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heidisreads's review
3.0
Meet the lovely Merry Blake. She lives in Frost, MN (an actual town in the county where I live) and she loves Christmas. She owns enough Christmas sweaters to wear one every day from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day, runs a successful Christmas shop and organizes all of the Christmas festivities in Frost. Now meet Jack Frost. He's the great-grandson of the man who the town was named after and he's back to sort out what is rightfully his. Did I mention he hates Christmas? Will Merry be able to melt Jack Frost's heart in time to save Christmas and save the town?
thebooknerdscorner's review
2.0
I found this book in a box at my grandma's garage sale and thought that it looked like a cheesy romance book that I would make fun of with my friend, so I rescued it and decided to give it a read. I had my doubts when I started reading this, and in the end, they were right.
As I started reading this, I thought that it had a chance. It follows bubbly and cheerful Merry Noel Blake, who is crazy about everything Christmas and owns a Christmas themed shop. Then, grumpy, handsome, and rich Jack Frost enters the scene who is an Ebenezer Scrooge to the max. I personally really disliked Merry and found that most of her perspective consisted of, "Oh no! I think I'm falling in love with the enemy" and other such sentiments that really grated on me. Jack on the other hand at least has an interesting backstory and a huge growth arc throughout the book. I can see how they fell for each other, so at least the romance was believable in this one.
My major issues with this one is the robotic writing. It often fell flat and got oddly repetitive as the book progressed. I got bored about halfway through and had to push myself to keep reading it. The worst part for me was by far the ending. I hate how easily Merry mistrusted him and the epilogue was borderline cringey.
I think the most interesting things about this one for me was the fact that it is the first Christian romance I have ever read. The Christian references were so heavy in this one, which I thought worked due to the huge Christmasy vibes and Merry's eccentric character. It was interesting to read a romance that was so clean that they almost feared touching each other. An interesting experience, for sure.
Overall, "Love Finds You in Frost, Minnesota" had a ton of issues, but was still a cute, clean romance at its core. I think if the writing would have been stronger, this one would have been more entertaining in the long run. Luckily, I'm not out anything in the long run, so this is just another lighthearted book to add to my Christmas reads this year.
As I started reading this, I thought that it had a chance. It follows bubbly and cheerful Merry Noel Blake, who is crazy about everything Christmas and owns a Christmas themed shop. Then, grumpy, handsome, and rich Jack Frost enters the scene who is an Ebenezer Scrooge to the max. I personally really disliked Merry and found that most of her perspective consisted of, "Oh no! I think I'm falling in love with the enemy" and other such sentiments that really grated on me. Jack on the other hand at least has an interesting backstory and a huge growth arc throughout the book. I can see how they fell for each other, so at least the romance was believable in this one.
My major issues with this one is the robotic writing. It often fell flat and got oddly repetitive as the book progressed. I got bored about halfway through and had to push myself to keep reading it. The worst part for me was by far the ending. I hate how easily Merry mistrusted him and the epilogue was borderline cringey.
I think the most interesting things about this one for me was the fact that it is the first Christian romance I have ever read. The Christian references were so heavy in this one, which I thought worked due to the huge Christmasy vibes and Merry's eccentric character. It was interesting to read a romance that was so clean that they almost feared touching each other. An interesting experience, for sure.
Overall, "Love Finds You in Frost, Minnesota" had a ton of issues, but was still a cute, clean romance at its core. I think if the writing would have been stronger, this one would have been more entertaining in the long run. Luckily, I'm not out anything in the long run, so this is just another lighthearted book to add to my Christmas reads this year.
tomaind's review
5.0
This is just what I love in a good Christmas book! I love the small town setting, the coming together of the town residents to help each other out, the festive celebrating of the commercial holiday and the honoring of the true reason for the season. For the month of December, I want to read feel good stories where everything is tied up in a nice red bow by the end of the story. This story was perfect for the holiday season. I hope to eventually read all of the books in the Love Finds You series. Besides this one, I've only read Love Finds You in Hershey Pennsylvania. They are enjoyable Christian Fiction stories.
nataliesboooks's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-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
4.0
xakyr's review
4.0
This was the first Love Finds You that I've read in a long time that I really enjoyed! The characters were quirky and a bit over the top sometimes, but believable as well. I really enjoyed the play on winter theme with the names of the two main characters. The religious aspect was not overdone, in fact it brought home a very valid point about the Christmas holidays! It was a tender and sweet romance, one that didn't make you feel that you were missing anything because it wasn't a secular romance story. I will definitely keep my eyes out for more works by this author!
booknallnight's review
5.0
Whelp looks like I found another series to get lost in (unknowingly of course
thepurplegiraffe's review
5.0
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This was so sweet. It was the perfect Christmas-y read that I was looking for. It read like a Hallmark movie (even making a comment about it which made me laugh).
The romance between Jack and Merry was cute and fluffy, and just what I want from a Christian romance. The faith content was solid, I want to visit the Christmas shop, and I absolutely loved every page of it.
5 stars from me.
This was so sweet. It was the perfect Christmas-y read that I was looking for. It read like a Hallmark movie (even making a comment about it which made me laugh).
The romance between Jack and Merry was cute and fluffy, and just what I want from a Christian romance. The faith content was solid, I want to visit the Christmas shop, and I absolutely loved every page of it.
5 stars from me.
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