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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
A sweet little romance set in the Scottish Highlands. I loved all the quirky characters and the Scottish language used throughout. Bob the Donkey was a crack up
Op zich een leuk verhaal maar het was zoveel herhaling, op een gegeven moment wist ik het wel.
This book was a really fun read! It felt like a Hallmark movie in a book and I thoroughly enjoyed every part about the book. From the Christmas Village community to Belle and Jack’s relationship development, I thought it was cute and fun!
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would.
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I enjoyed this more than I thought I would.
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I enjoyed this more than I thought I would.
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There’s not much more comforting than secluding yourself in a tiny Scottish village for the weekend… And that’s exactly what I did!
Donna Ashcroft seamlessly wove a cozy Christmas tale that takes place in Christmas Village. Where the plot is a soft, cozy blanket and the characters are the warm fire you sit in front of.
Poor Belle doesn’t see the elderly Edina when she’s riding her bike home one night from the school where she works. One thing leads to another and Edina suffers a broken ankle.
Belle, not the kind to leave an old woman helpless, decides to help see to the mending of the sweet Edina and stays with her in her Scottish castle.
Enter Edina’s handsome, but suspicious, grandson, Jack. These two had chemistry that just sang off the pages and I couldn’t help predicting the inevitable.
However, that didn’t take away from this delightful Christmas story! This one is definitely good for bringing in the Christmas cheer!
Donna Ashcroft seamlessly wove a cozy Christmas tale that takes place in Christmas Village. Where the plot is a soft, cozy blanket and the characters are the warm fire you sit in front of.
Poor Belle doesn’t see the elderly Edina when she’s riding her bike home one night from the school where she works. One thing leads to another and Edina suffers a broken ankle.
Belle, not the kind to leave an old woman helpless, decides to help see to the mending of the sweet Edina and stays with her in her Scottish castle.
Enter Edina’s handsome, but suspicious, grandson, Jack. These two had chemistry that just sang off the pages and I couldn’t help predicting the inevitable.
However, that didn’t take away from this delightful Christmas story! This one is definitely good for bringing in the Christmas cheer!
I wanted to like this book more than I did. Feels authentically Scottish ✔️ ensemble of fairly likeable characters ✔️ large focus on Christmas ✔️ BUT i just didn’t like the male MC and didn’t feel their chemistry. I kept being like who is this outsider and why is he so self- righteous. It was a very easy read that I did devour rather quickly, I just wish I cared more
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4.5⭐️
This book holds every ounce of the Christmas spirit – wintery scenes, love, strong community, and selflessness, to name a few things. The Scottish setting and dialect is strong in this one, which makes this extra cozy! (I bet this would be even better on audiobook!) As a teacher, I did feel like this book pushed the toxic expectation that teachers must be underpaid servants part of the education-as-martyrdom stereotype, but aside from that, the grumpy romance and heart for elderly community members had me swooning!
4.5⭐️
This book holds every ounce of the Christmas spirit – wintery scenes, love, strong community, and selflessness, to name a few things. The Scottish setting and dialect is strong in this one, which makes this extra cozy! (I bet this would be even better on audiobook!) As a teacher, I did feel like this book pushed the toxic expectation that teachers must be underpaid servants part of the education-as-martyrdom stereotype, but aside from that, the grumpy romance and heart for elderly community members had me swooning!
Perfect first book of the season.
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Perfect first book of the season.
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Perfect first book of the season.
hopeful
lighthearted
I hate to say it, but this book wasn't really for me.
It started out fine. But I found myself initially confused why quotes looked like 'this' instead of like "this." I felt bad for being so confused when I finally stopped being lazy and saw that traditionally in Europe they are written that way.
I think what I liked least about this book is how much meddling was going on within the story. I was all for Belle being such a do-gooder. But I wasn't really a fan about the way she went about some things.
I also wish that Kenzy and Logan were a separate book altogether.
And could we get more of Edina and Tavish please? I'm not even 100% certain if they were sweet on each other at this point. But elderly couples are adorable, and I would have loved to see that.
It started out fine. But I found myself initially confused why quotes looked like 'this' instead of like "this." I felt bad for being so confused when I finally stopped being lazy and saw that traditionally in Europe they are written that way.
I think what I liked least about this book is how much meddling was going on within the story. I was all for Belle being such a do-gooder. But I wasn't really a fan about the way she went about some things.
I also wish that Kenzy and Logan were a separate book altogether.
And could we get more of Edina and Tavish please? I'm not even 100% certain if they were sweet on each other at this point. But elderly couples are adorable, and I would have loved to see that.