank you Dell for the ARC
Emily Stone’s Christmas books have become a fixture for kicking off the holiday season. Her stories always bring me to tears. A Winter Wish was no exception.
Lexie’s dad passes away and leaves his travel business to Lexie and his employee Theo. But there is a catch— they have to successfully run the business for a year before they can sell and collect profit.
In Emily Stone fashion this story was a bit heavier than your typical Christmas book. I enjoyed the travel element to this story. If you’re looking for something a bit heavier this holiday season be sure to pick up A Winter Wish by Emily Stone.
Thank you to NetGalley and Dell for an advanced copy of this book!
When Lexie’s estranged father dies and leaves her half his business with the caveat that she work side by side with a stranger for a year and turn a profit. Once she fulfills these expectations, she can sell her half and go back to her nomadic ways. Soon, she finds it is much more complicated as Theo, her co-owner dislikes her and she doesn’t much like him, and Lexie is not quite sure she is cut out to stay in one place. During this time, Lexie must also contend with the feelings of abandonment she has over her father leaving and Rachel, his daughter from his second marriage. Soon, she and Theo are finding their ways to work together as a team and the slow burn between the two begins. Filled with interesting characters that surround Lexie with the love she needs and stories about the father she misses.
Thank you to NetGalley and Dell Publishing for the advance copy. All thoughts are my own.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
If you have ever been bitten by the travel bug or love planning trips than I definitely think you should add A Winter Wish to your tbr. Be forewarned, based off the cover I thought there would be more Christmas vibes than there actually was in the book. There are a few scenes that take place around Christmas time but overall the majority of the book centers around the travel company and coming to grips with Lexie’s estranged relationship with her now deceased father.
Theo and Lexie definitely got off on the wrong foot, each assuming things about the other before getting to know them or the reasoning for certain actions, but once they got to know each other they found they had a lot in common. There’s a lot of heavy topics throughout this book and they were all handled well and realistically in terms of how one might react or deal with certain things.
Thank you publishers and netgalley for this eARC in exchange for my honest feedback
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment
Lexie's estranged dad dies and leaves her half his company... but there's a catch: she has to work with Theo -- a man who apparently knows enough about her to hate her, but who she knows nothing about -- for an entire year before they can sell. As Lexie delves into the company, she discovers that her dad and his company are more connected to her than she had imagined. Nothing, and no one (*cough Theo*), is what it seems...
After binging Love, Holly, Always, in December, and One Last Gift in one week last December, I was SO excited to get an ARC of A Winter Wish. Emily Stone puts out emotional holiday bangers, and this was no exception.
To be completely honest, I almost DNF'd it. The first third of the book moved SO slow. I had no emotional connection to the characters, and then about at 28% on kindle it clicked. I loved the development of relationships between Lexie and all the people in her life. While we love a swoon-worthy romance, it was the relationship of Lexie and her sister that I enjoyed the most <3
A Winter Wish is a solid read, and I can't wait to pick it up again this holiday season. Thank you, Netgalley and Penguin for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.
After binging Love, Holly, Always, in December, and One Last Gift in one week last December, I was SO excited to get an ARC of A Winter Wish. Emily Stone puts out emotional holiday bangers, and this was no exception.
To be completely honest, I almost DNF'd it. The first third of the book moved SO slow. I had no emotional connection to the characters, and then about at 28% on kindle it clicked. I loved the development of relationships between Lexie and all the people in her life. While we love a swoon-worthy romance, it was the relationship of Lexie and her sister that I enjoyed the most <3
A Winter Wish is a solid read, and I can't wait to pick it up again this holiday season. Thank you, Netgalley and Penguin for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.