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mlcreads's review
4.0
A sweet romance where the hopes and dreams that were lost in tragedy in the past are replaced by a new future.
jbarr5's review
4.0
His Christmas Wish by Melissa McClone
Starts out with the death of Nick and Liam who had gone hiking on the Mt. Hood.
It's around Christmas and Carly has bad dreams about it every year, enough to just get up to move across the country to PA.
She's called back years later when her sister in law is remarried and having a baby-the 3rd. She and Jake, her long time friend still living on town take care of the two kids and get the house ready to Christmas festivities.
They also renew their friendship. During the season the group is called out again for a rescue mission and she can't sit around and take it anymore-she has to leave.
Great read, lots of emotions. Author's other works are highlighted at the end along with summary of next in the series.
Starts out with the death of Nick and Liam who had gone hiking on the Mt. Hood.
It's around Christmas and Carly has bad dreams about it every year, enough to just get up to move across the country to PA.
She's called back years later when her sister in law is remarried and having a baby-the 3rd. She and Jake, her long time friend still living on town take care of the two kids and get the house ready to Christmas festivities.
They also renew their friendship. During the season the group is called out again for a rescue mission and she can't sit around and take it anymore-she has to leave.
Great read, lots of emotions. Author's other works are highlighted at the end along with summary of next in the series.
canadianbookworm's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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emlickliter's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
His Christmas Wish (Mountain Rescue Romance Book 1) by Melissa McClone - A sad but sweet brother’s best friend Christmas romance. Jake is the definition of if he wanted to, he would! Happy Holiday Reading!
elenajohansen's review
1.0
Bleh. I had good luck with a different McClone Christmas romance as being good without being drenched in the "magic of Christmas" like it was a bad perfume, but this is terrible.
Jake and Carly are both incredibly hot-and-cold with each other about a possible romantic relationship for the entire book. They constantly flip back and forth about what they want, both out loud to each other and internally to themselves. Their friendship is obviously strong--the moments when they're being "just friends" or working together to provide a good Christmas experience for their friends' kids are the best parts of the book--but despite the occasional flashes of physical attraction the story kept telling us they were having, there was no chemistry. I simply did not believe these two were actually attracted to each other.
Without that, what's the point of a romance novel?
Even the tension of Carly moving forward from the losses of her past is mellow and easily solved. She's consumed by anti-Christmas spirit at the beginning but halfway through, she's totally cool again, so the story turns to trying to shoehorn her and Jake into a relationship. Then he has to go up on the mountain for a rescue and she freaks out and breaks up with him...except they weren't even really together yet. Then she leaves town for two weeks and turns around and goes right back when she sees on the news that there's another rescue going on and Jake could be in danger.
Like I said, constantly flipping back and forth. It's exhausting.
Oh, and then they get married two months after getting together. Because that's a good idea. Why is a quickie marriage the epilogue of half the romances I read? I don't care if they've known each other forever, they've got serious communication issues and differences in expectations for a romantic relationship, both have been apparent throughout this story, so why is throwing them at an altar supposed to be a happy ending? Even if I cared about them, I'd still think they were headed straight for a divorce because the story has not persuaded me that these two are actually in love with each other.
Jake and Carly are both incredibly hot-and-cold with each other about a possible romantic relationship for the entire book. They constantly flip back and forth about what they want, both out loud to each other and internally to themselves. Their friendship is obviously strong--the moments when they're being "just friends" or working together to provide a good Christmas experience for their friends' kids are the best parts of the book--but despite the occasional flashes of physical attraction the story kept telling us they were having, there was no chemistry. I simply did not believe these two were actually attracted to each other.
Without that, what's the point of a romance novel?
Even the tension of Carly moving forward from the losses of her past is mellow and easily solved. She's consumed by anti-Christmas spirit at the beginning but halfway through, she's totally cool again, so the story turns to trying to shoehorn her and Jake into a relationship. Then he has to go up on the mountain for a rescue and she freaks out and breaks up with him...except they weren't even really together yet. Then she leaves town for two weeks and turns around and goes right back when she sees on the news that there's another rescue going on and Jake could be in danger.
Like I said, constantly flipping back and forth. It's exhausting.
Oh, and then they get married two months after getting together. Because that's a good idea. Why is a quickie marriage the epilogue of half the romances I read? I don't care if they've known each other forever, they've got serious communication issues and differences in expectations for a romantic relationship, both have been apparent throughout this story, so why is throwing them at an altar supposed to be a happy ending? Even if I cared about them, I'd still think they were headed straight for a divorce because the story has not persuaded me that these two are actually in love with each other.
aliceshepherd's review against another edition
5.0
Another good book from Melissa McClone!
When Carly comes home to be with her sister-in-law for the birth of her third child, too many memories from her past haunt her. Hannah was married to her brother until a climbing accident takes the lives of him and the man Carly was to marry on the day before the wedding. Will Jake's volunteering for the rescue team cause problems in their relationship?
When Carly comes home to be with her sister-in-law for the birth of her third child, too many memories from her past haunt her. Hannah was married to her brother until a climbing accident takes the lives of him and the man Carly was to marry on the day before the wedding. Will Jake's volunteering for the rescue team cause problems in their relationship?
hannahecarey's review against another edition
⭐️ Nothing wrong with this book, I just personally couldn’t get into it.
sunkistsheik's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
creativelifeofliz's review
3.0
A fun Christmas romance with some heavy stuff mixed in.
Content warnings: death of a loved one, death of a partner
Content warnings: death of a loved one, death of a partner