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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
Maybe more of a 3.5, but a bit angsty for me. Two male friends and two female friends overcome their insecurities to find their happy endings.
It was a ridiculous amount of drama for people who have been dating less than a month.
I was looking for a cute, Hallmark style romance to get me into the holiday spirit, so I was really looking forward to reading this one. I really enjoyed the premise for this book but the dialogue between characters was so off putting it ruined it for me.
Umm, no. An ok romance with Christmas touches… some decent writing, but seriously, does every romantic interest have to be super rich in these books ? Done with the holiday reads, and just in the nick of time.
A very sweet holiday romance. I love and appreciate that this author (one of my favorites!) releases a holiday book every year. I look forward to them and enjoyed this one very much.
Read on audio, narration was very good.
Read on audio, narration was very good.
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Not as good as ‘The Christmas Wedding Guest’. This one was a bit slow and the characters were frustrating!
River was 100% wrong. You would never start dating someone and immediately tell them how much money you had, but for her to hack his bank account is too far.
Jake’s constant thoughts about being like his dad just made me roll my eyes.
A nice read. Predictable, but that’s what you expect with a Susan Mallery HEA. What I liked was the two storylines. The relationship between the two side characters was a hit tedious but in its own way understandable. Great addition to the holiday season reads.
I thought I could survive this for the sake of my book club. I couldn't. I care more about Tinsel than I do every single other character in this book. Good luck, Tinsel.
I absolutely loved Wishing Tree when we first visited back in the Christmas Wedding Guest so was excited to be going back and spending time at The Wreath. I absolutely love how the Americans celebrate Christmas, it just keeps all the magic alive and seems to focus on community, family and friends. Plus they go massive with lights, decorations and festive activities - I mean a giant advent calendar full of activities for the town to participate in?! I’d love that!
Anyway, onto the book itself! In this we are split between Camryn and River who have both recently moved into Wishing Tree, both definitely NOT looking for a man though…
Camryn has come back after her mum fell I’ll and then sadly die to look after her younger twin sisters and take over the running of Wrap Around the Clock - yupp, you guessed it, a shop based on wrapping paper for every occasion and even wrapping parties! She will be going back to Chicago once the twins have gone to college though so is adamant that there’s no point in finding a man - that’ll come when she gets back to her old life…
River is a super shy computer geek so it’s not necessarily that she doesn’t want a man but she has major trust issues and also feels very awkward in ‘dating’ situations or when she’s the centre of attention.
The male interests in the book are Jake, who we have heard of before, and Dylan. Jake is the guy who left Reggie a couple of days after their engagement so first opinions are very sceptical but we get to know the real reasons behind this and I actually really liked Jake by the end of the book. He is such a kind hearted and good man who made a mistake because of self doubt, his friendship with Dylan is also extremely strong and the two of them have a really special bond throughout the book.
I could keep going on for ages about this book but I won’t, I really enjoyed it and although it took me a while to finish because of illness I kept wanting to reach out and read a few more chapters. The characters are absolutely lovely and the setting is just magical, I really hope that Susan takes us back to Wishing Tree again soon!!!
Anyway, onto the book itself! In this we are split between Camryn and River who have both recently moved into Wishing Tree, both definitely NOT looking for a man though…
Camryn has come back after her mum fell I’ll and then sadly die to look after her younger twin sisters and take over the running of Wrap Around the Clock - yupp, you guessed it, a shop based on wrapping paper for every occasion and even wrapping parties! She will be going back to Chicago once the twins have gone to college though so is adamant that there’s no point in finding a man - that’ll come when she gets back to her old life…
River is a super shy computer geek so it’s not necessarily that she doesn’t want a man but she has major trust issues and also feels very awkward in ‘dating’ situations or when she’s the centre of attention.
The male interests in the book are Jake, who we have heard of before, and Dylan. Jake is the guy who left Reggie a couple of days after their engagement so first opinions are very sceptical but we get to know the real reasons behind this and I actually really liked Jake by the end of the book. He is such a kind hearted and good man who made a mistake because of self doubt, his friendship with Dylan is also extremely strong and the two of them have a really special bond throughout the book.
I could keep going on for ages about this book but I won’t, I really enjoyed it and although it took me a while to finish because of illness I kept wanting to reach out and read a few more chapters. The characters are absolutely lovely and the setting is just magical, I really hope that Susan takes us back to Wishing Tree again soon!!!
This author writes as if her audience does not have a memory or any kind of intelligence. Key points were unnecessarily shoved into several repeated conversations. The dialogue in itself was hard to read and the characters were worse than hallmark movie couples. Not 1 star because at least it didn't try to take itself too seriously.