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3.78 AVERAGE


While there were some fun moments in the community of Willow Lake, overall it fell flat for me. The love interest wasn’t introduced until about halfway through the book and there was really nothing that pulled them to each other. Annie’s ex was also described as menacing but nothing he did was actually that scary. It seemed in many ways that this was a case of telling, not showing and it made for a disappointing read.

Also… where was the second chance? Who was getting a second chance?
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Over all really liked it. However it was less Christmas than I wanted. Since it goes thru a whole year or maybe longer it was not always set at Christmas time but the story was cute!
funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Wanted to figure out the ending but also couldn’t wait for it to be over.
emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
hopeful reflective slow-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