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mandareads222's review
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
3.0
melmo2610's review
4.0
I enjoyed this story. A cute romance that although it moved super fast was sweet and entertaining. Fun listen.
snorthington's review
4.0
This sweet little book felt like reading a Hallmark Christmas movie in the best way!
It was a sweet, easy romance between a man recovering from a broken heart and a woman who was too busy to even think about dating. The setting in a magical, small Alaska town in the weeks leading to a Christmas was perfect. Add in snowstorms, reindeer, snow angels, Christmas trees and traditions, and you have the setting for a cozy afternoon read beside your Christmas tree.
I would recommend reading this while snow swirls outside, lights twinkle and cocoa steams beside you - they're the perfect compliment to this fun story!
I received a digital ARC of this book through the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my review.
It was a sweet, easy romance between a man recovering from a broken heart and a woman who was too busy to even think about dating. The setting in a magical, small Alaska town in the weeks leading to a Christmas was perfect. Add in snowstorms, reindeer, snow angels, Christmas trees and traditions, and you have the setting for a cozy afternoon read beside your Christmas tree.
I would recommend reading this while snow swirls outside, lights twinkle and cocoa steams beside you - they're the perfect compliment to this fun story!
I received a digital ARC of this book through the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my review.
lenoreo's review
3.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2017/11/12/the-jingle-bell-bride-by-scarlet-wilson/
3 stars -- I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
Hmmm...well, this one started off pretty good. I was intrigued, I thought the premise seemed interesting. But at some point my interest waned. And I never really got it back. It wasn't a bad book, but it was very very meh. If I wasn't reading towards a challenge and this wasn't a NetGalley ARC, I probably would have just abandoned it in favour of something that would better keep my attention.
In the end I think I just wasn't that enamoured with our characters. Maybe I just didn't quite understand what made them tick. I just wasn't able to fall in love with either of them. Jessica was SOOOOO high strung, and I couldn't understand the disconnect between her celebrity wedding planner life and her supposed dream of a bookstore. Like they were pretty far apart, so she kind of felt like 2 different people. I did like when she was sweet, and how understanding she could be with Matt. And she felt very child-like at times. I just don't get how that child-likeness remained in the life she led. *shrugs*
And Matt had his own good moments, but he was also kind of dismissive of certain things about Jessica, poo-pooing her job and certain aspects of her personality. I get that that wasn't necessarily the "real" her, but then again, it has to be somewhat her. Just seemed kind of dick-ish.
And their chemistry was only OK for me. It was slow slow slow, and then all of a sudden it kind of turned really fast. And while they acknowledged that the love was fast, that just felt like lampshading...saying it was fast doesn't discount that it was honestly unbelievably fast.
I liked the magic of Alaska though, and that atmosphere. I enjoyed the reindeer, though I can always stand for more reindeer...as my husband said, could use more ungulates.
So yeah. Not a terrible book by any means, just didn't capture my attention.
3 stars -- I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
Hmmm...well, this one started off pretty good. I was intrigued, I thought the premise seemed interesting. But at some point my interest waned. And I never really got it back. It wasn't a bad book, but it was very very meh. If I wasn't reading towards a challenge and this wasn't a NetGalley ARC, I probably would have just abandoned it in favour of something that would better keep my attention.
In the end I think I just wasn't that enamoured with our characters. Maybe I just didn't quite understand what made them tick. I just wasn't able to fall in love with either of them. Jessica was SOOOOO high strung, and I couldn't understand the disconnect between her celebrity wedding planner life and her supposed dream of a bookstore. Like they were pretty far apart, so she kind of felt like 2 different people. I did like when she was sweet, and how understanding she could be with Matt. And she felt very child-like at times. I just don't get how that child-likeness remained in the life she led. *shrugs*
And Matt had his own good moments, but he was also kind of dismissive of certain things about Jessica, poo-pooing her job and certain aspects of her personality. I get that that wasn't necessarily the "real" her, but then again, it has to be somewhat her. Just seemed kind of dick-ish.
And their chemistry was only OK for me. It was slow slow slow, and then all of a sudden it kind of turned really fast. And while they acknowledged that the love was fast, that just felt like lampshading...saying it was fast doesn't discount that it was honestly unbelievably fast.
I liked the magic of Alaska though, and that atmosphere. I enjoyed the reindeer, though I can always stand for more reindeer...as my husband said, could use more ungulates.
So yeah. Not a terrible book by any means, just didn't capture my attention.
breanalynae's review
2.0
2.5
These characters were the most vanilla, white ass people I’ve ever read about. Also, they got married after only knowing each other for 2 weeks, which is mind-boggling.
These characters were the most vanilla, white ass people I’ve ever read about. Also, they got married after only knowing each other for 2 weeks, which is mind-boggling.
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